Posted by DelbertGrady '99 Grand Prix- intake gasket @ 60k '95 GMC K1500- intake gasket @ 100k '01 Cavalier- 2 head gaskets before 100k Just my experience as an owner.
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1991 Chevrolet Cavalier RS- 2.2L OHV/TBI 5speed: retired from service due to wiring versus motor mount issue 201,000 miles. No headgasket replaced.
1988 Chevrolet Cavalier RS- 2.0L OHV/TBI 5speed: retired from ownership due to shoddily replaced collision & clutch repair 120,000 miles.
1984 Chevrolet Cavalier Type 10 coupe- 2.0L OHV/TBI 4-speed: retired from ownership at 180,000 miles due to crankshaft main bearing failure and block detonation.
1996 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L OHV/MPFI-3speed auto: traded in at 150,000miles for a 2 year newer 5speed model. (okay, you got me on this one... the headgasket WAS replaced on this as there was a warranty on the car and the car DID have a dubious past)
1998 Chevrolet Cavalier RS clone- 2.2L OHV/SFI-5speed: traded for a 2005 Cobalt coupe at 270,000+ miles. No headgasket replaced or seeping. Only engine mechanical replaced was the waterpump.
1985 Cheverolet Cavalier Type 10 hatchback- 2.0L OHV/TBI 3-speed auto: purchased this car for $75, drove it a couple of days but was too rotten to the continue. Scrapped.
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt base coupe- 2.2L DOHC/SFI-5speed: first new car car. Traded at 49,000 miles after 15 months of ownership. Only issues were a faulty dimmer switch and CD player, all addressed under warranty.
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt SS/SC- 2.0L DOHC Supercharged/SFI-5speed: drove 120,000 miles and only warranty or ongoing issue was me breaking the catalytic converter downpipe.
1993 Chevrolet Lumina sedan- 3.1L MPFI/4speed auto: bought as a winterbeater with over 150,000 miles on the odometer. Leaked gas and trans fluid everywhere. Beat mercilessly for a winter and sold to a co-worker who drove it another 10 months beating it mercilessly. Sold to another party and its whereabouts are unknown.
1998 Chevrolet Cavalier sedan- 2.2L SFI/4speed auto: bought as a winterbeater with 140,000+ on the odometer. Car had terrible electrical issues in the main harness due to a botched anti-theft system as well as shoddily installed stereo system. Was given to a friend who repaired the car and gave to his daughter who beat the car mercilessly for over 1.5 years. Eventually it was scrapped as the subframe gave out at 250,000 miles.
1998 Chevrolet Lumina sedan- 3.1L SFI/4-speed auto: was given as a replacement winter beater at 174,000 miles. Car was in phenomenal shape. Only mechanical issue was a faulty multifunction lever that was a problem endemic to that particular model. Sold the car to a neighbor at 220,000 miles. Drove the car until it would no longer structurally pass state inspection at 302,000 miles.
1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo- 3.1L SFI/4speed auto: purchased at a Chevrolet dealer as a second car. 179,000 miles on the odometer. This engine did suffer a head gasket failure. We had hoped it was an intake gasket, but after tearing it down, replacing the intake gasket set and reassembling it, the diagnosis was head gasket. I ended up trading the car at 205,000 miles for a 1996 Chevrolet Beretta with similar issues.
1996 Chevrolet Beretta coupe- 3.1L SFI/4speed auto: traded the Monte Carlo for this car as it had a blown intake gasket. This car had barely 80,000 miles on it. Drove it to 130,000k after having intake gasket set replaced with no issues. Sold the car after purchasing my new Cruze. Still running with new owner at over 170,000 miles.
2012 Chevrolet Cruze LT/RS Turbo clone- 1.4L DOHC Turbo/6speed manual: no issues other than paint.
there were a couple of other cars that i missed... but its not important as they did not suffer failures. what is clear though, is that when GM redesigned the 60-degree 6 from the 3.1L into the 3100 and 3400, their gasket supplier was a fucking chucklehead.