Water/coolant in the oil?

[lazylightnin717]

I say with that low of milage...fix it....can't be that expensive...2.2 four banger can't be that complicated to do a headgasket....and when the head is off, inspect the surfaces and maybe send the head out to have it decked if you see anything that doesn't look right...

The engine in this thing looks so simple. I'd be inclined to fix it since I owned a Saturn previously with 200k on it and the only reason it died was when tropical storm Ike flooded it a few years ago.

Did it take on sea water from the hurricane?

Not 100% sure because we fled Ocean City but I do know that the oil was changed since then.

I'm pretty sure the car was on the mainland out of harms way.

[lazylightnin717]

So...

The car threw the timing chain yesterday  

The mechanic that took a look at it today said he had no clue why the chain would have gone with only 57k on the clock

Turns out there was a recall for this model. Apparently the chain wasn't getting enough oil at low rpm which was causing premature chain failure.

Bingo

[the_Journeyman]

Ouch.  Timing chains failures are usually expensive.

JM

[zooom]

So...

The car threw the timing chain yesterday 

The mechanic that took a look at it today said he had no clue why the chain would have gone with only 57k on the clock

Turns out there was a recall for this model. Apparently the chain wasn't getting enough oil at low rpm which was causing premature chain failure.

Bingo

sooooooo....is it being covered under warranty due to the recall

[lazylightnin717]

sooooooo....is it being covered under warranty due to the recall

Not sure yet. I've never dealt with anything like this so I am trying to figure out what my next step should be.

My fiancé's father contacted a friend that works for GM and he thinks we should be covered.

I'd say it is a long shot but it's worth trying