# 2008 Chevrolet Colorado - sticky valve

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-colorado-sticky-valve/132014>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, colorado\
**Created:** [January 5, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-colorado-sticky-valve/132014 "2019-01-05T04:56:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![JohnCassidy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@JohnCassidy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnCassidy)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-colorado-sticky-valve/132014/1 "2019-01-05T04:56:04Z")

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I have a 2008 Colorado with 160,000 miles and a sticky valve. Dealer wants $4000 to replace the head. Is there anything I can do to free-up the valve?