# 2015 Chevrolet Cruze - One thing leads to another!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-one-thing-leads-to-another/187690>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, engines\
**Created:** [December 1, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-one-thing-leads-to-another/187690 "2022-12-01T06:22:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![rooneyboyz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@rooneyboyz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rooneyboyz)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-one-thing-leads-to-another/187690/1 "2022-12-01T06:22:22Z")

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Blown Head Gasket which turned into a blown engine

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-one-thing-leads-to-another/187690/2 "2022-12-01T13:05:46Z")

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You learned an expensive lesson. By not getting a small repair ASAP, in your case-head gasket, you end up with a major failure.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-one-thing-leads-to-another/187690/3 "2022-12-01T14:33:31Z")

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Lemme guess… bad head gasket caused overheating. Continuing to drive the car while overheating destroyed the engine.

Do I get a prize for guessing correctly?

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-one-thing-leads-to-another/187690/4 "2022-12-01T14:44:21Z")

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Or, coolant mixed with oil and seized motor.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-one-thing-leads-to-another/187690/5 "2022-12-01T17:00:51Z")

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Do you have a question?

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-one-thing-leads-to-another/187690/6 "2022-12-01T17:20:01Z")

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Wants to know if Chevy will give him deal on new motor

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-one-thing-leads-to-another/187690/7 "2022-12-02T22:13:56Z")

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Posters needing to replace a failed engine is a pretty common thing here. The forum search feature will tell you more, upper right this page. If you have some specific questions about replacing your engine, folks here will be happy to offer up some advice.

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-one-thing-leads-to-another/187690/8 "2022-12-03T06:04:48Z")

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A head gasket is not necessarily a small repair though.
