Overheated Chevy Cruze / Sonic 1.4 Turbo LUV Engine Teardown. Don't Drink Coolant, It'll Lock You Up

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Today's Tiny Teardown, a 1.4L Turbocharged 4 cylinder from a Chevrolet Cruze. This LUV/LUJ Engine is found in the Cruze and the Sonic, and is notoriously unreliable. In this video, I tear this overheated engine completely down to find out how bad it really is.
This engine was supplied by Premier Automotive in East Alton, IL!

My name is Eric and I own and run a full service auto salvage business called Importapart located in the Saint Louis MO area. Part of our model is dismantling and selling parts from rare and niche market engines. I don't build or rebuild engines, we simply supply hard parts to those that do!
Want to see a particular engine torn down? I may have already done one! No really, check out my other videos for the engine you'd like to see! I've made over 70 other teardowns from a Cummins to an LS7, and from Rotary to Ram Ecodiesels. You can expect a new teardown every week!
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What will I tear apart next week? Just wait and see!
-Eric