Cylinder on a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer
Asked by AngelaDenise01 Mar 26, 2018 at 11:50 AM about the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS RWD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
A cylinder in the motor is down. How
serious is that problem? How could it be
fixed? Would it be expensive? It’s my truck
still safe to drive?
4 Answers
Some engines can actually switch off cylinders, but yours won't run efficiently like those engines. If you haven't already, make sure fuel injector is unplugged, or you'll be dumping raw fuel into exhaust, or contaminating other cylinders causing severe knocking. You really want to diagnose why a cylinder is down, or problem can get worse and more expensive, especially if there's knocking.
AngelaDenise01 answered 6 years ago
Thank you guys! I’m so tired of this truck i just got the engine rebuild and spark plugs changed and found out that a cylinder isn’t working! I just purchased this truck last month on the 22nd and having all these problems!
Did a shop rebuild the motor? Take it back and ask them to look over their work.
Angela, these engines (I6) regularly get 200k-300k miles on them easy. I'd go back to the shop that rebuilt the engine, something isn't right.
