onedoughboy
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I'm new to the forum, but have been working on Cobalts, ION's, HHR's and L Series for years. Done a few Cavaliers and Sunfires too. This week I replaced three timing chains sets on 05 Cobalt, 06 Cobalt and 01 L200. All L61 2.2l, all under 136k. Every one of them had broken guides, the L200 even jumped timing by 3 teeth on the intake cam and was surprisingly still running but with little power. These engines were once cheap and plentiful, but now I have noticed a trend were the 2.2l L61 is not as available in the used parts arena as it once was, and the prices of used engines in skyrocketing. While availability is dwindling. Best advice, check your guides and timing chain components.