I own a 2012 Equinox with the 2.4L Ecotec engine that I like a lot. I have 41,000 miles on the vehicle (low mileage; 6150 miles per year). It doesn't use oil or make bad noises. I get my oil changed ...

General Motors' Town of Tonawanda Engine Plant has bid farewell to an engine it had produced since 1999, as it moves on to new products. A crew of 13 employees built the final Ecotec 2.4-liter ...

I have not seen a problem with the 15 & 16s yet . Engines have had design changes to increase fuel economy by using lower resistance rings thinner oil, longer oil change intervals higher quality oil.