BREAKING: GM is officially recalling the L87

[Fast_AT4]

I called and the service advisor said that since my VIN is not yet showing for a recall that if I came down to pay $245 for an oil change they would in fact put 0W-40 in it. I asked about changing it on my own and he said to put 0W-40 in it. Any getting an oil change from a dealership own their own will get 0W-40 moving forward.

$240 for an oil change..damn, my buick/GMC dealership is $79.95 mostly w/a coupon <that I always have> or I think $99.95 w/o.

Old M5's was getting $350 @ BMW for oil changes.
Ford truck was $129 I think.

 

[23Seven]

Do oil changes myself for under $100 everytime! Takes 15 minutes instead of dropping off at dealer for 5 hours! With the adjustable air ride on the highest setting I slide right under.

 

[BADRIDES]

$240 for an oil change..damn, my buick/GMC dealership is $79.95 mostly w/a coupon <that I always have> or I think $99.95 w/o.

Old M5's was getting $350 @ BMW for oil changes.
Ford truck was $129 I think.

0-40 Supercar oil that will be going into the 6.2 engines is $16 a quart holding 8 quarts and what ever they charge for labor plus if they rotate tires.

 

[Vladimir2306]

Hello everyone, a week ago I talked about my 6.2 engine with a mileage of 75,000 miles. On which we cut the filter every maintenance and there were no chips, no metal, no wear products in it. And yesterday my engine stopped. The oil was fresh, the mileage was about 1000 miles. Driving was on the highway at 95 mph, the oil pressure was high. So it was a highway, then there could be no fuel in the oil. The engine lost momentum and the car shut down completely at 95 mph, I stopped on the side of the road. I took out the oil dipstick, the level was full, but the dipstick was so hot that I immediately got a burn through the napkin. I think the oil was 200 degrees C. In general, I will tell you everything in a separate entry when we open the engine. And now our masters are confused, because this has never happened before, my case greatly violates many existing hypotheses. And about the connecting rod liners too, if they were to blame, there would have been chips earlier, and they were not there 1000 miles ago. Everything happened so quickly, without a rumble.

 

[viven44]

Sorry man that you had to go through this, yes please keep us posted on what you find. Did your vehicle set the P0016 code ?

 

[KMeloney]

Hello everyone, a week ago I talked about my 6.2 engine with a mileage of 75,000 miles. On which we cut the filter every maintenance and there were no chips, no metal, no wear products in it. And yesterday my engine stopped. The oil was fresh, the mileage was about 1000 miles. Driving was on the highway at 95 mph, the oil pressure was high. So it was a highway, then there could be no fuel in the oil. The engine lost momentum and the car shut down completely at 95 mph, I stopped on the side of the road. I took out the oil dipstick, the level was full, but the dipstick was so hot that I immediately got a burn through the napkin. I think the oil was 200 degrees C. In general, I will tell you everything in a separate entry when we open the engine. And now our masters are confused, because this has never happened before, my case greatly violates many existing hypotheses. And about the connecting rod liners too, if they were to blame, there would have been chips earlier, and they were not there 1000 miles ago. Everything happened so quickly, without a rumble.

Sorry man.

With your engine failing at 75,000 miles, it's that much more evident to me that the idea that there's "only a 3-5% failure rate" on these trucks is nonsense. There's no mileage after which you're "clear" of failure danger. I think GM is going to have to replace all of these engines in the '21-'24 range, and that the oil change will be a preemptive step on the way to engine replacement and NOT an option in lieu of replacement.

 

[KMeloney]

@Vladimir2306, with no GM support over there, what do you think your options are? Think you'll order an engine, or dump the truck, or what?

 

[WalleyeMikeIII]

Hello everyone, a week ago I talked about my 6.2 engine with a mileage of 75,000 miles. On which we cut the filter every maintenance and there were no chips, no metal, no wear products in it. And yesterday my engine stopped. The oil was fresh, the mileage was about 1000 miles. Driving was on the highway at 95 mph, the oil pressure was high. So it was a highway, then there could be no fuel in the oil. The engine lost momentum and the car shut down completely at 95 mph, I stopped on the side of the road. I took out the oil dipstick, the level was full, but the dipstick was so hot that I immediately got a burn through the napkin. I think the oil was 200 degrees C. In general, I will tell you everything in a separate entry when we open the engine. And now our masters are confused, because this has never happened before, my case greatly violates many existing hypotheses. And about the connecting rod liners too, if they were to blame, there would have been chips earlier, and they were not there 1000 miles ago. Everything happened so quickly, without a rumble.

Wow @Vladimir2306, that is really bad. So sorry this happened to you. Looks like the inside of the oil filter is cooked, or is that metal sludge? Perhaps these rod liner's (bearings) fail catastrophically and very fast? That is the only part of your story consistent with the rest -- all is well until it is not well, then BOOM...no warning. Which, I believe, is the most dangerous part of this situation, as the user has no way to know if/when their engine may fail and they lose propulsion...

 

[blanchard7684]

Hello everyone, a week ago I talked about my 6.2 engine with a mileage of 75,000 miles. On which we cut the filter every maintenance and there were no chips, no metal, no wear products in it. And yesterday my engine stopped. The oil was fresh, the mileage was about 1000 miles. Driving was on the highway at 95 mph, the oil pressure was high. So it was a highway, then there could be no fuel in the oil. The engine lost momentum and the car shut down completely at 95 mph, I stopped on the side of the road. I took out the oil dipstick, the level was full, but the dipstick was so hot that I immediately got a burn through the napkin. I think the oil was 200 degrees C. In general, I will tell you everything in a separate entry when we open the engine. And now our masters are confused, because this has never happened before, my case greatly violates many existing hypotheses. And about the connecting rod liners too, if they were to blame, there would have been chips earlier, and they were not there 1000 miles ago. Everything happened so quickly, without a rumble.

Damn dude.

Keep us posted.

That looks like an oil cooler was leaking internally. Not enough to drop pressure but enough to destroy your oil.

 

[viven44]

Vlad's top concern was voiding GM warranty... (not that it mattered to him being in Russia... it was a concern he had voiced nonetheless)

Something doesn't feel right about the fact that GM may void my warranty over the use of 5W-30 on my 5.3L.... it sounds like planned obsolescence....

I see grounds for some legal action to get GM's buy-in on 5W-30 or 0W-40 allowance across the board on 5.3L and 6.2L, following this recall.

This stuff is going down in front of us and don't feel good about sitting and doing nothing.

Anyone else?