Oil leak
The procedure to fix this problem,
was somwhat disturbing. I took my 07 with 8K miles in for the oil pan leak. The real troubling part was that the GM procedure covered Corvettes from 2005 thru 2011. This seems to indicate a problem that GM has known about for 6 yrs, also, it can include thier "hand bulit Wixom Engine". I lucked out, as the Service Manage at the dealership was a friend , and has taken care of every TSB that pertains to this car. Anyway, I would suggest you get under your car one way or another and start looking for weeping oil pan nuts, oil pans with oil running from the front to back or leaks at the rear of the pan gasket and /or oil stains on the pan itself. This is an expensive repair if you are out of warranty, around $2300+". They have to drop the entire front cradle to get-to-and -fix-the -oil-pan leak. After putting the car back together, they have to reset the tow, SOME people think they get a free 4 way allignment...not so...adjust tow ONLY...as per GM repair instructions. Anyway, if you are still under Warranty, get under the car and look, even it is 2011. This is the same-o-same-o That GM has been pulling for years. They have know about this since 2005, it now reach's all the way to 2011. Just say'n ...take a look under your car. They aren't legally, nor does this qualify as "recall", but bet you wallet they are waiting for your warranty to run out before you notice an "oil well " under your car. I have more info on this, if anyone is interested send me a PM. Jon |
Yes it's a problem and already had my 06 done... out of warranty of course! :rofl: However mine was done by a authorized Chevy dealership and it cost me under a grand! Have no idea why your dealer would be claiming over 2 grand for a MAX 10 hour job? Yes it's a fairly complex job but GM allows about 8 hours (book).. not 20 hours. Now unless your dealership is charging 200 bucks an hour I fail to see how it could cost over 2 grand? Seems a little steep to me even with WA prices... :rofl:
You are correct in that GM should have long since fixed this problem design because MANY LSx engines eventually develop this type of oil leak. Guess GM figures most owners will be out of warranty BEFORE it happens.... :eek: so it will be the customers dime!! Keep in mind that on LSx engines the pan is considered part of the structural block integrity and is used to increase over all strength! It however should be a relative easy design change to fix this extremely annoying problem. It really BLOWS to have a nice vette leaking oil for no other reason other than a poorly designed oil pan.................. :thumbs: |
Originally Posted by cthusker
(Post 1578399793)
Yes it's a problem and already had my 06 done... out of warranty of course! :rofl: However mine was done by a authorized Chevy dealership and it cost me under a grand! Have no idea why your dealer would be claiming over 2 grand for a MAX 10 hour job? Yes it's a fairly complex job but GM allows about 8 hours (book).. not 20 hours. Now unless your dealership is charging 200 bucks an hour I fail to see how it could cost over 2 grand? Seems a little steep to me even with WA prices... :rofl:
You are correct in that GM should have long since fixed this problem design because MANY LSx engines eventually develop this type of oil leak. Guess GM figures most owners will be out of warranty BEFORE it happens.... :eek: so it will be the customers dime!! Keep in mind that on LSx engines the pan is considered part of the structural block integrity and is used to increase over all strength! It however should be a relative easy design change to fix this extremely annoying problem. It really BLOWS to have a nice vette leaking oil for no other reason other than a poorly designed oil pan.................. :thumbs: |
My 07 (5,800 mile GQ) has had this leak for two plus years now. I keep it on a lift so i have to see it constantly. I just can't bring myself to take it to the dealer for the complicated fix. I'm going to remove and seal the pan screws with 242 and see if that will help. Bummer that GM won't fix this BEFORE they sell the cars (i.e. = redesign). My five years is coming up in January.
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Thanks for the heads up, I'll pay more attention to things under there when I do the first oil change.
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What I find more interesting is the inconsistency of build standards where things like the oil leak noted occurs on some? many? LS engines then there are ones like mine...I changed the oil and filter this week and took this pic (always document just in case something does happen)...not a nary of oil leaking and very little evidence of the porous oil pan syndrome>>
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...U/DSC00343.jpg My C6 is a 2005 (took delivery in Nov 2004) but is a low mileage car. |
Originally Posted by C6FirstVette
(Post 1578400437)
I changed the oil and filter this week and took this pic (always document just in case something does happen)...not a nary of oil leaking and very little evidence of the porous oil pan syndrome>>
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...U/DSC00343.jpg |
Originally Posted by Mad*Max
(Post 1578399903)
I will also add that I got mine ('07) done under warranty and they did do a front end alignment, it is on the invoice.
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when done to my '08 last year, the pan was replaced and no alignment done. tech said he'd done many and knew how to mark the cradle and front end parts to reassemble w/o needing an alignment. he was correct. he also completed the work in just under 5 hours. warranty work.
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Interesting that the cars with the leaks seem to be mostly garage queens.
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Originally Posted by cthusker
Yes it's a problem and already had my 06 done... out of warranty of course! However mine was done by a authorized Chevy dealership and it cost me under a grand! Have no idea why your dealer would be claiming over 2 grand for a MAX 10 hour job? Yes it's a fairly complex job but GM allows about 8 hours (book).. not 20 hours. Now unless your dealership is charging 200 bucks an hour I fail to see how it could cost over 2 grand? Seems a little steep to me even with WA prices... You are probably correct on the amount they actually billed GM for the repair. I had 2 front tires replaced, a 4-way alignment, a rear speaker replaced and a DRL Light replaced, the front air dam replaced and a couple of interior lights, with taxe that came to around a thousand, if you subtract that, the balance was about a thousand they billed GM for the oil leak repair. Didn't intend to mislead anyone on the actual repair cost, I hope this explains it. |
I haven't noticed anything on mine, and I hope I don't.
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2007 purchased April 2007, 16K miles
When I brought my car in for an oil change, about 4 weeks ago, to a Chevy dealer, the service writer (SW) said I had an oil pan leak and would need a new gasket. Me: how much? SW: let me look it up, $1,000.00, (8 hour labor, $45 part) Me: Is this covered under the five year warranty? SW: No Me: Go home and search CF, aha, it is covered. Call back SW who gets back to me with: Yes it would be covered I just would have to call GM first. Me: do you have a corvette tech? SW: No, a qualified tech would be assigned. Have to leave the car 1-2 days. So now what, the dealer is Maroone in Lake Worth FL. Do I trust them, go elsewhere? There are a couple of other dealers with 25 miles, including another Maroone dealership. As others have stated, this is an ongoing problem which most of us just never notice. Thank G-d it will be covered, but I think I will always be worried that they screw up something else. |
Originally Posted by jimmie jam
(Post 1578399989)
Bummer that GM won't fix this BEFORE they sell the cars (i.e. = redesign). My five years is coming up in January.
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Originally Posted by a_drogan
(Post 1578401998)
2007 purchased April 2007, 16K miles
When I brought my car in for an oil change, about 4 weeks ago, to a Chevy dealer, the service writer (SW) said I had an oil pan leak and would need a new gasket. Me: how much? SW: let me look it up, $1,000.00, (8 hour labor, $45 part) Me: Is this covered under the five year warranty? SW: No Me: Go home and search CF, aha, it is covered. Call back SW who gets back to me with: Yes it would be covered I just would have to call GM first. Me: do you have a corvette tech? SW: No, a qualified tech would be assigned. Have to leave the car 1-2 days. So now what, the dealer is Maroone in Lake Worth FL. Do I trust them, go elsewhere? There are a couple of other dealers with 25 miles, including another Maroone dealership. As others have stated, this is an ongoing problem which most of us just never notice. Thank G-d it will be covered, but I think I will always be worried that they screw up something else. |
Originally Posted by cthusker
(Post 1578399793)
Yes it's a problem and already had my 06 done... out of warranty of course! :rofl: However mine was done by a authorized Chevy dealership and it cost me under a grand! Have no idea why your dealer would be claiming over 2 grand for a MAX 10 hour job? Yes it's a fairly complex job but GM allows about 8 hours (book).. not 20 hours. Now unless your dealership is charging 200 bucks an hour I fail to see how it could cost over 2 grand? Seems a little steep to me even with WA prices... :rofl:
You are correct in that GM should have long since fixed this problem design because MANY LSx engines eventually develop this type of oil leak. Guess GM figures most owners will be out of warranty BEFORE it happens.... :eek: so it will be the customers dime!! Keep in mind that on LSx engines the pan is considered part of the structural block integrity and is used to increase over all strength! It however should be a relative easy design change to fix this extremely annoying problem. It really BLOWS to have a nice vette leaking oil for no other reason other than a poorly designed oil pan.................. :thumbs: |
Originally Posted by 4thC4at60
(Post 1578401336)
Interesting that the cars with the leaks seem to be mostly garage queens.
33k miles in two years, got the drips. 2009 Coupe. Maybe I drove it too much. :D |
How do you know the oil pan is leaking and not some other part? The oil pan gasket can leak, the front cover seal can leak and the main bearing cross bolts can leak. Just because the oil pan is wet it doesn't mean it is the oil pan that is leaking. The leak on my LS7 was from the front cover seal.
Bill |
Originally Posted by Bill Dearborn
(Post 1578405651)
How do you know the oil pan is leaking and not some other part? The oil pan gasket can leak, the front cover seal can leak and the main bearing cross bolts can leak. Just because the oil pan is wet it doesn't mean it is the oil pan that is leaking. The leak on my LS7 was from the front cover seal.
Bill |
Originally Posted by Gearhead Jim
(Post 1578405617)
Sigh...
33k miles in two years, got the drips. 2009 Coupe. Maybe I drove it too much. :D |
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