[Z06] Engine Recall
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From: PALESTINE TEXAS
Engine Recall
Can Any One Give Me The Gm # For The Engine Recall On The Oil Consumption Problem. They Are Doing A Oil Consumption Test Right Now. They Have To Add Oil At Least 10 Times.this Want Take Long Using A Quart Every 200 Miles
01 White Zo6
21000 Miles
01 White Zo6
21000 Miles
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From: Forked River N.J.
Originally Posted by SWHITEZ
Can Any One Give Me The Gm # For The Engine Recall On The Oil Consumption Problem. They Are Doing A Oil Consumption Test Right Now. They Have To Add Oil At Least 10 Times.this Want Take Long Using A Quart Every 200 Miles
01 White Zo6
21000 Miles
01 White Zo6
21000 Miles
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by ghostRder
This has been a problem with C5's as well--Syn Oil suxs
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From: Houston TX
Originally Posted by SWHITEZ
Can Any One Give Me The Gm # For The Engine Recall On The Oil Consumption Problem. They Are Doing A Oil Consumption Test Right Now. They Have To Add Oil At Least 10 Times.this Want Take Long Using A Quart Every 200 Miles
01 White Zo6
21000 Miles
01 White Zo6
21000 Miles
I had it on my 01. My dealer was very professional about it. I had saved the receipts of each quart i bought and wrote the mileage (and they could see the recept date)...they at 1st wanted to do a consumption test...
I understood that they had to make sure my claim was valid...so i suggested they review the recepts, then swipe their finger around the tailpipe, rub a white rag on the back valence (had been awhile since i'd washed her), then pull a couple spark plugs....at which point they just took it in a re-ringed it with Napier-profile oil scrapers.
they did an excellent job. I put another 20k miles on her over two years...and NEVER had an issue. Consumption dropped from a quart every 300-400 miles to over 1500 miles.
Synthetics are the best lube you can buy...as long as the motor is designed for it....and unfortunately Chevy took a shortcut in '01. Good luck with it.
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From: GOCC - Rebels Without A Clue Santa Barbara, CA
I think this is what you are looking for. Hope it helps.
Subject: Higher Than Expected Oil Consumption (Replace Rings and Engine Valley Cover)
Source: Chevrolet Dealer Technical Service Bulletin
Number: 01-06-01-023A
Models: 1999-2001 Chevrolet Camaro, 1999-2002 Chevrolet Corvette, 1999-2001 Pontiac Firebird, with 5.7L Engine (VINs G, S -- RPOs LS1, LS6)
This bulletin is being revised to add model years for the Corvette, information on the LS6 engine and parts information. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 01-06-01-023 (Section 6 - Engine).
Subject: Higher Than Expected Oil Consumption (Replace Rings and Engine Valley Cover)
Source: Chevrolet Dealer Technical Service Bulletin
Number: 01-06-01-023A
Models: 1999-2001 Chevrolet Camaro, 1999-2002 Chevrolet Corvette, 1999-2001 Pontiac Firebird, with 5.7L Engine (VINs G, S -- RPOs LS1, LS6)
This bulletin is being revised to add model years for the Corvette, information on the LS6 engine and parts information. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 01-06-01-023 (Section 6 - Engine).
Racer
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From: Nesconset (LI) NY
Originally Posted by ztheusa
My 2001 Z-06 just turned 20000 miles. It has never used any oil.
Just goes to show!
Just goes to show!
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From: alpine CA
so cheap
mobil 1 is so cheap. so light and strong. so efficient. i use it on my hair. a certain amount of lube is lost at the ring/wall interface. i will add a lot of lubricant to that engine before i re-ring. IMHO. thx, johnny
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From: All Corvettes are Red
Originally Posted by Andy64
Dont quote me on this, but I believe the oil consumption problem is supposedly related to certain driving conditions/habits of some drivers and supposedly wouldnt occur under what GM considers to be normal driving conditions/habits. Extended low MPH/High RPM or constant low RPM conditions I believe if I remember an articale I had read awhile back.
That is all General Motors B.S. it's bad rings, not bad drivers. My 02 used a quart every 600 miles. I made them give me a new car.
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From: Nesconset (LI) NY
Originally Posted by Boomer 2
That is all General Motors B.S. it's bad rings, not bad drivers. My 02 used a quart every 600 miles. I made them give me a new car.
Thats why I used alot of supposedlys. Guess I didnt word it exactly right. GM made the statements to infer that it wasnt a design flaw, rather something discovered by drivers driving in ways they didnt anticipate 
