C7 engine failure
2nd Gear
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IMO the engine failure issue has NOTHING to do with faulty oil filters at all. It was a nice try by GM to try and blame it on someone or something else other than the faulty engine itself. C/F member Mango727 had his motor blow at 9200 miles AFTER TWO oil changes by the dealer. The engine let go without much warning. His car was made in May of 2014 so it was also not an early VIN model build.
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From: salem OR
Oil is cheap compared to an entire engine. My first car was a 66 Chevelle with a 283 powerglide. I changed oil and filter every 3000 miles. I drove this car over 100,000 miles the first year, second year another 100,000. I drove it like any teenager with a lead foot drives. I sold this car with 250,000 miles on it. At every 100,000 miles I replaced the oil pump as the older mechanic I bought the car from said if you do that you should get 300,000 miles out of the engine. They do not build them like that anymore. At one point I put on a set of double bump heads after I blew a head gasket. To this day I still change oil on that schedule.
you need crosscountry travel to do even close to a 100k love these stories!
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