Poll- who had a failed oil pump on their Camaro? - Page 33

JasonSB · 06-29-2020, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Junkyardspecial

Yeah no need for a Katech, its rare to have a failure, and even rarer out of the certain build dates noted here. The bad batch seemed to be all it was.

Yeah but how does a bad batch of pumps span 10 months?

puppykat33 · 06-29-2020, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonSB

Yeah but how does a bad batch of pumps span 10 months?

pretty easily. they questionable part is produced in put into production cars on the line which are then shipped to dealers. car sits on the lot till its purchased and then driven for around 2000 miles how ever long that takes the driver. then problem presents itself if there is going to be a problem so at this point you are probably at 5 to 6 months before any failures are reported. Just rough guesses but see how it can happen...

SteveV · 06-30-2020, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ZLBlue

Do you know the newest part #? I've been trying to find to no avail. Was it # 12686434?

I just had mine replaced 1 month ago, here is the part number that they used for mine.

Junkyardspecial · 06-30-2020, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonSB

Yeah but how does a bad batch of pumps span 10 months?

Not that it matters but its a little less at around 8 months. Melling made the pumps from what I read in here, and that some trucks had issues too telling me they probably had a few bad batches probably but eventually things were sorted out? Im no expert, just another armchair assumer on the internet.

Mark R · 06-30-2020, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveV

I just had mine replaced 1 month ago, here is the part number that they used for mine.

What did the job add up to, were you a cash customer?

Snowwolfe · 06-30-2020, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark R

What did the job add up to, were you a cash customer?

U did see the word "warranty" all over the invoice didn't you?

SteveV · 06-30-2020, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark R

What did the job add up to, were you a cash customer?

Uh, no... The attached invoice shows Warranty...

My car is 2 years old with only 16,272 miles on it. So, definitely within the warranty period.

Mark R · 06-30-2020, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowwolfe

U did see the word "warranty" all over the invoice didn't you?

I don't think you understood my question. Even though the work was paid by GM under warranty, I was wondering what the dealer would have charged him if it was a cash job. Maybe that was listed on the invoice?

SteveV · 06-30-2020, 02:02 PM

It was not listed on the invoice. The only thing I cut off was my customer info at the top. What you see is what I got when I picked the car up.

ZX-10R · 06-30-2020, 05:37 PM

I may have missed it but how do they know for sure there was no engine damage? did they run a compression check?

bmlocal175 · 07-01-2020, 08:01 AM

Mine went last night. 2018, Build date 8/17, 2700 miles. Been a garage car for me, plus putting it up for winters. Glad it's over. Been reading about this for months and it finally happened. Worried about driving it to far and being stuck somewhere. Was lucky and pulled into my buddies driveway. Saw the gauge at 0 and knew exactly what happened, just as everyone described. Only 1 mile from a chevy dealer and had it towed there last night. Now we wait and see.

LT4Greg · 07-01-2020, 09:38 AM

Good luck bmlocal!

bmlocal175 · 07-01-2020, 10:41 AM

Do they need to remove the engine to replace the pump?

L78toLT1 · 07-01-2020, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bmlocal175

Do they need to remove the engine to replace the pump?

No, but doing it in the car isn't appreciably faster or easier than pulling the motor

View Poll Results: Who has experienced an oil pump failure?
2016 or earlier	25	14.97%
2017	57	34.13%
2018	77	46.11%
2019	3	1.80%
2020	4	2.40%
2021	1	0.60%
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06-30-2020, 02:02 PM	#457
SteveV Drives: 2018 ZL1 Camaro 6M Red Hot Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 1,139 View My Garage	It was not listed on the invoice. The only thing I cut off was my customer info at the top. What you see is what I got when I picked the car up. __________________ People are a lot like slinky's: not very helpful most of the time, but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs...

07-01-2020, 09:38 AM	#460
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,869	Good luck bmlocal! __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

06-30-2020, 05:37 PM	#458
ZX-10R Drives: 2019 ZL1 Riverside Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,139	I may have missed it but how do they know for sure there was no engine damage? did they run a compression check?

07-01-2020, 08:01 AM	#459
bmlocal175 Drives: 2018 ZL1 Black M6 PDR Join Date: May 2017 Location: NY Posts: 103	Mine went last night. 2018, Build date 8/17, 2700 miles. Been a garage car for me, plus putting it up for winters. Glad it's over. Been reading about this for months and it finally happened. Worried about driving it to far and being stuck somewhere. Was lucky and pulled into my buddies driveway. Saw the gauge at 0 and knew exactly what happened, just as everyone described. Only 1 mile from a chevy dealer and had it towed there last night. Now we wait and see.

07-01-2020, 10:41 AM	#461
bmlocal175 Drives: 2018 ZL1 Black M6 PDR Join Date: May 2017 Location: NY Posts: 103	Do they need to remove the engine to replace the pump?

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