Engine might be toast - Page 2

Ryephile · 03-23-2017, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by camaro5

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3 grown men can't read a dipstick? Possible, but not probable.
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3 grown men that are over-worked, under-paid, their wives always have a headache, and sick & tired of know-it-all customers ragging on them day in and day out. They're going to see if the dipstick is wet, and roughly shove it back in the car.

Best of luck OP. You might need all of it and a lawyer.

Marty McFlew · 03-23-2017, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ron scubadiver

If your engine is toast, put jam on it.

Go back to the dealer. If they can't fix it, start a lemon law complaint.

Yeh...and don't forget the butter to grease your pockets. Putting 10qts in that engine in just plane stupid, and you have the paperwork that says they put that much in there. Should get you a new car.

Marty McFlew · 03-23-2017, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryephile

3 grown men that are over-worked, under-paid, their wives always have a headache, and sick & tired of know-it-all customers ragging on them day in and day out. They're going to see if the dipstick is wet, and roughly shove it back in the car.

Best of luck OP. You might need all of it and a lawyer.

Many Dipsticks today require you first load an app on your android phone.

crazydmc · 03-23-2017, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryephile

...Best of luck OP. You might need all of it and a lawyer.

sounds like he has all the proof he needs to show it was overfilled.... if there is any issue with the engine the dealer will fix it...

ctrlz · 03-23-2017, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by crazydmc

sounds like he has all the proof he needs to show it was overfilled.... if there is any issue with the engine the dealer will fix it...

the paperwork problem doesn't really seem to match the problems with the car he experienced. Seems like there is more going on. Would be helpful to know the DTC since he got a check engine light.

tchowe · 03-23-2017, 01:55 PM

Still waiting on them to get back to me today about what kind of damage was actually done. Being that the engine only had 2500 miles on it, any kind of major rebuild that might have to happen I think I'd almost prefer to have them just replace it.

Unfortunately didn't get a chance to grab the DTC as I went right from stranded on the highway to getting it towed back to the dealer last night. From my experience though a flashing check engine light almost always means the engine put itself into limp mode.

Glen e · 03-23-2017, 01:59 PM

They will fix it, they will not replace it. I still would box up the whole thing and take it to another dealer. I would not let those guys touch my car one more time.

zeekle · 03-23-2017, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Glen e

They will fix it, they will not replace it. I still would box up the whole thing and take it to another dealer. I would not let those guys touch my car one more time.

Can you do that? I mean its not a warranty issue if the dealership broke it by either putting the wrong fluid in the wrong place or putting too much of the right fluid in the right place.

certainly after getting it running I wouldn't show back up there again.

I assume they got you in some sort of rental? They should be in a hurry to get something going after paying for one of those daily.

Antista1974 · 03-23-2017, 05:26 PM

I'm done with dealerships. Last week they drove my car 58 miles for a warranty service on my stereo...and an empty tank. They later asked me to come back so they could fill my tank. They had a person accompany me to the gas station...im guessing they knew better to ask me for my keys this time...

ron scubadiver · 03-23-2017, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Glen e

They will fix it, they will not replace it. I still would box up the whole thing and take it to another dealer. I would not let those guys touch my car one more time.

I think there is an excellent chance the engine will be replaced because the labor cost to rebuild the engine will be too high and few dealers have proper facilities to do it. Taking it to another dealer is a good idea.

crazydmc · 03-23-2017, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ron scubadiver

I think there is an excellent chance the engine will be replaced because the labor cost to rebuild the engine will be too high and few dealers have proper facilities to do it. Taking it to another dealer is a good idea.

the guys doing oil changes are not the guys fixing the cars...

assuming the dealer admits to their mistake in training/oversight, and say they will make your car RIGHT again I'd give the dealer a chance...

ctrlz · 03-23-2017, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ron scubadiver

I think there is an excellent chance the engine will be replaced because the labor cost to rebuild the engine will be too high and few dealers have proper facilities to do it.

I think there is an equal chance they screwed up his transmission, just going by what's been posted. Be nice to know the codes. but I can't think of why the tranny would slip if it were just the engine overfilled with oil. Now draining the tranny and replacing with oil...
There are too many unknowns here. The OP said something about "after 7 hrs." Does that mean he drove it for a while and then 7 hrs later it had problems?
I think just overfilling the oil would not ruin the engine. If oil foamed up through the PCV valve and got into the intake it would smoke and dirty things up, but I think the main bits of the engine would be Ok.

ron scubadiver · 03-23-2017, 06:39 PM

More jam...

Zboy136 · 03-23-2017, 09:06 PM

Not meaning to hijack your thread in anyway, but I thought you would get a kick out of this. Took my stang to get an oil change, and the service guy actually asked me how many quarts it took and should he put full synthetic or a blend in it.

I stood there like o.0 for about 3 mins staring at him.

Sorry until I get my Camaro all I can share is my Ford horror stories.

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03-23-2017, 01:55 PM	#20
tchowe Drives: 2017 V6 Camaro RS Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 106	Still waiting on them to get back to me today about what kind of damage was actually done. Being that the engine only had 2500 miles on it, any kind of major rebuild that might have to happen I think I'd almost prefer to have them just replace it. Unfortunately didn't get a chance to grab the DTC as I went right from stranded on the highway to getting it towed back to the dealer last night. From my experience though a flashing check engine light almost always means the engine put itself into limp mode.

03-23-2017, 05:26 PM	#23
Antista1974 Drives: 2016 Camaro 2ss 2nd cat delete Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: San Antonio Posts: 34	I'm done with dealerships. Last week they drove my car 58 miles for a warranty service on my stereo...and an empty tank. They later asked me to come back so they could fill my tank. They had a person accompany me to the gas station...im guessing they knew better to ask me for my keys this time...

03-23-2017, 09:06 PM	#28
Zboy136 Drives: Red Hot 17 1LE Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: NJ Posts: 116	Not meaning to hijack your thread in anyway, but I thought you would get a kick out of this. Took my stang to get an oil change, and the service guy actually asked me how many quarts it took and should he put full synthetic or a blend in it. I stood there like o.0 for about 3 mins staring at him. Sorry until I get my Camaro all I can share is my Ford horror stories.

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