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View Poll Results: Who has experienced an oil pump failure?
2016 or earlier 20 13.79%
2017 53 36.55%
2018 67 46.21%
2019 2 1.38%
2020 2 1.38%
2021 1 0.69%
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Old 10-29-2021, 12:40 PM   #855
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new member, first post and what a post to respond too.
Count me as part of the group with a destroyed oil pump at 13K miles.
No problems whatsoever, brought in for an oil change and after the oil change the oil pressure was non existent......So for a week they tested and tested and finally determined the oil pump wasn't working.
Pull the engine and what do you know, the words they used was the "oil pump was destroyed in pieces."
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That is a bummer. I feel the walls closing in on me, as I have build date of 5/2018, and 14,000 miles on mine.

New engine coming, paid for by GM?
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Old 10-29-2021, 01:35 PM   #856
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That is a bummer. I feel the walls closing in on me, as I have build date of 5/2018, and 14,000 miles on mine.

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new member, first post and what a post to respond too.
Count me as part of the group with a destroyed oil pump at 13K miles.
No problems whatsoever, brought in for an oil change and after the oil change the oil pressure was non existent......So for a week they tested and tested and finally determined the oil pump wasn't working.
Pull the engine and what do you know, the words they used was the "oil pump was destroyed in pieces."
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Build Date 5/1/2018
come on guys, I dont want to hear this. I have an 02/2018 with almost 13,000 miles no issues, so far.
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Old 10-29-2021, 02:55 PM   #857
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Just a matter of time, the factory pot metal gear is prone to failure. See video above 45 seconds in

If I didn't have a six year warranty and was planning to keep the car I would upgrade the pump and not roll the dice
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Old 10-29-2021, 03:00 PM   #858
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Just a matter of time, the factory pot metal gear is prone to failure. See video above 45 seconds in

If I didn't have a six year warranty and was planning to keep the car I would upgrade the pump and not roll the dice
I also have the extended warranty just for this
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Old 10-29-2021, 05:12 PM   #859
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I'm probably going to get the Katech pump and have it installed at the dealer. I have a warranty, but if the pump were to let go far from home, it would be a massive PITA.

My dealer quoted me $2200 to change it out, plus the cost of the pump.
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Old 10-29-2021, 05:20 PM   #860
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I guess for those of you that bought the car used, please check with your service department to check any warranty work done before your current ownership.

I was planning to pay to have the oil pump replace because I would rather not get stranded and have to get towed in the middle of nowhere.

Luckily, i had my cat back replaced under warranty so i was able to see the warranty work print out and see that oil pump as replaced before i got my car.

Just saying this to prevent any owner paying for something that could have been done. No the Carfax didn't show anything about this being done. I suppose i should have know something was done with the engine when there is torque marks all over the place to include the exhaust manifold hear shield botls. But what did i know?

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Old 10-31-2021, 12:43 PM   #861
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That is a bummer. I feel the walls closing in on me, as I have build date of 5/2018, and 14,000 miles on mine.

New engine coming, paid for by GM?
In my case the oil pump decided that it would blow up at the dealership while in for an oil change, so no new motor for me.
This is what they found and I am quoting.
"The pump to the filter, minimal contamination right after the pump, the rest of the port is clean. Flushed out oil port inside block from pump to filer (with oil pan off). Removed sump from oil pan and thoroughly cleaned out debris, and cleaned out oil pan. Reassembled oil pan. Installed new oil pump and reassembled."
This was all part of the drive train standard warranty as I do not have an extended warranty. According to the dealership this was a $3245.35 oil pump replacement cost.
I guess I count myself lucky that it happened at the dealership but again the pump that they went in with was a GM OEM pump, so now I have to wonder if all the problems have been resolved with these newer pumps.
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Old 11-01-2021, 12:19 AM   #862
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now I have to wonder if all the problems have been resolved with these newer pumps.
I'm not convinced it has (Katech isn't either, granted they have a vested interest in selling pumps but I doubt they would lie about it) - the gear is the weak point, if it's been upgraded it's definitely not billet
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Old 11-01-2021, 04:11 AM   #863
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I'm not convinced it has (Katech isn't either, granted they have a vested interest in selling pumps but I doubt they would lie about it) - the gear is the weak point, if it's been upgraded it's definitely not billet
I'm not convinced either way. I will say if it hasn't been fixed, seems like a lot more 2019 and newer cars would be posting about their failures and we're just not seeing that so at this point, I'm more inclined to believe it has been fixed but certainly wish I had more definitive proof.
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Old 11-01-2021, 04:27 AM   #864
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Is the LT4 oil pump that different than the LT1 pump? I had a 17 SS for 4 years 32k miles not ONE issue.....
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Old 11-01-2021, 04:48 AM   #865
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Is the LT4 oil pump that different than the LT1 pump? I had a 17 SS for 4 years 32k miles not ONE issue.....
I believe the oil pumps are the same, just that they are assembled at different plants.. The LT1 was made at Tonawanda and LT4 at Bowling green... Bad Batch of oil pumps to bowling green
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Old 11-01-2021, 10:51 AM   #866
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I just ordered the pump from Katech, after calling to check availability.

I'll have it installed at the dealer pretty soon after getting it. I'm tired of worrying about getting stranded with a destroyed engine, even though I have a warranty.
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Old 11-02-2021, 10:25 AM   #867
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I just ordered the pump from Katech, after calling to check availability.

I'll have it installed at the dealer pretty soon after getting it. I'm tired of worrying about getting stranded with a destroyed engine, even though I have a warranty.
Would your warranty stay valid? Even if the dealer installs a after market part you can void it.
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Old 11-02-2021, 02:48 PM   #868
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Would your warranty stay valid? Even if the dealer installs a after market part you can void it.
I'm not going to worry about it. The oil pump is literally the only weak link in this entire car. I'm going to fix it proactively, rather than wait for disaster.
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