[Marcedward_907]

Originally Posted by Boost or bust

Are you saying you are not going to have The dealer repair under warranty ? I can assure you that after I had mine warranty repaired...you will spend many thousands of dollars on the repair to have someone do it .. just a heads up. It is a big job.

For now yes. The cost of getting my car to and from the dealerships down south may run 4-5 thousand. And there’s no absolute guarantee that they’ll take care of it.

[ZL1 affair]

Originally Posted by Marcedward_907

For now yes. The cost of getting my car to and from the dealerships down south may run 4-5 thousand. And there’s no absolute guarantee that they’ll take care of it.

Getting it to the dealer sounds like GM's problem, no? Perhaps they have someone where you live that can complete the repairs for them?

[Marcedward_907]

Originally Posted by ZL1 affair

Getting it to the dealer sounds like GM's problem, no? Perhaps they have someone where you live that can complete the repairs for them?

I wish it was their problem. When purchasing the car they made it very apparent they do not cover transportation costs aside from to the dealerships (brand new), plus with it not being able to run it’s a logistical nightmare to worry about getting it on and off a barge to leave Alaska then getting onto a tow truck seems easy.

I will dig deeper and reach out to Chevrolet to see if they can work with any potentially authorized repair shops to see if it can/may be covered. At this point however if pulling the motor and whatnot is going to be a 20+ hour job for the mechanic then I may end up looking at whatever other “while it’s out” type mods can be done.

[JonDaddy82]

Originally Posted by Marcedward_907

I wish it was their problem. When purchasing the car they made it very apparent they do not cover transportation costs aside from to the dealerships (brand new), plus with it not being able to run it’s a logistical nightmare to worry about getting it on and off a barge to leave Alaska then getting onto a tow truck seems easy.

I will dig deeper and reach out to Chevrolet to see if they can work with any potentially authorized repair shops to see if it can/may be covered. At this point however if pulling the motor and whatnot is going to be a 20+ hour job for the mechanic then I may end up looking at whatever other “while it’s out” type mods can be done.

Can't just trailer it through Canada?

[Marcedward_907]

Originally Posted by JonDaddy82

Can't just trailer it through Canada?

Ketchikan unfortunately is landlocked. Lol. If there was a way to get it to Washington without costing enough to just have a shop do it I’d go that route for sure. But, the guy I’m taking it to is experienced and I trust his judgement when he says he feels perfectly comfortable doing it. Plus, I’ll be able to help wrench on it and be able to learn a thing or two.

[TLSTWIN]

So now I am wondering, for the ones that had a failed oil pump, did you change the oil at 500 miles, or 1,500 miles, or when the light came on and told you to?

Curious... if there was something in the oil? No corvettes reported an issue so it is only a camaro issue.

And only in the USA seemingly. I don't remember if you can ship a car overseas with oil in it? For some reason I thought all fluids had to be drained, maybe not?

I wonder because I had that 2018 convertible ZL1 and change the oil 3 times in first 4K miles. I think at 500, then 1500, then I think just before 4k. Never an issue. And it was in the dreaded time frame. I didn't know it then though.

[Marcedward_907]

Originally Posted by TLSTWIN

So now I am wondering, for the ones that had a failed oil pump, did you change the oil at 500 miles, or 1,500 miles, or when the light came on and told you to?

Curious... if there was something in the oil? No corvettes reported an issue so it is only a camaro issue.

And only in the USA seemingly. I don't remember if you can ship a car overseas with oil in it? For some reason I thought all fluids had to be drained, maybe not?

I did oil changes at recommended break in. 500 , 1500, then from there every 3500-5000 (depending on oil life meter), hadn’t had any issues till about a month ago I noticed my Warmed up idle Oil Pressure would hover around 20PSI, apparently seems to be one of the first warning signs.

[TLSTWIN]

Originally Posted by Marcedward_907

I did oil changes at recommended break in. 500 , 1500, then from there every 3500-5000 (depending on oil life meter), hadn’t had any issues till about a month ago I noticed my Warmed up idle Oil Pressure would hover around 20PSI, apparently seems to be one of the first warning signs.

Ok, good information. Had to be a problem in the pump then for sure.

[jvandy50]

Originally Posted by Marcedward_907

I wish it was their problem. When purchasing the car they made it very apparent they do not cover transportation costs aside from to the dealerships (brand new), plus with it not being able to run it’s a logistical nightmare to worry about getting it on and off a barge to leave Alaska then getting onto a tow truck seems easy.

I will dig deeper and reach out to Chevrolet to see if they can work with any potentially authorized repair shops to see if it can/may be covered. At this point however if pulling the motor and whatnot is going to be a 20+ hour job for the mechanic then I may end up looking at whatever other “while it’s out” type mods can be done.

Crazy logistical situation you have there lol. I applaud you for even having a ZL1 in Alaska!

If the cost/pain in the butt is about equal either way, I’m with you on learning some things and putting on some goodies you probably already wanted anyway.

I would have to make a call to Chevy first though. Good luck man!

[Mark R]

Originally Posted by Marcedward_907

Ketchikan unfortunately is landlocked. Lol. If there was a way to get it to Washington without costing enough to just have a shop do it I’d go that route for sure. But, the guy I’m taking it to is experienced and I trust his judgement when he says he feels perfectly comfortable doing it. Plus, I’ll be able to help wrench on it and be able to learn a thing or two.

I went to Ketchican on a cruise ship for a business convention. As I recall, it had about 4000 people and 35 jewelry stores.

If it's landlocked, I dont see how you put so many miles on your car, but more power to you.

[Zigg L1]

What are some quotes to change out the oil pumps? Has anyone had one swapped mot covered from warranty? It is almost worth swapping out the cam while your right there.

[JonDaddy82]

Originally Posted by Zigg L1

What are some quotes to change out the oil pumps? Has anyone had one swapped mot covered from warranty? It is almost worth swapping out the cam while your right there.

Kinda having that idea myself when thinking about porting my stock blower...but it's seeming to snowball like this:

- Since the blower is already off, why not take the heads off and port them?

- While all that is off headers would be super easy to install!

- I have to take the front of the motor apart to get to the oil pump, might as well do a pulley.

- Since the entire engine is torn down to the short block, I'd be silly not to do a cam right?

Next thing you know, I'm in the garage with no pants on, broke, and surrounded by boxes of parts with a $60,000 car torn into a million peices and my dog looking at me funny.

[Zigg L1]

Yeah my thing is I don't want to wait to see if the oil pump is going to fail. I wish Katech would release an updated better version than the stock.
I hear ya though where does it stop. I already have headers and had to tune it so my warranty is probably toasted anyways. Unless I find a really nice GM mechanic to fix it under warranty. Really headers is a small mod with just a little extra flow.

[Moniker]

Originally Posted by TLSTWIN

So now I am wondering, for the ones that had a failed oil pump, did you change the oil at 500 miles, or 1,500 miles, or when the light came on and told you to?

Curious... if there was something in the oil? No corvettes reported an issue so it is only a camaro issue.

And only in the USA seemingly. I don't remember if you can ship a car overseas with oil in it? For some reason I thought all fluids had to be drained, maybe not?

I wonder because I had that 2018 convertible ZL1 and change the oil 3 times in first 4K miles. I think at 500, then 1500, then I think just before 4k. Never an issue. And it was in the dreaded time frame. I didn't know it then though.

Check out the Corvette forum. The Vettes do have failed oil pumps but so far only the wet sump cars. Trucks and Camaro SS are also having the same issue.