Poll- who had a failed oil pump on their Camaro? - Page 54

Zigg L1 · 04-20-2021, 07:05 PM

I would imagine the Katech is worth the coin

judasss313 · 04-21-2021, 10:08 AM

That is terrible!

Tyrolblue67 · 04-21-2021, 10:17 AM

Looks like another 2019 showed up in the poll.
Now a total of two.
Neither of the two posted any comments or provided any input as to the circumstances for some reason.
Tyrolblue67

GunMetalGrey · 04-21-2021, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JonDaddy82

Speaking of oil pumps, got an email from Katech that says mine is shipping! Makes me feel a little better.

Happy for you, unfortunately that means mine did not ship out in the first batch

UPDATE: Mine was shipped out in the first batch, just missed the email

Katech_Mike · 04-21-2021, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GunMetalGrey

Happy for you, unfortunately that means mine did not ship out in the first batch

All open orders have been shipped as of today. If you ordered one it's on the way.

Bosse'sBoss · 04-22-2021, 02:27 PM

Would someone please include year '20 & '21 also on the chart.
My best guess that they are on the same safe side like the ones from year '19, probably there was an improvement on the oil pump design.

It also would have been very informative to have been able to choose between ZL1s & SS Camaros, to see their tendency, from what I have read on this poll apparently the majority of oil pump failures were on the LT4s.

george · 04-22-2021, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyrolblue67

Looks like another 2019 showed up in the poll.
Now a total of two.
Neither of the two posted any comments or provided any input as to the circumstances for some reason.
Tyrolblue67

It would be nice to get a more complete list, but I think that's going to be difficult. Mine was built 3/14/17, so I'm sketched out. I ended up buying the extended warranty at the 3 year mark. I bought a 7 year GM warranty from Knapp Motors and got it to 2027. I made sure it showed up on my build when I got my last oil change. All there to 2027.

LT4Greg · 04-22-2021, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by george

It would be nice to get a more complete list, but I think that's going to be difficult. Mine was built 3/14/17, so I'm sketched out. I ended up buying the extended warranty at the 3 year mark. I bought a 7 year GM warranty from Knapp Motors and got it to 2027. I made sure it showed up on my build when I got my last oil change. All there to 2027.

Yeah george, my 2017 was built about a month after yours(4-10-17) and so far it is good to go and no failure. Still keeping my fingers crossed though!

Alponcho · 05-04-2021, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by GunMetalGrey

Check engine light went off and it said "reduced power mode" then about 30 seconds later it said "low oil pressure shut off engine"

I did not check the oil pressure when the check engine light went off and it said "reduced power mode".

Did everything get resolved to you satisfaction? I apologize if I missed it.

GunMetalGrey · 05-06-2021, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Alponcho

Did everything get resolved to you satisfaction? I apologize if I missed it.

No worries, no I did not provide any updates.

Yes the Katech Oil Pump was installed, it's actually the stock GM oil pump housing with some new internal parts that replace the weak ones. It's even shipped in a GM box haha. The dealership was great about it; my car took up a hoist while waiting for the oil pump to arrive.

I now have a brand new OEM oil pump I'm trying to sell to Katech since I'm not sure who else would want one.

pauly1119 · 05-06-2021, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GunMetalGrey

No worries, no I did not provide any updates.

Yes the Katech Oil Pump was installed, it's actually the stock GM oil pump housing with some new internal parts that replace the weak ones. It's even shipped in a GM box haha. The dealership was great about it; my car took up a hoist while waiting for the oil pump to arrive.

I now have a brand new OEM oil pump I'm trying to sell to Katech since I'm not sure who else would want one.

Did you ever take a look at your door jam for the production date?

Sickspeedkuwait · 05-06-2021, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GunMetalGrey

No worries, no I did not provide any updates.

Yes the Katech Oil Pump was installed, it's actually the stock GM oil pump housing with some new internal parts that replace the weak ones. It's even shipped in a GM box haha. The dealership was great about it; my car took up a hoist while waiting for the oil pump to arrive.

I now have a brand new OEM oil pump I'm trying to sell to Katech since I'm not sure who else would want one.

Did you install this one?

https://shop.katechengines.com/produ...sump-oil-pump/

SFV1LE · 05-06-2021, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GunMetalGrey

No worries, no I did not provide any updates.

Yes the Katech Oil Pump was installed, it's actually the stock GM oil pump housing with some new internal parts that replace the weak ones. It's even shipped in a GM box haha. The dealership was great about it; my car took up a hoist while waiting for the oil pump to arrive.

I now have a brand new OEM oil pump I'm trying to sell to Katech since I'm not sure who else would want one.

The Katech LT4 pumps in their pictures show a new blue-anodized CNC aluminum cover. Did yours not look like that?

Swiss David · 05-10-2021, 02:49 PM

Mine failed. a late 2017 model SS with maggie.
For those with symptoms such as approx 20 psi oil pressure after warm-up at idle without any other obvious symptoms - except for a very faint rumble sound at idle, very likely the pump cracked inside. I was lucky to catch it in time and seemed to crack clean, no pieces floating around.

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%
Voters: 145. You may not vote on this poll

04-20-2021, 07:05 PM	#743
Zigg L1 Drives: 2018 ZL1 Garnet Red Tintcoat A10 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: NY Posts: 537	I would imagine the Katech is worth the coin Last edited by Zigg L1; 04-21-2021 at 11:55 AM.

04-21-2021, 10:08 AM	#744
judasss313 Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 1	WHAT!? That is terrible!

04-22-2021, 02:27 PM	#748
Bosse'sBoss Drives: '16 Camaro SS 6 spd manual transm. Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: RGV Texas Posts: 1,463	Would someone please include year '20 & '21 also on the chart. My best guess that they are on the same safe side like the ones from year '19, probably there was an improvement on the oil pump design. It also would have been very informative to have been able to choose between ZL1s & SS Camaros, to see their tendency, from what I have read on this poll apparently the majority of oil pump failures were on the LT4s. __________________ '16 Camaro SS Prior cars: '14 Corvette C7 Stingray Z51 '14 Camaro ZL1 w/. Recaro seats '11 Mustang GT 5.0 w. track package '02 Porsche 911 Carrera '05 Infiniti G35 coupe sport Last edited by Bosse'sBoss; 04-22-2021 at 02:44 PM.

04-21-2021, 10:17 AM	#745
Tyrolblue67 Drives: 2019 ZL1 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Motor City Posts: 196	Looks like another 2019 showed up in the poll. Now a total of two. Neither of the two posted any comments or provided any input as to the circumstances for some reason. Tyrolblue67

05-10-2021, 02:49 PM	#756
Swiss David Drives: 2017 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Switerland Posts: 16	Mine failed. a late 2017 model SS with maggie. For those with symptoms such as approx 20 psi oil pressure after warm-up at idle without any other obvious symptoms - except for a very faint rumble sound at idle, very likely the pump cracked inside. I was lucky to catch it in time and seemed to crack clean, no pieces floating around.

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