05-01-2018, 03:51 PM | #1 |
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Blown Engine? RIP
So yeah....
Driving home from work at 8 am on Saturday and noticed my car wasn't responding well when I was smashing the throttle. I put it into manual mode to see if that helped and nothing. kept giving it gas and I wasn't really liking how it was responding, it felt as if the transmission either slipping or I had bad lag. I drove a bit further and heard a pop and grinding noise followed by LOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTSSSSSS of white smoke that filled the cabin. I immediately pulled over and got out of my car to see a long ass trail of white smoke coming from my tailpipes and hood. Checked under the car and saw what appeared to be oil, my tailpipes had oil coming out of them as well. So, of course, I get it towed to my dealership, they told me as long as I haven't made any crazy mods to it, I shouldn't have any problems. Here it is Tues and they just now tearing down the engine to check to see if I have tuned the car. Once that's confirmed they will replace the engine entirely. I only have a Roto-Fab CAI installed on my car which I'm glad but this dealership seems to be mod-friendly so that helps as well. I'll give you all an update once I hear back from the dealer. |
05-01-2018, 04:17 PM | #2 |
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lol damn how many miles on your car and auto it sounds like?
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05-01-2018, 06:10 PM | #3 |
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I don't think you'll have to worry about an intake. If you had a catch can I'd say rip that shit out of there ASAP. But I don't think I've seen someone get their warranty denied for something like that with a CAI.
Best of luck.
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05-01-2018, 06:28 PM | #4 |
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It’s an auto and just hit 20k miles even, smh.... Sad part was it was during the day and a bunch of Camaros, Chargers, Challengers, Vettes we’re headed to Laughlin and there was me, completely fkd lol
Yeah she assured me that as long as that’s all I had I’ll be good. I always said I’m going to wait until my warranty expired to fully mod my car, glad I stuck to it. |
05-01-2018, 08:35 PM | #5 |
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I like your method for trying to fix it
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05-01-2018, 09:07 PM | #6 |
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If a dealer ever tells you you are voided warranty just say "magnuson moss warranty act" and have fun with the battle.
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05-01-2018, 09:44 PM | #7 | |
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I don't think they would give you any trouble over the roto fab unless the filter wasn't attached or something. Which would still need some other unlike things to happen.
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05-02-2018, 07:11 AM | #8 | |
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If GM claimed it was because of a part that wasn't a factory component and because of an aftermarket part installed on the car that isn't within OE standards, he'd be screwed. He could battle all he wanted. He wouldn't win. That being said. An intake isn't something I'd be concerned about them trying to deny a warranty claim over unless you were using one that required a tune and tuned it afterwards.
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05-02-2018, 08:23 AM | #9 | |
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05-04-2018, 09:39 PM | #10 |
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So they called me today and said that GM approved the request for them to fix my vehicle. Everything underneath the hood is being replaced and whatever else they found to be damaged.
Apparently, they were looking to see how heavily modified the vehicle was and if I were racing it. I guess either of those would have screwed me over if they found that it was the cause of the engine blowing up. So thats the good news..... BAD NEWS Its going to take 10+ days for them to the get the parts, then tack on installation. It's safe to say I won't be seeing my car the rest of the month probably. I hope I'm wrong but yeah. |
05-05-2018, 01:31 AM | #11 |
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You can save it all you want, as long as it wasn't on the track without approved oil. I spun 2 bearings on the street at 5000 RPM. It's a performance car and advertised as such.
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