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Not familiar with the channel, but I find the topic interesting. I know a lot of people pointed to this as evidence that the oil viscosity was a problem and the change was supposed to fix it. GM Changed the Oil. Engines Keep FAILING. |
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Originally Posted By CTYC313: Not familiar with the channel, but I find the topic interesting. I know a lot of people pointed to this as evidence that the oil viscosity was a problem and the change was supposed to fix it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-lVNS2j0qc |
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Originally Posted By Foxtrot08: No. GM issued the wrong fix for the issue. The root cause stayed the same. They never did. So they designed a new engine and started the financial engineering required to hide the loss in the EV program.  All of this caused by a desire to save 10% on crank machining. I just pulled all of that out of my ass, but if it happened exactly like that I wouldn't be shocked. |
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Originally Posted By xd341: A bright GM engineer identified the problem early on, then spent a year trying to explain it to retards in management, then after the retards in management realized just how big of a cluster fuck it was they spent a year trying to come up with a financially palatable solution. They never did. So they designed a new engine and started the financial engineering required to hide the loss in the EV program. All of this caused by a desire to save 10% on crank machining. I just pulled all of that out of my ass, but if it happened exactly like that I wouldn't be shocked. 
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Originally Posted By CTYC313: Not familiar with the channel, but I find the topic interesting. I know a lot of people pointed to this as evidence that the oil viscosity was a problem and the change was supposed to fix it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-lVNS2j0qcI have been watching Lake's channel for a while. I think he's legit. |
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Originally Posted By Orion10182011: The problem was supplier quality. The oil change was a bandaid not a "fix". Ya, they have to bring the crankshaft back in house as the OEM cant seem to solve it. A lot of the OEMs have sold out to holding companies the past 15 years and they have been gutted. |
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Originally Posted By Foxtrot08: No. GM issued the wrong fix for the issue. The root cause stayed the same. Originally Posted By Foxtrot08: Originally Posted By jough43: So potentially GM determined the wrong root cause? No. GM issued the wrong fix for the issue. The root cause stayed the same. |
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Originally Posted By jough43: So potentially GM determined the wrong root cause? They know exactly what the problem is, they know exactly why it happened, they know exactly how to fix it and they know almost exactly how much it would cost. They will not do it. And if they do, most likely forced, as hyundai group has proven. They will still make money on it. Welcome to the new normal in the automotive world. |
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Originally Posted By xd341: Nobody that has ever machined and built an engine thought that oil viscosity would solve the problem. Originally Posted By xd341: Originally Posted By CTYC313: Not familiar with the channel, but I find the topic interesting. I know a lot of people pointed to this as evidence that the oil viscosity was a problem and the change was supposed to fix it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-lVNS2j0qc |
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Originally Posted By xd341: A bright GM engineer identified the problem early on, then spent a year trying to explain it to retards in management, then after the retards in management realized just how big of a cluster fuck it was they spent a year trying to come up with a financially palatable solution. They never did. So they designed a new engine and started the financial engineering required to hide the loss in the EV program. All of this caused by a desire to save 10% on crank machining. I just pulled all of that out of my ass, but if it happened exactly like that I wouldn't be shocked. Originally Posted By xd341: Originally Posted By Foxtrot08: No. GM issued the wrong fix for the issue. The root cause stayed the same. They never did. So they designed a new engine and started the financial engineering required to hide the loss in the EV program. All of this caused by a desire to save 10% on crank machining. I just pulled all of that out of my ass, but if it happened exactly like that I wouldn't be shocked. |
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| My dad's 2022 1500 5.3 with 22k overheated due to...wait for it...."bad head castings," which the dealer said was a known problem. I've rebuilt and repaired GM engines made from the early 60's through 2005 and never seen a bad head casting. How colossally does GM have to fuck this up where they shit the bed on something they've been doing well for 60 years??? |
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Originally Posted By RhinelandArms: Ya, they have to bring the crankshaft back in house as the OEM cant seem to solve it. A lot of the OEMs have sold out to holding companies the past 15 years and they have been gutted. They know how, they just won't do it. Too much money. |
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Friend of mine bought and "built" a big ass jacked up Sierra Denali a few years ago. He is now in the process of offloading it before SHTF. I'm seeing more and more of these trucks (and Tahoes/Suburbans) with the little Duramax. If I was buying a GMC truck I'd be looking at that engine and nothing else. Problem is you can't get a good transmission with any of the options. |