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Harley09 · 02-22-2015, 06:56 PM

Hey everybody, new to the site. Thanks for the add. Ok so I have a stock 2010 v6. Started missing bad and CEL came on. Car died before I got it home. Battery seemed dead. Put new battery in since it was 5yrs old but not the problem. Checked codes and pulled up cam position sensor. Changed it out and the car ran horrible after. Pinged bad so I put the old one back in and same problem but no codes ever came up. So taking it to a mechanic friend with good computer and after 10 miles it died and never started again. Just changed the oil when I put the new sensor in. I have small metal shaving in the oil. 87,000 help!

Angrybird 12 · 02-22-2015, 07:04 PM

Taking a wild stab I would say you have the infamous timing chain failure that the 2010's were sometimes unfortunate to develop. But that is just a guess.

Dizzy82 · 02-22-2015, 09:50 PM

Hopefully your warranty will cover whatever the problem is.

2010SLVRBULIT · 02-22-2015, 09:54 PM

oil pump or camshaft would be my guess.

Harley09 · 02-23-2015, 10:03 AM

Yea no warranty. Figured timing belt would break but just my thoughts. Someone had told me possible bearing failure cause seems cold it would start and drive at first then lose power and die. None of my options sounds good atm

Angrybird 12 · 02-23-2015, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Harley09

Yea no warranty. Figured timing belt would break but just my thoughts. Someone had told me possible bearing failure cause seems cold it would start and drive at first then lose power and die. None of my options sounds good atm

These have timing chains instead of belts, the problem was with some early 2010's people would let the oil level get low and starve the chain of oil lubrication. This would cause premature wear of the chain and tensioner. Probably what is happening is when cold the chain is tighter and what slop there is at that time the computer can adjust for, but as the engine warms, the timing chain expands so the timing gets too far off for the computer to compensate and then you get the pinging, missing, loss of power then dieing.
That is my guess.
I also think the cams may get out of sync and give you the cam position Sensor CEL.

Harley09 · 02-23-2015, 08:46 PM

That's probably my best case scenario also lol. With metal shavings being in the oil, what are chances of just changing timing chains and car being fine?

Angrybird 12 · 02-23-2015, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Harley09

That's probably my best case scenario also lol. With metal shavings being in the oil, what are chances of just changing timing chains and car being fine?

Metal shavings can do other damage because you don't know where they have been or if there is more still circulating or trapped somewhere. Its a gamble, I would probably still have an expert go through the engine. I am no expert band I was just guessing based off of others reported issues.

Harley09 · 02-23-2015, 10:52 PM

Thanks for your input

02-22-2015, 06:56 PM	#1
Harley09 Drives: 2010LT Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Brookston TX Posts: 4	V6 help!! Hey everybody, new to the site. Thanks for the add. Ok so I have a stock 2010 v6. Started missing bad and CEL came on. Car died before I got it home. Battery seemed dead. Put new battery in since it was 5yrs old but not the problem. Checked codes and pulled up cam position sensor. Changed it out and the car ran horrible after. Pinged bad so I put the old one back in and same problem but no codes ever came up. So taking it to a mechanic friend with good computer and after 10 miles it died and never started again. Just changed the oil when I put the new sensor in. I have small metal shaving in the oil. 87,000 help!

02-22-2015, 07:04 PM	#2
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02-22-2015, 09:50 PM	#3
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02-22-2015, 09:54 PM	#4
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,527 View My Garage	oil pump or camshaft would be my guess.

02-23-2015, 10:03 AM	#5
Harley09 Drives: 2010LT Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Brookston TX Posts: 4	Yea no warranty. Figured timing belt would break but just my thoughts. Someone had told me possible bearing failure cause seems cold it would start and drive at first then lose power and die. None of my options sounds good atm

02-23-2015, 08:46 PM	#7
Harley09 Drives: 2010LT Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Brookston TX Posts: 4	That's probably my best case scenario also lol. With metal shavings being in the oil, what are chances of just changing timing chains and car being fine?

02-23-2015, 10:52 PM	#9
Harley09 Drives: 2010LT Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Brookston TX Posts: 4	Thanks for your input