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Indy Bumble Bee · 05-03-2013, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lscamaro

Completely get what you're saying. I've encountered a few of those and I hate them. The more laid back dealers, I really like

Amen!

TooCool5 · 05-03-2013, 06:07 PM

Try a fuse pull to re-set everything.

DJ ATOMIX · 05-03-2013, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TooCool5

Try a fuse pull to re-set everything.

X2 on that plus if the op is still skeptical, a dyno might not be a bad idea. Car should be around 250-260rwhp with the cai on a dynojet. If your getting 220rwhp or something low like that then there is problem.

Also maybe another oil change could directly affect tje cars performance. If the car had some bad oil or low on oil, you would loose power.

SC2150 · 05-04-2013, 07:14 AM

I am willing to bet if a service center did the repair they have the timing off a tooth or two. Will still run decent, but power will be flat.

yotaman96 · 05-04-2013, 11:53 AM

There is no way a Purolator oil filter would have caused the damage. Hope you get the power issue figured out.

SC2150 · 05-04-2013, 02:52 PM

Agreed. Purolators are great. They just want to place blame elsewhere.

Ocx · 05-11-2013, 12:12 AM

Pulling fuses #5 and #20 to see if this will help. GM has been notified of the issue, they've contacted the dealership. I was out of town on business this entire week, dialing into it now.

911medic · 05-11-2013, 09:13 AM

Fuse pull on a V6?

SC2150 · 05-11-2013, 09:55 AM

Not on the LLT V6.....but I stand by my guess on the timing. We do these non stop here and it is easy to be a tooth or so off and have low power when it sounds fine.

The problem with a "comeback" though is the tech will have been payed flatrate on the job and now has to tear down and fix w/out being paid. He wont want to do that.

911medic · 05-11-2013, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 911medic

Fuse pull on a V6?

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Originally Posted by SC2150

Not on the LLT V6.

Does it work on the LFX? I thought it was a V8-only trick.

SC2150 · 05-11-2013, 01:35 PM

LFX you can disconnect the negative cable (I'm not sure which fuses to pull) and rest octain tables as they have a GM PCM where the LLT has a bosch.

911medic · 05-11-2013, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SC2150

LFX you can disconnect the negative cable (I'm not sure which fuses to pull) and rest octain tables as they have a GM PCM where the LLT has a bosch.

I did not know that. Thanks.

Ocx · 05-13-2013, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SC2150

Not on the LLT V6.....but I stand by my guess on the timing. We do these non stop here and it is easy to be a tooth or so off and have low power when it sounds fine.

The problem with a "comeback" though is the tech will have been payed flatrate on the job and now has to tear down and fix w/out being paid. He wont want to do that.

I tried the fuse pull, didn't help as already stated...worth the try at this point.

Issues noticed:
-Idle RPM seems to hover around 600-700 RPM's.

-RPM's at 50-60mph are around 1200 rpm's where before they were around 1800-2000. I have to give the car more gas on the pedal to maintain a constant cruising speed. Hard to describe but it seems like I have to give it more gas to maintain the same cruising speed. When I give it a little more gas to maintain speed on a hill for example, it not downshifts instead of before it would stay in the same gear. It kind of bogs down before it shifts. The gas pedal is not the same "shifting point".

-Won't break loose from completely stopped. It's like it lost all 1st gear acceleration.

-1st gear ratios are decreased significantly. Before if I was in 1st gear and didn't shift I would get to maybe 15mph. Now I can use 1st all the way up 30mph before shifting.

Sounds like you could be spot on?

2010SLVRBULIT · 05-13-2013, 10:17 AM

if the rubber seal on the filter was the culprit, wouldn't you have noticed a pool of oil?

05-03-2013, 06:07 PM	#16
TooCool5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LS Posts: 4,242 View My Garage	Try a fuse pull to re-set everything. __________________ 2010 Camaro Auto, Inferno Orange, Titanium Interior, Gearhead Wheels AIRAID CAI

05-04-2013, 11:53 AM	#19
yotaman96 Drives: 2017 Camaro SS1LE 2000 Trans Am WS6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, TN Posts: 2,955 View My Garage	There is no way a Purolator oil filter would have caused the damage. Hope you get the power issue figured out. __________________ 2017 Krypton Green SS 1LE Magnacharged 2000 Trans Am WS6 manual trans 2002 Trans Am 2015 Ram Crew Cab Cummins

05-11-2013, 09:13 AM	#22
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05-04-2013, 07:14 AM	#18
SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	I am willing to bet if a service center did the repair they have the timing off a tooth or two. Will still run decent, but power will be flat.

05-04-2013, 02:52 PM	#20
SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	Agreed. Purolators are great. They just want to place blame elsewhere.

05-11-2013, 12:12 AM	#21
Ocx Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lake St. Louis, MO Posts: 174	Pulling fuses #5 and #20 to see if this will help. GM has been notified of the issue, they've contacted the dealership. I was out of town on business this entire week, dialing into it now.

05-11-2013, 09:55 AM	#23
SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	Not on the LLT V6.....but I stand by my guess on the timing. We do these non stop here and it is easy to be a tooth or so off and have low power when it sounds fine. The problem with a "comeback" though is the tech will have been payed flatrate on the job and now has to tear down and fix w/out being paid. He wont want to do that.

05-11-2013, 01:35 PM	#25
SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	LFX you can disconnect the negative cable (I'm not sure which fuses to pull) and rest octain tables as they have a GM PCM where the LLT has a bosch.

05-13-2013, 10:17 AM	#28
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,527 View My Garage	if the rubber seal on the filter was the culprit, wouldn't you have noticed a pool of oil?