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If I get to that point, I'll just replace them around 150,000 for good measure. But I'm sitting at just over 18,150, so I think I have alittle time before I worry.
It's all subjective anyway. Dino or synthetic oil? How hard to you drive your Camaro? Race any? How often do you change your oil? Catch can?
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08-22-2014, 02:23 PM | #16 |
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Just make sure you get the OLM re-flashed and don't go over 4,500 miles on an oil change.
I think GM engineers found that the oil became gas soaked around that range on direct injected motors. Dexos or full synthetic.
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08-24-2014, 08:19 AM | #17 |
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Don't recall what the miles were, it was over 115,000 when I changed my chains. Labor intensive. Now has +194,000 and my son drives it. I believe that short drives are harder on the chains than my Interstate miles have been on them. But what do I know. You have to buy at least the tools to hold the cams in place while you do the chains.
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194,000 sheesh
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08-26-2014, 10:06 PM | #19 |
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At the dealership now waiting on parts. The chain/chains are slack. 100,770 miles.
Hey Pie, I know you were wondering what a dealership charges....how about $2,050.00 plus tax. Makes that intense labor a little more bearable eh?
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08-28-2014, 07:24 PM | #20 |
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Yeah, it is labor intensive. Not for a noob to try. I even considered the possibility of having a roll back come get it! I was making a video on how to do it . Had uploaded them to the computer and never completed editing them before the pc crashed. Man, that was two years ago.
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08-29-2014, 03:09 PM | #22 |
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If you have the 2010, you may have the newest "updated" chain from the one you had in it. They keep updating them to improve the strength.
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09-17-2014, 08:18 AM | #24 |
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here's a question, once your timing chain needs to be replaced, is it fixed with an update parts or something. meaning that it wont happen again like on the 2011+ camaros and LFX ENGINE guys t
hat seem to have never had a chain failure ? because if they just slap lipstick on a pig, and its going to keep breaking over and over, than forget it im going to sell mine for scrap to the junkyard. |
09-19-2014, 09:08 PM | #25 |
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I have 138k and started getting chain codes at 106K (yeah it was then MY problem) I got chains replaced several thousand miles ago..so I put about 25K miles on it after I started getting the codes..I had no power but I survived. I bought this kit
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ie=UTF8&psc=1# which was missing one item that the mechanic reused from my engine (dont recall what it was) and everything has been fine since then. That kit from what I understand has the upgraded chains in it. |
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