OCC Camaro Nationals in Oakville June 12-14

[SQUALO]

Originally Posted by SWRocket

You're welcome to come with me Frank. I'm registered to show.

Thanks for the offer I appreciate it, but I have other plans for this weekend.

Originally Posted by stratman2SSRS

You still have to wear your camaro jacket though.

Actually, I sold it.
The only thing that I still have of my Camaro, that I will always keep and is NOT FOR SALE, is my signed Litograph from Mike Judge & the BEST CANADIAN CAMARO ASSEMBLY TEAM EVER, and my personalized camping chair from Gary (Hiney1), I wonder if I can exchange it for a Corvette one?

[HINEY1]

Like this ....

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Originally Posted by HINEY1

Like this ....

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[SWRocket]

So I didn't make it to the show
Yesterday morning I started driving and kept hearing a bang from the clutch at slow speed. I also started smelling a burnt oil smell.
I stopped at Frost Chev in Brampton and it turns out the oil cooler is leaking severely, bad enough that I couldn't drive the car. They ordered new parts but the car had to stay :(
The clutch noise, it turns out, is a common thing in our cars and they call it normal. I call it bad engineering but they refuse to do anything about it since many 5th gen Camaros have it. If I can't get GM to fix it, I will put the car for sale. I can't drive with noise like that, it would drive nuts.

For whomever is going to the show, please upload pics.

[Cj's Camaro]

Sorry to hear SWRocket. Is anyone going sunday? from GTA area?

[SSMY1LE]

Originally Posted by SWRocket

So I didn't make it to the show
Yesterday morning I started driving and kept hearing a bang from the clutch at slow speed. I also started smelling a burnt oil smell.
I stopped at Frost Chev in Brampton and it turns out the oil cooler is leaking severely, bad enough that I couldn't drive the car. They ordered new parts but the car had to stay :(
The clutch noise, it turns out, is a common thing in our cars and they call it normal. I call it bad engineering but they refuse to do anything about it since many 5th gen Camaros have it. If I can't get GM to fix it, I will put the car for sale. I can't drive with noise like that, it would drive nuts.

For whomever is going to the show, please upload pics.

Sounds like a warranty repair to me.
I still get an odour of oil every once in a while.....hmmmm is this an LS7 thing only ??
Might have to look into this too.

[SSMY1LE]

Going to head to the Queensway Cruise tonight, might be some Camaros from Oakville stopping by ???
http://www.streetclassics.ca/

[SQUALO]

Originally Posted by SWRocket

So I didn't make it to the show
Yesterday morning I started driving and kept hearing a bang from the clutch at slow speed. I also started smelling a burnt oil smell.
I stopped at Frost Chev in Brampton and it turns out the oil cooler is leaking severely, bad enough that I couldn't drive the car. They ordered new parts but the car had to stay :(
The clutch noise, it turns out, is a common thing in our cars and they call it normal. I call it bad engineering but they refuse to do anything about it since many 5th gen Camaros have it. If I can't get GM to fix it, I will put the car for sale. I can't drive with noise like that, it would drive nuts.

For whomever is going to the show, please upload pics.

Sounds like this oil cooler issues hasn't been addresed properly over the years, I had the same issue in my 2010 SS, thankfully it was fixed under powertrain warranty.

Andrew, don't stand for any crap, regardless what you want to do with the vehicle after the fact, and demand they fix both issues.
If they refuse, call GM Canada's cust. service line and file a complaint with them. It was them that directed me to get the oil cooler fixed, and it would be covered under the powertrain warranty.

These type of stories really get my blood boiling, and sometimes I wish GM had gone belly up in 2008/09.

[SWRocket]

You're right Frank. They are fixing the oil cooler under warranty, it's the clutch issue that they're saying is "normal." I will call GM directly and ry to get them to at least try some things, like replacing the throw-out bearing, and not just say it's normal.

[Xp0gam3r]

Originally Posted by SWRocket

You're right Frank. They are fixing the oil cooler under warranty, it's the clutch issue that they're saying is "normal." I will call GM directly and ry to get them to at least try some things, like replacing the throw-out bearing, and not just say it's normal.

Let me know how that goes Andrew! Because if they can do something about it then I'd want to do it too. It doesn't really drive me nuts but when it happens o hate it...

[SWRocket]

I will Adam. My neighbour, who owns an Active Green&Ross drove the car before I took it to the dealer and he feels it is the throw-out bearing. He also agrees that the sounds coming from that clutch are NOT normal.

[Mike14bumblebee]

I went to the show today around 1. Thought it was a good turn out. Didn't stay for the cruise and I wish I had.

[3rdgen3]

Originally Posted by SWRocket

I will Adam. My neighbour, who owns an Active Green&Ross drove the car before I took it to the dealer and he feels it is the throw-out bearing. He also agrees that the sounds coming from that clutch are NOT normal.

Have you ever driven another M6 5th gen? Did it make the same sound or is this something thats only on your car?

I can make my clutch make "noise" to like clunking almost like in a parking lot in 1st gear at low speed if you put a little load on the car and with load still applied if you step on the clutch it'll make a clunky/springy sort of sound. This is "normal" because of drive train lash. It sucks but it is what it is.

[SWRocket]

I have not driven another M6 no, but have driven a Chevy Cruze manual, a BMW, an Audi, a VW and a Honda and, while I understand about the drivetrain lash, none of those cars ever had that. Also, this happens just accelerating from a stop sign when I press the clutch to shift into second and even later into third if I'm going slow.
I love the 3rd gen in your avatar! my favourite Camaro.