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01-22-2019, 01:04 PM
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 Drives: 2013 Camaro LS Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Naples, FL
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Timing chain failure
Been hearing the 3.6 has some timing chain issues, to someone who uses their 3.6 as a daily this is highly alarming. Coming up on 100k miles is it worth replacing my chain kit?
are there any preventative maitenence to take to insure my chain doesn't fail? |
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01-23-2019, 06:35 AM
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From what I have read on here only the llt 2010 - 2011 camaro had the issues and were fixed by using a different chain in the lfx 2012 and up.
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01-23-2019, 08:54 AM
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If you made it to 100k.....my thought would be, why?
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01-23-2019, 09:46 AM
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Drives: 2013 SW 2LT/RS LFX/AY6 Join Date: Feb 2013
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New engines aren't as cheap as a timing chain kit. But it is only an LLT issue.
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01-24-2019, 08:55 AM
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Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010
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03-13-2019, 09:00 AM
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I’m kinda in the same boat as OP, except I have a 2011 LS with 51,000 miles on it throwing the P0008 code. Bought the car used in October 2018... and I do not drive it everyday. Am I screwed? Going in the shop Monday wish me luck
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03-13-2019, 11:33 PM
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Drives: Camaro V6 Join Date: Oct 2016
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03-15-2019, 06:24 PM
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Drives: 2012 Victory Red LFX Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: west central Texas
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 After a lot of research i found GM did give the '12 Camaro LFX motors the upgraded chains but continued to use the original chains on other models like the Traverse into '15. What a bunch of rat bastards.
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03-25-2019, 11:36 AM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009
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Unless the chains were upgraded twice the original change was for the 2011 model year .
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