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FINALLYSATISFIED · 02-25-2013, 12:20 PM

Have the actual owner post here, unsure as to why he hasn't anyway. We'd love to hear a detail story from him, as to what happened and so forth.

sonic656 · 02-25-2013, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SlingShot

It's not up to the dealer, they don't cover the warranty GM does.

Yes GM gives the ok to the dealer......thanks for clearing it up for yourself.

Deputy 702 · 02-25-2013, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SC2150

First failure I have seen....I suspect a valve dropped.

and then the owners nuts, shortly after he realized what just happened....

*The_Blur* · 02-25-2013, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sonic656

Yes GM gives the ok to the dealer......thanks for clearing it up for yourself.

Not everyone gets that concept. A lot of car owners think that their respective manufacturer owns local dealerships.

Unreal · 02-25-2013, 01:05 PM

Yes the ashen gray one.

Not sure he is on here.

He posted that the dealer already ordered a new motor. He has a Impala LTZ as a loaner until they get the new motor in. The owner of the dealer called him personally first thing in the morning. He bought it to take to shows and cruise around, no racing or hard driving on it.

Nothing but chevron 91 octane in it, which is the best available around here.

SC2150, I said the same thing. I'm betting a dropped valve that chunked the piston and then fragged the block.

SSOOCH · 02-25-2013, 01:27 PM

I was there. Nothing out of the ordinary. We were leaving the Autorama. I was right behind Him in My SS. He took off... BOOM! Oil everywhere, metal fragments all over the road and in the underbelly pan with a bunch of oil. His ZL1 had been sitting in the Autorama for four days before this.We shall wait to see what the dealer says. No mods, no track time or heavy use and abuse of this ZL1. Only 8k miles. Trevor is a good Friend of mine. It's terrible. I'm sure GM will repair it up and send him on his way. It's gotta be a freak accident that or somebody did something to his car at the Autorama.

KKreme15 · 02-25-2013, 01:28 PM

If anyone ever tries to deny me warranty coverage based on high performance driving, I'm going to play them that youtube video I posted earlier.

Unreal · 02-25-2013, 01:32 PM

This car has never seen any high performance driving as far as track/racing/etc. He got it as a show car/cruiser. He drives it back and forth to work and to car shows.

I bet Superbad has some Grey Hulk oil misted over his front.

DRTH VDR · 02-25-2013, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JFWJR179

No mods ?
No abusive driving or over revving engine ?
No drag racing ?
No burning rubber ?

THEN, GM should replace the entire engine at no cost to owner.

or over revving engine ? .......... don't we have a rev limiter?

Normagene · 02-25-2013, 01:39 PM

Wow! That's crazy, from the look of that piston I can only imagine the sound it made when it happened. Only thing that comes to mind is when my husband eats Mexican food. Bang, like a thunder cloud!

SSOOCH · 02-25-2013, 01:44 PM

SSOOCH · 02-25-2013, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unreal

This car has never seen any high performance driving as far as track/racing/etc. He got it as a show car/cruiser. He drives it back and forth to work and to car shows.

I bet Superbad has some Grey Hulk oil misted over his front.

Dude, I got so much wax on SUPRBAD it just rolled off...

v8 · 02-25-2013, 01:52 PM

Wow, that really sucks :(

Alvin@PCMofNC · 02-25-2013, 03:11 PM

Wow that's crazy! I too suspected dropped valve, rocker arm/valve spring/ valve failure.

02-25-2013, 01:05 PM	#33
Unreal Drives: 2006 Z06 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 5,712	Yes the ashen gray one. Not sure he is on here. He posted that the dealer already ordered a new motor. He has a Impala LTZ as a loaner until they get the new motor in. The owner of the dealer called him personally first thing in the morning. He bought it to take to shows and cruise around, no racing or hard driving on it. Nothing but chevron 91 octane in it, which is the best available around here. SC2150, I said the same thing. I'm betting a dropped valve that chunked the piston and then fragged the block. __________________ Nick Corvette Z06 -1200ish rwhp

02-25-2013, 01:27 PM	#34
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,358 View My Garage	I was there. Nothing out of the ordinary. We were leaving the Autorama. I was right behind Him in My SS. He took off... BOOM! Oil everywhere, metal fragments all over the road and in the underbelly pan with a bunch of oil. His ZL1 had been sitting in the Autorama for four days before this.We shall wait to see what the dealer says. No mods, no track time or heavy use and abuse of this ZL1. Only 8k miles. Trevor is a good Friend of mine. It's terrible. I'm sure GM will repair it up and send him on his way. It's gotta be a freak accident that or somebody did something to his car at the Autorama. __________________

02-25-2013, 01:32 PM	#36
Unreal Drives: 2006 Z06 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 5,712	This car has never seen any high performance driving as far as track/racing/etc. He got it as a show car/cruiser. He drives it back and forth to work and to car shows. I bet Superbad has some Grey Hulk oil misted over his front. __________________ Nick Corvette Z06 -1200ish rwhp

02-25-2013, 01:44 PM	#39
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,358 View My Garage	__________________

02-25-2013, 01:52 PM	#41
v8 Drives: 19 Z06 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Oakville Ont. Posts: 1,427	Wow, that really sucks :( __________________ Gone but not forgotten: 1974 Corvette Stingray 454 1986 Z28 2009 Mustang GT convertible 2012 45th 2SS Vert 2013 ZL1 M6 2014 Zl1 M6 2014 GT500 2016 Challenger Hellcat M6 www.youtube.com/c/garageking

02-25-2013, 12:20 PM	#29
FINALLYSATISFIED Est.1775 Drives: '15 Challenger Hellcat (sold) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,502	Have the actual owner post here, unsure as to why he hasn't anyway. We'd love to hear a detail story from him, as to what happened and so forth.

02-25-2013, 01:28 PM	#35
KKreme15 Drives: C6 Z06 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dayton, MD Posts: 1,645	If anyone ever tries to deny me warranty coverage based on high performance driving, I'm going to play them that youtube video I posted earlier.

02-25-2013, 01:39 PM	#38
Normagene Drives: 2013 Ashen Gray M6 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Eastern, Mass Posts: 2,615 View My Garage	Wow! That's crazy, from the look of that piston I can only imagine the sound it made when it happened. Only thing that comes to mind is when my husband eats Mexican food. Bang, like a thunder cloud!

02-25-2013, 03:11 PM	#42
Alvin@PCMofNC Drives: 2010 IOM RSS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mooresville Posts: 363	Wow that's crazy! I too suspected dropped valve, rocker arm/valve spring/ valve failure.