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hammdo · 07-18-2019, 11:02 PM

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2SSRS@Gen5diy · 07-18-2019, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by FLOW TIE

Ok,
Picked the car up today from Classic Chevrolet out by DFW airport.
They came highly recommended from John (Justified).

Good service, they even took pics to let me know they put the car inside overnight, gave me texts on progress, etc.
They put on the lift, found out the oil drain plug was leaking.
Apparently it wasn't torqued down properly. They cleaned everything up, did an oil/filter change and got me back on the road.

Shame on me for not getting the car up on jackstands to check all this out, but just have not had the time. Just said F-it and brought the car in.
I was pissed as I had problems with the shop that did the last oil change.
Actually the tech, not the shop. And now find out the same guy that spilled oil all over my engine bay, cleaned it up with brake cleaner, also left the friggin drain plug loose. My car had 2,800 miles on it and the underside looked like it was a 100k Z with an oil leak. WTF??

Happy now knowing that there was no OIL COOLER LEAK on a low mile car.
Happy with the service and how they treated me at Classic. Which I thought i'd never say about a dealer. Underside is clean, and as Johnny Bench used to say, "No Runs, No Drips, No Errors.." LOL. Think that was a rustoleum commercial??

Now back to getting her detailed and clear bra on her..

Some times its the o-ring on the plug that goes bad, I got a lot of them and every time I get the oil I change, we change out the o-rings on the plugs.

quickdrraw · 07-19-2019, 02:20 AM

I had two of these replaced under warranty on my 2010 SS. My Z/28 has not shown this problem. On the third time my SS oil cooler was installed, I was told by the lead technician who finally installed it, that it was due to the bolts not being properly torqued and done in the right pattern. After that, I did not have any more leaks and no more warranty issues.

FLOW TIE · 07-19-2019, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 2SSRS@Gen5diy

Some times its the o-ring on the plug that goes bad, I got a lot of them and every time I get the oil I change, we change out the o-rings on the plugs.

Yeah, they probably re-used the o-ring. Between that and lack of Torque, it leaked.

Don, trick drain plug looks like a good product!

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07-19-2019, 02:20 AM	#17
quickdrraw Drives: 2015 Z/28 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 213 View My Garage	I had two of these replaced under warranty on my 2010 SS. My Z/28 has not shown this problem. On the third time my SS oil cooler was installed, I was told by the lead technician who finally installed it, that it was due to the bolts not being properly torqued and done in the right pattern. After that, I did not have any more leaks and no more warranty issues. __________________ 2015 Camaro Z/28 Black Sold: 2010 Camaro 1SS/RS Last edited by quickdrraw; 07-19-2019 at 03:12 PM.