Re: [SYTY] Re: GM Dispute Mediation

[Michael Hood <sam@bulloch.com>]

Oddly enuff, that's the SAME EXACT reason my dealer denied my warranty claim
many years ago.

"Turbo oil feed line leak resulting in pressure drop and subsequent main
bearing failure."

Turns out the engine had non SyTy head gaskets, grey iron main caps, and the
wrong heads. Was a GM replacement from '97, and died within 8500 miles due
to massive bottom end failure. A doomed engine from the
get-go......(although the 30psi 1/4 mile run didn't help matters ;-) - felt
wicked fast though :-)

>From Canada to GA same ole sh*t, eh?

Michael Hood
Syclone #1596
GAST

----- Original Message -----
From: "Miguel Morales" <mmorales_2@yahoo.com>
To: <syty@syty.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:39 PM
Subject: [SYTY] Re: GM Dispute Mediation


> Hey Gang,
>
> Thanks for the replies. The warranty is on a
> Replacement Engine. The engine got lost 450 miles into
> a 525 mile trip. The engine oil was full. The gas
> station confirmed today and I personally checked it.
> Maintanence was normal.
>
> Dealer 1 ordered the engine. Result: Not in Stock.
>
> Dealer 2 Voided warranty Reason: Because of a not to
> spec oil line to the turbo discovered during checkout
> and it's resultant oil seepage, the oil pressure drop
> and low oil level caused Engine Oil Pressure to drop
> resulting in Engine Failure.
>
> Complete BS, a red herring.
>
> I looked at some warranty cases on the  internet.
> point in fact  a case where a customer sued GM Canada
> after  installing a turbo on a diesel truck. A piece
> of metal entered the engine after a 2 years and the
> engine died. The small claims court awarded damages
> from a breach of warranty to the maximum amount saying
> the length of time from turbo installation and the
> failure was too long to prove GM's assertion that the
> turbo installation was the cause of the failure. This
> award was made even when GM brought a service bulletin
> that warned GM customers not to install a turbo on
> that model and engine. The customer was not aware of
> the bulletin.
>
> This sucks. It was in Canada but my engine was 2 years
> into a 3 year warranty and 30,000 miles shy from the
> end of the warranty.
>
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