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02-11-09, 11:35 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS V  | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Orange County, New York | | | Re: Catastrophic Engine Failure
......and if the dealer doesnt cover it you should be able to use your insurance. Unfortunately, Ive seen people put bad turbo kits on in the R32 forums and sooner than later....boom! Several of the guys went through thier car insurance and got new motors. Just a thought... |
02-12-09, 01:59 AM
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interesting...
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02-12-09, 03:27 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 05 CTS-V raven black | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North West Florida Age: 33 | | | Re: Catastrophic Engine Failure
I wonder how that works? and would it work for th eguys blow'n the rear ends out?
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02-12-09, 03:38 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS V | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Orange County, New York | |  Re: Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Originally Posted by ccextra1976  I wonder how that works? and would it work for the guys blow'n the rear ends out? | Yea man, I know its happened before. Some insurance companies may differ. There seems to be a stigma that you need to have body panel damage to a vehicle to make a claim...I dont think thats the case. |
02-12-09, 11:27 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2004 CTS-V | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bavaria, Germany | | | Re: Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Originally Posted by nmaier2201 You don't have a 16yr old kid that takes it out like Ferris Bueller do you?  | I've got a newly licensed 16 year old, but he has a Mustang GT to beat the balls off. |
02-12-09, 11:31 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2004 CTS-V | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bavaria, Germany | | | Re: Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Originally Posted by bdawg That sucks.I had mine blow at 29000 miles took me 2and ahalf months fighting w/ dealer and cadi rep.The #1 piston rod went through the block and i was shifting from 3 to 4 at like 5000 rpm the dealer tried to say it was because I only had 7000 miles on my tires and they were bald so it was improper use of the car.BS!  | Did they ever conclude what caused the failure? Rod bolt? My guess is the rod bolts should be fully intact if it failed for any other reason. |
02-12-09, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sleepys4 Change the oil lately? | Religiously.
Last edited by mostoyzwinz; 02-12-09 at 11:39 PM.
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02-12-09, 11:34 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2004 CTS-V | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bavaria, Germany | | | Re: Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Originally Posted by MauiV Fram oil filter come apart? |  |
02-12-09, 11:52 PM
|  | Mods on hold till diff gets fixed. Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 60 | | | Re: Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Originally Posted by mostoyzwinz | I'm ignorant about which filters to use, and I think that remark might be related to a post I did about using Fram oil filters. (Geez, they can't be THAT bad ... could they?)
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02-13-09, 12:16 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 05 CTS-V raven black | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North West Florida Age: 33 | | | Re: Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Originally Posted by rand49er I'm ignorant about which filters to use, and I think that remark might be related to a post I did about using Fram oil filters. (Geez, they can't be THAT bad ... could they?) | whats that old saying? you get what you pay for? jj.....I would never use one even on a honda, I've seen fram/mobil etc cut open, and I run Mobil 1....other than mobil I would only run an amsoil filter set up...but I also change my oil every 3k with mobil regardless. |
02-13-09, 03:10 AM
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The whole situation is a shame, but I'm interested to see where it all goes. Hopefully GM will stand behind their product and come to the obvious conclusion that there was a defect. But as it was said before, times are just as tough for GM as it is for anybody else in this troubled economy. Did you think about talking to the guys at Lindsay about it? If anyone was to go to bat for me over a big issue like this, it would be the guys over there.
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02-16-09, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by c4ss The whole situation is a shame, but I'm interested to see where it all goes. Hopefully GM will stand behind their product and come to the obvious conclusion that there was a defect. But as it was said before, times are just as tough for GM as it is for anybody else in this troubled economy. Did you think about talking to the guys at Lindsay about it? If anyone was to go to bat for me over a big issue like this, it would be the guys over there. | Car brought to local dealer Friday. Plan was to check it out while I was there, so I could flatbed it back home and not have to make two trips. Mechanic came out to look at it while still on the flatbed. He saw the mess but couldn't see the hole in the block. Had to leave it there. He did comment that the low oil switch electrical lead was disconnected. For a second I was  , until I remembered that I disconnected (  ) it on the lift at my house to get an unobstructed picture of the devastation. It's pretty clear that the plug is perfectly clean while everything else within 2 feet is covered with oil and antifreeze. We'll see if they use that as part of their excuse. |
02-16-09, 03:59 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): Maggied 2004 CTS V Black Raven cause its faster | | | | | Re: Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Originally Posted by rand49er I'm ignorant about which filters to use, and I think that remark might be related to a post I did about using Fram oil filters. (Geez, they can't be THAT bad ... could they?) | Shake a used Fram filter. You will hear the innards inside as they have come apart. As someone on here once said, if you use a Fram (or any other re-badged Fram made filter) you hate your car. Every car guy I know wont go near one. |
02-16-09, 05:39 PM
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02-16-09, 06:09 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2004 CTS-V | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bavaria, Germany | | | Re: Catastrophic Engine Failure
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Originally Posted by MauiV Shake a used Fram filter. You will hear the innards inside as they have come apart. As someone on here once said, if you use a Fram (or any other re-badged Fram made filter) you hate your car. Every car guy I know wont go near one. | I've used Fram filters exclusively on the subject vehicle.  | | Cadillac Discussion Tools | | | 
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