New STS-V owner here

[bobz74]

Originally Posted by inurok

Spoke to the dealer and was told after breaking down the engine the cause was a failed oil pump. Seem the oil pump came loose which caused the engine to lose severe oil pressure and the bottom end overheated. Dealer says cooling system was fine which was why I didn't get any overheating warning.

New engine order was put in today.

Thanks for keeping us updated...

One of the very few downsides of a hand built motor, any distractions while building a motor could caused a missed step i.e. forgetting to torque the oil pump... IMHO.. Maybe the builder had a little to much the night before..

Look at it this way you will have a fresh motor and YOU will know the history from day one!! Not all of us can say that!!

[LITTLEELVISDAN]

scares me how fast the motor blew after loosing oil pressure . That's not good. May be a design flaw of oil sprayed pistons. Crazy thing is the cts-v2 has a piston lubricating system as well. Things that make you go hmmmm!

[silverws6ta]

Originally Posted by LITTLEELVISDAN

scares me how fast the motor blew after loosing oil pressure . That's not good. May be a design flaw of oil sprayed pistons. Crazy thing is the cts-v2 has a piston lubricating system as well. Things that make you go hmmmm!

Agreed -- but I would say depends on if the pump seized before it 'came loose' -- that clause leaves some interpretation..

[CIWS]

Originally Posted by LITTLEELVISDAN

scares me how fast the motor blew after loosing oil pressure . That's not good. May be a design flaw of oil sprayed pistons. Crazy thing is the cts-v2 has a piston lubricating system as well. Things that make you go hmmmm!

I think if my motor is going to start having serious issues, I would want them to be serious enough that they replace my motor vs trying to repair some failed internals.


inurok - glad to hear you're getting a new motor and being taken care of. I think you get the "prize" for the first reported blown motor on the STS-V

[WillySTS]

We replaced one about 9 months ago for a "porous" cylinder block leaking coolant right through the metal, discovered while the transmission was removed to replace the rear main seal. Wasn't a "blown" engine but we replaced it. The replacement came with the supercharger on it.

[inurok]

Originally Posted by WillySTS

We replaced one about 9 months ago for a "porous" cylinder block leaking coolant right through the metal, discovered while the transmission was removed to replace the rear main seal. Wasn't a "blown" engine but we replaced it. The replacement came with the supercharger on it.

Great the less the dealer has to put together the better.

[inurok]

Update: The new engine arrived this morning. Now they need to figure out when its going to be installed.....

[inurok]

Update:

Technician claims supercharger is jammed on Brand NEW engine & is pulling the old one off my old engine to use? I was told the guy installing the engine builds race car engines on the side so he knows what he is doing lol. Worst of all I was told the new engine carries NO warranty other than what I have left on my cars original warranty!! Cadillac has offered me 2 free years of onstar how nice.......boy GM it keeps getting better & better!

I am not in a position to buy but I did test drive a 2007 SRT-8 300c today. Boy is that car quick even without a supercharger and the audio system really pounds!! I would say that car is almost as quick as my supercharged car. The 300C SRT-8 is def worth taking a look people. Dirt cheap on Ebay as well.

[LITTLEELVISDAN]

If you like a solid palstic interior. 300 is no where in the same class as a STS-V. Only dodge product I would have in my garage is a Viper..

[inurok]

Originally Posted by LITTLEELVISDAN

If you like a solid palstic interior. 300 is no where in the same class as a STS-V. Only dodge product I would have in my garage is a Viper..

yeah I hear that too but after actually test driving one and experiencing it the cars not that bad. No sts-v but not a bad car either with just about the same performance.

[inurok]

Originally Posted by LITTLEELVISDAN

If you like a solid palstic interior. 300 is no where in the same class as a STS-V. Only dodge product I would have in my garage is a Viper..

Not trying to compare one to the other just saying its a better car than many give it credit for is all. My previous 745 was much nicer inside than the STS-V but I wont get into that here

[CIWS]

Originally Posted by inurok

NO warranty other than what I have left on my cars original warranty!!

This seem unusual to you ? The car is covered by the factory warranty, all covered parts, until it expires. That is regardless of anything replaced during that period be it your fuel pump, battery, or entire engine. This is nothing new or different than anyone else out there. Part of the reason you see folks try and take their cars back to get any problems addressed right before the warranty goes out, because once it does, that's it. Although most dealerships offer 12 months coverage on the stuff they replace, but then you've probably got more factory warranty left than that so that doesn't matter.

Now if you plan on keeping the car well beyond the factory warranty then I would suggest you look at purchasing the extended warranty from GMPP. When I bought mine it came Certified which means I'm covered to 6 years 100K miles. That's plenty of warranty in my book.


I won't even get into the Chrysler comment.

[inurok]

Originally Posted by CIWS

This seem unusual to you ? The car is covered by the factory warranty, all covered parts, until it expires. That is regardless of anything replaced during that period be it your fuel pump, battery, or entire engine. This is nothing new or different than anyone else out there. Part of the reason you see folks try and take their cars back to get any problems addressed right before the warranty goes out, because once it does, that's it. Although most dealerships offer 12 months coverage on the stuff they replace, but then you've probably got more factory warranty left than that so that doesn't matter.

Now if you plan on keeping the car well beyond the factory warranty then I would suggest you look at purchasing the extended warranty from GMPP. When I bought mine it came Certified which means I'm covered to 6 years 100K miles. That's plenty of warranty in my book.




I won't even get into the Chrysler comment.

Tranny went out on my 2003 Acura twice and both times manufacturer upped the warranty an additional 12 months on that part???

What Chrysler comment? The one stating the SRT-8 was just as quick as a STS-V?

[CIWS]

Originally Posted by inurok

Tranny went out on my 2003 Acura twice and both times manufacturer upped the warranty an additional 12 months on that part???

What Chrysler comment? The one stating the SRT-8 was just as quick as a STS-V?

Ok as I said, if the dealership replaces a part they usually cover that for 12 months as is printed at the bottom of the service invoices, same situation. Do you have less than 12 months or 12,000 miles left on your factory warranty ?

The 300C SRT-8 is def worth taking a look people.

By that comment I took it as you comparing the ownership of an STS-V with a Chrysler 300C SRT8. If that was not the intent, then I retract my previous statement as a misunderstanding of forum text.

[inurok]

Originally Posted by CIWS

Ok as I said, if the dealership replaces a part they usually cover that for 12 months as is printed at the bottom of the service invoices, same situation. Do you have less than 12 months or 12,000 miles left on your factory warranty ?



By that comment I took it as you comparing the ownership of an STS-V with a Chrysler 300C SRT8. If that was not the intent, then I retract my previous statement as a misunderstanding of forum text.

Nah in spite of this situation I would still keep my sts-v over a 300c. I was just surprised at the performance.

My STS-v factory warranty expires in october of 2010 and my GMPP warranty does not expire until 2015 but still cadillac should back its major replacement parts. If i were paying out of my pocket would the engine all of a sudden come with a warranty???