GM... the new Fiat
https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2020/08/...l-design-flaw/
Big Green
GM... the new Fiat
https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2020/08/...l-design-flaw/
Big Green
Probably the fault of the guy who designed the transmission!
The Constitution needs to be re-read, not re-written!
If you can't handle Dr. Seuss, how will you handle real life?
Current oil burners: MB GLK250 BlueTEC, John Deere X758
New ride: MB GLS450 - most stately
Gone but not forgotten: '87 F350 7.3, '93 C2500 6.5, '95 K2500 6.5, '06 K2500HD 6.6, '90 MB 350SDL, Kubota 7510
I had a belt driven timing setup in an I-4 that ran in oil. When I was at 62K miles the belt broke (interference engine). A week later they issued a service bulletin to change the belt at 60K...
The Constitution needs to be re-read, not re-written!
If you can't handle Dr. Seuss, how will you handle real life?
Current oil burners: MB GLK250 BlueTEC, John Deere X758
New ride: MB GLS450 - most stately
Gone but not forgotten: '87 F350 7.3, '93 C2500 6.5, '95 K2500 6.5, '06 K2500HD 6.6, '90 MB 350SDL, Kubota 7510
What really bothers me is that it's going to cost about $1k to inspect this belt at 150k. How much more to replace it if inspection finds it's bad. What happens if you have the inspection done and 10k later it breaks and you are sitting on the side of the road with a locked up motor?
As we all know a lot of things can happen to an engine and most are repairable however if the oil pump fails there normally isn't much left between you and a very large repair bill.
I expect we'll see a lot of these are used car lots with about 150k on them.
Big Green
My understanding from that video is that the 150K mile "inspection" means it needs to be replaced at that time. It makes no sense to do all that work just to look at it and not replace it. Kind of like the Honda timing belt. Everyone knows that it is supposed to be replaced at a certain mileage no matter what.
I agree that it is a poor design from a service aspect, but that's pretty typical these days. Engineers rarely build things with service in mind. It's all about the packaging.
Casey
1995 K1500 Tahoe 2 door, 6.5LTD, 4L80E, NP241, 3.42's, 285/75R16 BFG K02's; 1997 506 block; Kennedy OPS harness, gauges, Quick Heat plugs, and TD-Max chip; Dtech FSD on FSD Cooler; vacuum pump deleted, HX35 turbo, Turbo Master, 3.5" Kennedy exhaust, F code intake; dual t/stats, HO water pump, Champion radiator; Racor fuel filter