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Originally Posted by SEVEN-OH JOE

" ...it turns out that the culprit in this case wasn’t an overly aggressive driver – it was the oil filter.

"The oil filter in this particular 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was faulty in a way that allowed small particles of metal to break free and enter the engine lubrication system. Once these tiny fragments of sharp metal worked their way through the engine, they became lodged in the bearing assembly of one of the connecting rods and over time, this caused the bearing to wear quickly. Once that bearing was no longer providing the smooth travel which it was designed to support, it was only a matter of time before other components began to fail."

http://www.torquenews.com/106/car-dr...me-more-common

I am, currently, a believer in "first oil change @ 3,000 miles", myself. If there IS any trash in the engine, and many can/will/do, get it out early. Many of my vehicles, in the past, had their first oil AND filter change @ 1,000 miles. And I've NEVER had a catastrophic failure.

I agree. I wonder if they followed normal break-in procedure? I'm guessing not. It doesn't seem like this is necessarily a manufacturing/design issue. The torque tube, now that could be a design fall.