Rip to my llt - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Arthur Collins · 09-06-2016, 12:03 PM

I have been with my car for over 4 years and it was maintained pretty well. Around 10pm on August 21st, I was going to the movies with my buddy and on our way there we had stopped to get some food. Once we finished eating, we hopped in the camaro and when I started the car it had a very slow crank but ran fine at the time. So we continued on to the movie theater. I hated parking out in the open so I went to the parking garage and I would usually park on the top of it. as i was going up the last ramp it had made a knocking noise that was very loud. We parked and popped the hood and the sound was bad. while the hood was open the car died. Then we looked down into the engine bay and saw alot of oil. I called my mom and asked her if she could pick us up since my car wouldn't start at all. We ended up seeing sausage party because she was going to be a while.

TooCool5 · 09-06-2016, 12:41 PM

Wow, how often did you change the oil and what oil was in there?

Some of us went to 3k oil change intervals using semi synthetic.

arkentect · 09-06-2016, 12:53 PM

Well 2nd LLT within a month. Just commented on another knocking one. Like TooCool5 said, after my new motor I switched to 3000 mile oil changes and Full Synthetic. Might be a waste of money, might not, I hope to never find out.

Leo72793 · 09-06-2016, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by arkentect

Well 2nd LLT within a month. Just commented on another knocking one. Like TooCool5 said, after my new motor I switched to 3000 mile oil changes and Full Synthetic. Might be a waste of money, might not, I hope to never find out.

I try to always do 3k FULL syn oil changes. Trying to not risk failure.

motorhead · 09-06-2016, 01:24 PM

How was the movie?

Dizzy82 · 09-06-2016, 02:02 PM

Need more information. How many miles on the OD? How often were oil changes performed? What type/brand of oil did you use? Did you notice any oil burning/loss? What mods have you done to your car? Are you the original owner? Do you do your own maintenance or pay for it?

Lil' Nasty · 09-06-2016, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Dizzy82

Need more information. How many miles on the OD? How often were oil changes performed? What type/brand of oil did you use? Did you notice any oil burning/loss? What mods have you done to your car? Are you the original owner? Do you do your own maintenance or pay for it?

This. I wonder if there was any loss of oil before this happened.

arkentect · 09-06-2016, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lil' Nasty

This. I wonder if there was any loss of oil before this happened.

It's an LLT of course there was some oil loss:P lol jk. Good rule of thumb for these motors is to check the oil the morning after a gas fill up, and always use the step above the recommended maintenance. They say conventional oil is fine - Use Full Synthetic. Recommended Oil changes at 5000miles - Do every 3000miles. They say 87octane is fine - Use 93. Live by the "one up" rules and your cars will last twice as long

Arthur Collins · 09-06-2016, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TooCool5

Wow, how often did you change the oil and what oil was in there?

Some of us went to 3k oil change intervals using semi synthetic.

I took it every 3-4k miles

Arthur Collins · 09-06-2016, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by motorhead

How was the movie?

it was pretty funny I like Seth Rogans movies

Arthur Collins · 09-06-2016, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Dizzy82

Need more information. How many miles on the OD? How often were oil changes performed? What type/brand of oil did you use? Did you notice any oil burning/loss? What mods have you done to your car? Are you the original owner? Do you do your own maintenance or pay for it?

I have 27k miles on it and had my oil changed every 3-4k miles with dexcol. I didn't notice much oil loss. The is bone stock no mods what so ever and ive had the car since it hit 2kmiles about 5 years ago. I have never worked on my camaro and the dealership charges about 100bucks per visit.

Arthur Collins · 09-06-2016, 06:12 PM

I always take pictures of my odometer. This was around the day she died

Arthur Collins · 09-06-2016, 06:19 PM

This is back when I first got it in August 2011

Jrichards73 · 09-06-2016, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Arthur Collins

I have 27k miles on it and had my oil changed every 3-4k miles with dexcol. I didn't notice much oil loss. The is bone stock no mods what so ever and ive had the car since it hit 2kmiles about 5 years ago. I have never worked on my camaro and the dealership charges about 100bucks per visit.

Dexos, not dexcool, if it was dexcool that would be an isssue!

Sorry about the car thought, that sucks.

09-06-2016, 12:03 PM	#1
Arthur Collins Police Magnet No more V6 Drives: 2011 Camaro 1LT/RS To 2017 50th 2SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 58	Rip to my llt I have been with my car for over 4 years and it was maintained pretty well. Around 10pm on August 21st, I was going to the movies with my buddy and on our way there we had stopped to get some food. Once we finished eating, we hopped in the camaro and when I started the car it had a very slow crank but ran fine at the time. So we continued on to the movie theater. I hated parking out in the open so I went to the parking garage and I would usually park on the top of it. as i was going up the last ramp it had made a knocking noise that was very loud. We parked and popped the hood and the sound was bad. while the hood was open the car died. Then we looked down into the engine bay and saw alot of oil. I called my mom and asked her if she could pick us up since my car wouldn't start at all. We ended up seeing sausage party because she was going to be a while.

09-06-2016, 12:41 PM	#2
TooCool5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LS Posts: 4,242 View My Garage	Wow, how often did you change the oil and what oil was in there? Some of us went to 3k oil change intervals using semi synthetic. __________________ 2010 Camaro Auto, Inferno Orange, Titanium Interior, Gearhead Wheels AIRAID CAI

09-06-2016, 12:53 PM	#3
arkentect Drives: 2010 Camaro SGM 1LT M6 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,630	Well 2nd LLT within a month. Just commented on another knocking one. Like TooCool5 said, after my new motor I switched to 3000 mile oil changes and Full Synthetic. Might be a waste of money, might not, I hope to never find out. __________________ Arkentect's Build Thread!! - UPSTATE C5 MEMBER 2010 SGM M6 1LT - SOLD Current - 2009 C6 Corvette Z51

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Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,503 View My Garage	Need more information. How many miles on the OD? How often were oil changes performed? What type/brand of oil did you use? Did you notice any oil burning/loss? What mods have you done to your car? Are you the original owner? Do you do your own maintenance or pay for it? __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

09-06-2016, 06:12 PM	#12
Arthur Collins Police Magnet No more V6 Drives: 2011 Camaro 1LT/RS To 2017 50th 2SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 58	I always take pictures of my odometer. This was around the day she died Attached Images

09-06-2016, 01:24 PM	#5
motorhead Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Downtown Charlie Brown Posts: 11,850	How was the movie?

09-06-2016, 06:19 PM	#13
Arthur Collins Police Magnet No more V6 Drives: 2011 Camaro 1LT/RS To 2017 50th 2SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 58	This is back when I first got it in August 2011 Attached Images