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just got mine back, complete new seal and new bolts. fingers crossed this is the first/last attempt

im really considering the last drop wrench as dropping the oil filter is my least favorite thing to do

and since we are on oil change magic heres another black magic device https://www.lastdropwrench.com/products

https://www.valvomax.com/products/m12-1-75-quick-twist-valve-with-stainless-drain-tube-knob-1?variant=33149385736301 but here you go

https://www.valvomax.com/ go to home page and put in the relevant search information for your vehicle.

if i were to use one of the quick drains it would be the valvomax from my research

this one is a little better design than a fumoto https://www.valvomax.com/collections/quick-twist-valve

i don't have the exact specs however for my ZL1 its 18ft/lb most oil drain plugs are typically in range form 15+ ft/lb. just don't over do it you will be fine, as long as it is on there good and snug by your arm torque meter with standard length wrench. remember the longer the wrench the more torque you can apply than with shorter wrench with the same precieved force

what is the acceptable amount of time for a manufacturer to come up with a fix for a well known problem? It seems to me that keeping water out of the interior of a vehicle should be on the priority list during engineering. Its just sad to see that such a well documented issue is only getting the "lets put a band aid on it and see if it goes away" approach. Its not the random valve spring issue or some other random mechanical issue that only happens to a small data pool, considering the amount of trucks sold. It seems to be well into the 60 to 80 percent range of not if but when it will happen. Which in my mind should reach a trigger threshold with the manufacture to investigate and change the design on future models and come up with a 100% reliable fix for past models, not a- we will do this and see if it works approach. AND defiantly don't keep making the trucks the exact same way expecting a different result. that's the definition of insanity... With numbers this high one could only conclude that they just don't seem to care. Because they cant say they don't know about it.

i think it's getting what you pay for to work properly, or the way it is intended to work. However i agree after about 3 or 4 repair attempts i would be changing it to a solid window. Had i known or researched before pulling the trigger on the truck i would have opted to get a solid rear window just to cut out on one of the known problems..

? is that the newest version? or is that interesting because its an older version on a 2020?

Add me to the list 2020 RST Z71 1500 miles leaking from the passenger side trim rail it seems no wet head liner. Truck goes in on the 29th as dealer was booked up till then. Can someone link the TSB for this? I did a quick search and didn't find it attached some pics...Just so happens that GM sent me the Quality survey after i found the leak. Lets just say i let them know just what i thought about their handling of a 2+ year old KNOWN problem. I also had the no start no crank with dic error codes in the first 150miles and they just replaced the battery and did a software update.

Hello All I recently purchase new running boards to replace the stock silver ones that came on the truck when i purchased it. Would anyone in the Atlanta area be interested in buying them? i would post them in the for sale forum but i dont have 50 post so i dont know if it is allowed. I attached a pic of them PM me if interested Thanks

Thanks for the encouraging words G. Now if can avoid the valve spring issue and the rear window leak i think this will be a solid truck. However from what i see, the rear window leak seems to get most people with the sliding rear window. I hope i don't develop it as the fix seems to be a hit and miss on the dealer end. The valve spring issue is less common considering the number of units sold but my truck falls in the affected date range so time will tell.

Good im glad they got you taken care of. So was it just one spring? Did they only replace that one spring or all of them? I'm wondering if i have this problem if it would be worth it to just have them do all of them so i don't half to worry if the other ones will fail. So glad your ride got taken care of so quickly. keep us informed of any other gremlins that pop up. it seems that the electrical gremlin and valve spring issue and the rear window leak are the most common with these trucks. I hope GM gets them all worked out. I want to have confidence in my new ride but the electrical no start gremlin got me in the first 120 miles. I did find the fuse block bolts were loose by about 1/2 turn so maybe that fixed that now just 2 more possibles to go. Time will tell i guess

Wow that sux makes me wonder what happened to the ones in front of you

subscribed . I just purchased a 2020 and had the dead battery issue at 120 miles the dealer replaced the battery stating the vehicle sat on the lot for 4 months with not being started. I hope my valves hold up now confidence is a little shaken in my new ride. OP pleas keep us informed on what they find out with your new ride. I hate that happened to you.. Good luck