Sugar Bears 2015 GMC Terrain SLE-2 2.4 AWD

CadillacLuke24 · August 18, 2020

With the way she drives you should get her a Denali...the 6.2 would probably be able to keep up with her

Grumpy Bear · August 18, 2020

3 hours ago, CadillacLuke24 said:

With the way she drives you should get her a Denali...the 6.2 would probably be able to keep up with her

Or a 3500 and a Duramax L5P. If Gale Banks want's to find there breaking point this is his girl :crackup:

Grumpy Bear · August 18, 2020

123,918 Service

1-1/2 Quarts used so far ( Quart per 2612 for the OCI)

Problem was the quart it used in the last 600 miles of that service

Shop did another AC-Delco Top End cleaning and changed oil, again.

Oil was NOT changed. Hummmmm.

Starting investigation into a crate motor or a Jasper re-manufactured.

I find from investigating the class action filed on these motors the issue seems to be a low tension oil ring that is a bit to low tension. It was suppose to be 'fixed' by the 2014 model year but.....another class action was filed to move that date to include models up to 2017. OCI's intervals were also too long leading to piston scuffing on the trust side.

Jason is telling me that Jasper normally 'fixes' whatever the issue is during the rebuild. SO the call is to see if Jasper agrees with GM and what SPECIFICALLY they did to correct it. Otherwise the local dealership is doing this top end chemical cleaning every other oil change or once ever 5 K. This will not work for me. Stop with the band-aids and cut out the cancer or just bury it.

Edited August 19, 2020 by Grumpy Bear

diyer2 · August 19, 2020

Crate motor all the way for me.

Grumpy Bear · August 19, 2020

1 hour ago, diyer2 said:

Crate motor all the way for me.

That was my initial thought as well. Thing is...did they correct the issue? My guess is no. Why do I say that? A new class action lawsuit was launched in 2018 to cover 2.4's to 2017 on the bases that GM lied about fixing the issue in 2014 and the newer motors are failing at the same rate as the old ones. Crate motors would be no exception would they?

Jason's take on Jasper is they FIX the issue. That, for this motor, would be using standard tension ring sets. IF this is not the case then what I am doing is buying a sure problem in another 80 K miles. I'd literally be better off to set in the middle of a field and burn it to the ground.

Grumpy Bear · August 20, 2020

Man....picked up a machine screw in a tire. Booted it and down the road $32 poorer. :crackup:

Fun fact. Sugar Bear has had a least one tire puncture in every set of NEW tires we've ever put on her vehicles. Thirty years of flats without a let up. This time in a Farm and Fleet. Not like she drives in the junk yard.

diyer2 · August 20, 2020

Good point on the crate motor!

Tires/flats. Stay in the well traveled parts of roads. Rare for us to get a flat.

:)

Grumpy Bear · August 20, 2020

2 minutes ago, diyer2 said:

Good point on the crate motor!

Tires/flats. Stay in the well traveled parts of roads. Rare for us to get a flat.

Here's a funny one. When she had her Colorado she's driving down Harrison, a major 4 lane in Rockford with thousands of cars a day on it. Hits a foot long piece of that green metal they use to anchor conduit punching a quarter sizes hole in the sidewall. Avoid it you say? It was laying in a pothole full of water during a rainstorm. Nothing to see. That's just how it goes for her. She's a flat magnet. I've had a couple of flats over nearly six decades. She gets a few a year.

KARNUT · August 20, 2020

Good point on the crate motor!
Tires/flats. Stay in the well traveled parts of roads. Rare for us to get a flat.

After re-reading the original post I wouldn’t have bought it originally with a questionable engine unless it was really cheap. Now with the fears realized unless it wasn’t running I’d trade it in. I took a chance on our first Hyundai in 05. It was cheap had a great warranty. My grandson is driving it now, after wife, daughter now him. My wife’s latest a 10 year old Genesis at 100K miles if that engine went I’d replace it. The car is cherry. She wants to drive it 10 more years. I’ll go five. That’s the only way I’d replace.

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Grumpy Bear · August 23, 2020

8/22/2020

And we start anew. 500 miles and still on the full mark. That there is improvement. Used a quart in the last 600 miles before the top end cleaning. Still....not hopeful. Once bitten and all......

Oh, that top end cleaner takes the color out of the plastic rocker cover cover. :crackup: . Ceramic did not bring it back. Ultimate Black did. Still have a use for that product from Meguiar's. :thumbs:

Edited August 23, 2020 by Grumpy Bear

Grumpy Bear · August 31, 2020

Okay we've done 1,000 miles and stayed on full since the top end clean but it's time for an oil change. Is that progress? :dunno:

I'm going to use Royal Purple this time. Only because it starts out black and I've treated the dip stick to a good 320 grit cleaning. Between the two I should be able to read that stupid stick.

BTW this ceramic liquid wax is a monster step improvement in keeping this summit white clean. Still a far cry form the job it does on Victory Red. What is with this paint?

Edited August 31, 2020 by Grumpy Bear

Grumpy Bear · September 4, 2020

125,000 Mile Service

2015 GMC Terrain 2.4

125,200 actual miles. 5,200 OCI with 1-1/2 quarts total for this OCI

5 Quarts Royal Purple 10W30 / WIX filter

"Used zero oil in last 1,282 miles since ring cleaning.

Edited September 6, 2020 by Grumpy Bear

Grumpy Bear · September 6, 2020

09/05/2020 Trip though coal mining country of middle Illinois.

306.6 miles on 9.042 gallons = 33.91 mpg. By far best tank ever. Previous record 29.89 mpg.

Abe takes Rex for a walk in Metamora, Illinois in the city square in front of the court house where he practiced law in the Illinois 8th circuit. Lady is a client of his.

Grumpy Bear · September 18, 2020

9/18/2020 1,0000 Mile Oil Level Check

:thumbs:

Hunky Dory

Grumpy Bear · September 27, 2020

9/27/2020 2,000 Mile Oil Level Check

A Okay!

:uhoh:

I'd love to get this thing on a long run. Killer winds yesterday with half the day into them. Still managed 30 mpg plus setting new peaks for 25 and 50 mile marks into the 40 range. 300 miles along the Rock and Illinois Rivers. Pretty drive.