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My Saga Continues - Engine Problems

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roto4_00 Enthusiast

roto4_00

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Well, I finally got my truck into to dealer last week to get it looked at for my coolant leak issue. The diagnoses was a slight head gasket leak. It's not bad enough that they can tell what side it is leaking on so they suggested I kept coolant in it and wait until they can tell what side was causing the problem.

 

Now the good part.

 

While my truck was up there they found that I was 2 quarts low on oil. They thought it was possibly leaking through the valve guides. I took the truck back up yesterday to get everything checked out to try and get my latest problem solved. When we called the dealer today they said that they thought there was something internal in the engine that was letting oil into the cylinders and burning it off. They said that I probably had some scorched cylinders and said that it might be a good time to trade.

 

I will have owned the truck for 23 months as of tomorrow. I was hoping to get at least 200,000 miles out of this truck and then I have this bombshell dropped on me. For the record the truck is a 2005 GMC Sierra w/ 63,500 miles on it. What are my options here? This is my first new vehicle. Makes a guy think twice. Help me out guys please!!

jaybyrd Enthusiast

jaybyrd

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I think at that low mileage I'd be getting in touch with someone at GM asap and getting them to investigate further, no reason an 05 with low mileage should have internal engine failure; alternatively if the truck is in excellent shape otherwise I opt to drop in a new crate motor rather than trade up....

 

But definitely something is not right.

s-ten Enthusiast

s-ten

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That is bad luck. If the engine truly is bad and you were actually going to keep it for 200,000 miles, then it probably is not a bad idea to just put a crate engine in it. If the truck actually hits 200,000 miles before you sell it, the non-original engine is probably not going to be a big issue during the sale.

2017HD Enthusiast

2017HD

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I would also get GM involved. Also, when I had a head gasket leak in my 4.3, the dealer recommended doing both sides - just to be sure. They should also be able to do a compression leak down test to see which cyl is causing your problems. My problems also started around 60,000 mi. If you do have an internal problem the crate engine is probably the eaisest fix as opposed to haveing the engine pulled and torn down- perhaps fewer parts but more labor.

redvett Senior Enthusiast

redvett

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I too would get a call into GM customer assistance and have someone come out and look at it. 23 months isnt that long. I have heard of guys getting new engines at 5 years.

Have them make a case and get your case number wait a week or two and if you dont hear from them call again. Takes time for them to process info.

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