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Old Sep 19, 2016 | 07:57 PM
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It's a 2010, out of the 5yr powertrain warranty.
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Old Sep 19, 2016 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by brian.moritz
It's a 2010, out of the 5yr powertrain warranty.
You got lemons man. SUCKS PERIOD
no one here is gonna deny that or say otherwise
Pretty sure this forum is chock full of go getters and vendors
Willing to help you out. Not cheap nor painless but in the end
Well worth your time and investment to tear it down, assess the damages
And formulate a plan for reconstruction
You can do this. We all have. Go. Go. Go
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Old Sep 20, 2016 | 02:46 AM
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Sounds like they quoted you a crate motor pretty much...
41Xci rebuild?
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Old Sep 21, 2016 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by A.R. Shale Targa
You got lemons man. SUCKS PERIOD
no one here is gonna deny that or say otherwise
Pretty sure this forum is chock full of go getters and vendors
Willing to help you out. Not cheap nor painless but in the end
Well worth your time and investment to tear it down, assess the damages
And formulate a plan for reconstruction
You can do this. We all have. Go. Go. Go
im thinking the same thing. I highly doubt that GM is going to cover anything. You need to get on board with a new motor or just try to sell as is. Either way your going to take a loss. Sorry man
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Old Sep 25, 2016 | 02:19 AM
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I'm guessing they just pulled the valve cover(s) off. It might be worth a little bit of time with a scope cam to look inside the cylinders and see how bad things are. At worst, you'll get some closure before you say goodbye. At best, you might decide you can get by with just a new head until you can put together the funds to go deeper.
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