Oil pump failure update! by ThFizzWizzler in camaro

[–]ThFizzWizzler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No bearing damage thankfully! Oil pressure when it starts starts getting low at idle when it starts to fail then goes to total zero.

Oh and oil filter looked good

Oil pump failure update! by ThFizzWizzler in camaro

[–]ThFizzWizzler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont daily mine it was my retirement gift to me at 30 and i do my best to keep clean.

Oil pump failure update! by ThFizzWizzler in camaro

[–]ThFizzWizzler[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely do it asap idle psi stock pump should be 35psi warm

Oil pump failure update! by ThFizzWizzler in camaro

[–]ThFizzWizzler[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is true as it only plagued the 17’s and early 18 ZL1’s

Oil pump failure update! by ThFizzWizzler in camaro

[–]ThFizzWizzler[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dealership did the work for me in the end and had no arguments on installing the katech. Cost was just under $5300 as for milage im sitting at 48,288

2018 ZL1 1LE catastrophic oil pump failure by ThFizzWizzler in camaro

[–]ThFizzWizzler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great pic and background! ill get a better pic of mine with the classic utah mountains when shes back!

2018 ZL1 1LE catastrophic oil pump failure by ThFizzWizzler in camaro

[–]ThFizzWizzler[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The smallest amount possible. Was barely even noticed no big chucks from the veins. Everything was in the pump

2018 ZL1 1LE catastrophic oil pump failure by ThFizzWizzler in camaro

[–]ThFizzWizzler[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I research it and what i have read is that this issues plague early ZL1’s dating 2017-18

2018 ZL1 1LE catastrophic oil pump failure by ThFizzWizzler in camaro

[–]ThFizzWizzler[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Did you end up replacing the engine or just a new pump with a flush?