I had to vent a little of steam off before i blew a gasket (get it? Anyway..)
For a little background. My 09 has 45k mi on it now and I've been browsing through depths of this forum since I bought my truck in Mar 13. My truck was Factory Certified when purchased and I have the remainder of the 100k drivetrain warranty intact. After reading all the posts I dreaded the day that I noticed my new (to me) truck would exhibit any signs of this almost fatal engineering flaw. After my 2nd oil change had been completed (at the dealer for it all since they through it in when I bought it), I noticed the tell tale "ticking" after start up, of low oil. I checked the dip stick and found, as I suspected, the oil was indeed quite low. I added a full quart and went on my way. Did more research into the consumption issue and found all i could ask for. I went to my dealer on my next oil change and ask to start the Oil consumption test. They obliged and went on my way. 1st reading and they said that my oil looked "ok". I felt that they may be giving me the run around. About 2000 or so miles later, about the time for my 2nd reading, i was sitting at a red light and noticed a VERY rough idle. The first time for me. I came back to my favorite forum and dug even deeper into the issue. After reading all the tribulations of other GM owners i thought my problem may not be as bad since I didnt have a Check Engine Light on. Later that week the light came on. I had finally had enough. I called my dealer to set up an appointment. The earliest that could get me in was this morning (2 weeks after first Check engine light came on). I brought my truck in this morning and after i explained my situation (armed with a wealth of knowledge), the service rep took my truck back and returned in 20 mins. She said, as I suspected, the #1 and #7 plugs were fouled. However, they couldn't do anything further since their "engine diagnostician" wasn't going to be back into the shop until tuesday. I was also informed that the diagnostic will take about a day of work and that i wouldn't be offered a rental/courtesy car until the service tech gave the order for the work post diagnosis.
So i will be bringing my truck back to the dealer on tues morning for at least 1 day probably more like 3 days. The service bulletin says that the new valve cover should be all that is required to fix the issue, and i hope that it is. Also I hope that if I continue to have issues (as some have had) after this "fix", i hope that they will take the steps required to replace the motor. I will keep you all updated with the progress.
For a little background. My 09 has 45k mi on it now and I've been browsing through depths of this forum since I bought my truck in Mar 13. My truck was Factory Certified when purchased and I have the remainder of the 100k drivetrain warranty intact. After reading all the posts I dreaded the day that I noticed my new (to me) truck would exhibit any signs of this almost fatal engineering flaw. After my 2nd oil change had been completed (at the dealer for it all since they through it in when I bought it), I noticed the tell tale "ticking" after start up, of low oil. I checked the dip stick and found, as I suspected, the oil was indeed quite low. I added a full quart and went on my way. Did more research into the consumption issue and found all i could ask for. I went to my dealer on my next oil change and ask to start the Oil consumption test. They obliged and went on my way. 1st reading and they said that my oil looked "ok". I felt that they may be giving me the run around. About 2000 or so miles later, about the time for my 2nd reading, i was sitting at a red light and noticed a VERY rough idle. The first time for me. I came back to my favorite forum and dug even deeper into the issue. After reading all the tribulations of other GM owners i thought my problem may not be as bad since I didnt have a Check Engine Light on. Later that week the light came on. I had finally had enough. I called my dealer to set up an appointment. The earliest that could get me in was this morning (2 weeks after first Check engine light came on). I brought my truck in this morning and after i explained my situation (armed with a wealth of knowledge), the service rep took my truck back and returned in 20 mins. She said, as I suspected, the #1 and #7 plugs were fouled. However, they couldn't do anything further since their "engine diagnostician" wasn't going to be back into the shop until tuesday. I was also informed that the diagnostic will take about a day of work and that i wouldn't be offered a rental/courtesy car until the service tech gave the order for the work post diagnosis.
So i will be bringing my truck back to the dealer on tues morning for at least 1 day probably more like 3 days. The service bulletin says that the new valve cover should be all that is required to fix the issue, and i hope that it is. Also I hope that if I continue to have issues (as some have had) after this "fix", i hope that they will take the steps required to replace the motor. I will keep you all updated with the progress.