DonD
Seasoned Member
Does anyone know of engine issues with the CTV-4 Blackwing?
11K miles, several oil changes and everything is great.
11K miles, several oil changes and everything is great.
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Yes i when i checked there wasn’t enough oil to touch the dip stick lol and added about 1.5 to it thank youI'm only going to say this one last time. Your work order only shows 8 quarts of Mobil 1 oil. CT5-V BW's take 9 quarts.
Have you checked your oil yet?
Just about every other engine GM makes right now is solid besides their V8's, which seems backwards lol. Even their 1.2L turbo 3-cylinders are doing fine.Does anyone know of engine issues with the CTV-4 Blackwing?
11K miles, several oil changes and everything is great.
Depends on the V8 too. The LT4 is bulletproof and the LT2 and LT6 are also reliable. The LT1 and LT5 were also reliable but currently out of production. It's just the L87 that has issues right now.Just about every other engine GM makes right now is solid besides their V8's, which seems backwards lol. Even their 1.2L turbo 3-cylinders are doing fine.
LT4 unfortunately is not Bulletproof! We lost our @ 20,000 milesDepends on the V8 too. The LT4 is bulletproof and the LT2 and LT6 are also reliable. The LT1 and LT5 were also reliable but currently out of production. It's just the L87 that has issues right now.
Considering this engine has been in production since 2015 and less than 1% failure rate and considering people have modified these engines to 1000hp on a stock block and raced them for a decade now. I'd say its bulletproof. Its unfortunate whatever happened to yours but there's lots of variables that can go into that. Not a single manufacturer can claim that they build an engine that has NEVER failed. Sample size matters and the LT4 is bulletproof statistically.LT4 unfortunately is not Bulletproof! We lost our @ 20,000 miles
The only data point I'm aware of for that 1% failure rate is the self-reporting on this board. So unless we have insight into other data I don't think any of us can say for sure one way or the other.Considering this engine has been in production since 2015 and less than 1% failure rate and considering people have modified these engines to 1000hp on a stock block and raced them for a decade now. I'd say its bulletproof. Its unfortunate whatever happened to yours but there's lots of variables that can go into that. Not a single manufacturer can claim that they build an engine that has NEVER failed. Sample size matters and the LT4 is bulletproof statistically.
If there was a major issue with blown LT4 engines we would have known about it over the last 10 years. It's been in the Corvette, Camaro and Cadillac but there's no reports to show this is a serious issue other than random failures which every auto manufacturer has.The only data point I'm aware of for that 1% failure rate is the self-reporting on this board. So unless we have insight into other data I don't think any of us can say for sure one way or the other.
Anecdotally all Cadillac dealers in my area I've talked to say that they have not encountered a blown engine in the 5BW, but again, that's not enough data to conclude anything.
On the flip side, on Rennlist (the only other board I frequent) I don't see a post every few months with someone reporting that the bottom end failed on their 991 gen 911, and they sell a lot more of those.
Again, I'm not going to worry about it, but if mine goes, I'm not going to let my dealer claim "well you must not have followed the break-in procedure because these engines are bulletproof" and deny my warranty.
Absolutely hoping you are right, and it's all a giant nothing burger like you say.If there was a major issue with blown LT4 engines we would have known about it over the last 10 years. It's been in the Corvette, Camaro and Cadillac but there's no reports to show this is a serious issue other than random failures which every auto manufacturer has.
As for the Porsche comment, that 991 Gen 911 has had MULTIPLE engines through its 8 year span.
3.0 L twin-turbocharged Flat-6
3.4 L Flat-6
3.8 L Flat-6
3.8 L twin-turbocharged Flat-6
4.0 L Flat-6
The LT4 has been the same since 2015 other than the differences between dry sump and wet sump oiling, and minor tweaks in intake and exhaust for the different platforms for packaging. So really, you're comparing a lot of base model engines to the LT4 which is a high performance engine. Apples and oranges really. That being said, none of that changes the fact that I'm quite certain some Porsche engines have failed. A quick Google search of 991 engine failure will return results, I checked.
If your engine fails under warranty, the dealer will cover it assuming you didn't do something stupid like run it out of oil. Being "bulletproof" from a reliability and mod standpoint has nothing to do with that. You must be new to GM platforms and the LT4 because there's 10 years of evidence to support the strength and reliability of this engine.