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GM is making an extremely tiny (but important) change to its L87 engine fix after the feds launched an investigation into its recall

For the past year or so, General Motors’ line of full-size SUVs and 1/4-ton pickup trucks equipped with the brand’s optional ...
GM Authority

GM V8 Engine Lifters Lawsuit Aims For Class Action Status

Back in 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed against General Motors over valve lifter-related issues in certain Cadillac, Chevy and GMC models outfitted with certain V8 gasoline engines. That ...
Railway Gazette International

Tamper engine carbon clean trial demonstrates benefits

UK: Infrastructure contractor Balfour Beatty has completed an ‘engine carbon clean’ trial using a Plasser & Theurer compact tamper, and is now aiming to roll out the technology across its entire ...
SlashGear

GM's V8 Engine Recall Just Got Even Worse For The Company

Imagine producing an engine so poor that it's led to over 600,000 vehicles being recalled and has been responsible for a dozen crashes and injuries, and you'll be in GM's shoes. That's the unfortunate ...
AutoGuide

People Are Suing GM Over Its Defective 6.2-Liter L87 V8 Engine

11 lawsuits over GM’s 6.2L L87 V8 have been consolidated into a single class action, centered on engine failures tied to crankshaft and connecting-rod defects. More than 700,000 GM trucks and SUVs ...
Premier Construction Magazine

Balfour Beatty embrace pioneering hydrogen-powered engine cleantech

Leading international infrastructure group, Balfour Beatty, has successfully completed an ‘engine carbon clean’ (ECC) trial on a Plasser and Theuer compact tamper, demonstrating the effectiveness of ...
Carscoops

GM’s Mary Barra Promises Cleaner Engines, But Looser Rules Fuel More Gas Guzzlers

With less regulatory pressure, engines don’t have to get cleaner or more efficient, yet GM CEO Mary Barra insists the company will keep pushing them in that direction anyway. She maintains that GM ...
Autoblog

GM’s New 6.6L V8 Engine Could Push Base Corvette Past 500 Horsepower

View post: Walmart Is Selling a 'Heavy-Duty' $541 Carport for Only $247, and Shoppers Love Its 'Durability and Construction' Like Stellantis with its Hemi V8, General Motors has no intention of ...
daxstreet

10 Vehicles That Avoid Direct-Injection Carbon Problems

Direct injection technology has changed how engines make power and use fuel. It allows precise control of the air-fuel mixture, improving both performance and efficiency. However, this design has one ...
Autoblog

Feds Expand Probe Into GM’s V8 Engine Failure Issue

View post: Walmart's 'Very Fast' $900 Electric Bike Is on Sale for 49% Off, and It's 'Top-of-the-Line' The L87 V8 engine is linked to failures, prompting a major GM recall. NHTSA expanded its ...
Benzinga.com

NHTSA Begins Probe Into 286,000 GM Trucks And SUVs Over Engine Failure Issue

In an announcement on Monday, the U.S. auto safety regulator said that it was expanding its probe into the automaker's 6.2-liter L87 V-8 engines based on 1,157 reports the agency received. The issue ...