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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCbi3FnuhTM I've tried a lot of stuff: Cleen from GM in the intake, Seafoam spray, seafoam on the gas tank, higher octane even if its not recommended and the problem is still there since 177 000 kms and the car has 294 000 kms now. It does that rattling sound only...

Hi guys, Last year I posted a thread about my 2005 CTS rattling under low-mid acceleration. The car is a 2005 3.6l auto transmission. 277 000 kms on the odo and the rattle started at around 177 000 kms. To make the noise, the car has to been accelerating (not on park), the engine has to be...

Hi guys, I just bought on sale an Innova Equus 3130. I didn't have a code reader that could read live data from my car and now that I have one, I really like it. I've recorded some info while driving but I don't know how to interpret them or if its good or bad. If someone can help me with...

http://devour.com/video/pikes-peak-qualifying/ I hope one day to try that with one of my car! hehe

Hi guys! I'm kinda mad right now! Last month, I went at the dealer due to a load related rattle and I asked them to check the timing chain on my 05 Cadillac CTS 3.6L non-di. I said, while at it, can you change all guides and tensioners. The guy said to not worry because the chains comes with a...

Hi guys, I have an 05 Cadillac CTS 3,6L with 218 000 kms and sometimes, 80% of the time, there's this rattling noise coming from the hood when driving. The transmission is an automatic. The rattle is present only when in drive, not in park or neutral. Also, only present when light load...

I have a stupid question for you guys! I have an 05 Cadillac CTS with 214700 kms and I changed the water pump at 200 000 kms because it was leaking very slowly on the engine front timming cover (was getting a sweet smell in the car) and while at it, I decided to change the coolant. The garage...

Hi guys, recently, I had a sweet smell once in a while in my car and I went to my mechanic and we say coolant under the car and it pointed out to be the water pump leaking when getting very hot + when load is applied. They changed the water pump and while at it, I asked them to flush the...

Hi guys, In about 3k miles (3 weeks), I'll do an oil change on my car since my OLM will be at 50%. The reason I change it at half of the normal interval is that the last UOA, I had trace: 0.01% of glycol but nothing shows up as potassium of sodium (strange). Right now, my car has M1 5w30 in...

For your Information, I checked their website and there's a place saying: do you use the right oil for your car and usage? After couple of attempts, the Valvoline website always refers the MAXLIFE synthetic for high mileage vehicule for my car. My car is a 2005 Cadillac CTS 3,6l v6 and the...

Hi guys! I just want to know if there's a Product data sheet with the visc. index, HTHS, TBN and more info on the Castrol SLX Professional 4718? I wanted to try Castrol Syntec 0w30 (GC) but before trying it, I wrote an email to Castrol Canada about this oil, Cadillac and 4718m spec I need for...

Hi guys, I'm so happy with my car that I just wanted to let you know that my car just reached the 200 000 kms today! For those who doesn't know, the car is a 2005 Cadillac CTS 3.6L VVT 5spd automatic transmission. The maintenance on the car was exactly what is in the owners manual. Nothing...

hi guys, some of you know that I did my oil change last week on my cts because the change oil soon was on. So as usual, I drain the oil, and put fresh oil in the crankcase + new filter. I started the engine like the usual to make sure the oil filter was full and then I checked the oil level...

Here's the result from this week oil change. Cadillac CTS 2005 3,6l v6 vvt NON_DI engine mileage: 198,239 km oil mileage: 18,863 km Oil filter: PF2149 OEM cartridge OLM: 0% Type of driving: 60% highway, 30% city, 10% idling. Oil consumption: 1 qt per 6500km Oil added: 2.5 liters I'll post the...

Hi guys, yesterday it was time for the oil change on the 2005 CTS 3,6l since the olm was at 0% with 19 000 kms on the OCI with 5 months of use. I changed the oil with fresh M1 5w30 and also I changed, as usual, the oil filter with an OEM Ac Delco cartridge type. I sent an oil sample for...

Like I posted couple days ago, my friend came to my house to show me his new 07 cts with the 2.8l in it and just because I'm curious, I wanted to read his owner's manual to see if there was some change in maintenance schedule etc. To my surprise, it is written for the 2006 (because he has the...

Hi guys, tonight I was with a friend who just bought a used 2007 cadillac cts with the 2.8l. He was so happy that he called me to show me his ride and trying to compare with my 05 cts. Short story: When idling, his engine has a weird sound and from the cadillac forum, most people say it could...

Hi guys, I just want your opinion about oil consumption that I don't get with my car. I own a 2005 cadillac cts with right now 194500 kms with the 3.6l vvt non-di v6 with auto transmission. The car always used oil, 1.5 qt per oil change usually (40% oil life left on the DIC) for the first 100k...

Hi guys, When doing an oil change on my car, I buy 2x5l M1 5w30 at wal-mart and I always use 5.7l for the initial fill and always keep the rest in the car for topping off (about 2.5qts per OCI 10k miles). So on my next OC, I bought 2x5l of M1 5w30 because its cheaper that way but I still have...

Hi guys, I was looking for another brand for my next oil change for my cadillac cts with gm 4718m spec and I know that Costco sells Castrol Syntec 6x1liter for 38$ 5w30. I was wondering first, is it a good oil that could handle the 11k miles OCI? M1 does but wondering about castrol. Secondo...