This is a new thread that is kind of joining a few different threads. I find this topic to be very disingenuous as a whole, and looking for those opinions here about the fact pattern that these events elude to.
There are a few things I find interesting and coincidental and untruthful all at the same time..........
1.) About a month before the GM recall change, Supertech shows up with a random 0w40 with no approvals on the bottle, at the same price or more than M1 FS
2.) M1 FS all of a sudden is (by GM) a Dexos R rated oil, even though it has not had that approval in the past, nor does it still have it on the bottle as of yesterday.
I wonder how long GM knew that these engines AND I SUSPECT THERE WILL BE OTHERS< like the 5.3, and any other truck engine that is calling for 0w20.......were failing do to whatever, be it lack of lube, or bad materials, etc......
How many people have paid for this issue already, and got a new engine.? Even with the years before the recall.
I have been a GM truck guy my whole life, and I am glad they are making the "fix".......but their level of trust for me has been hurt. They need to take full ownership, Toyota style..........
I get it, you need the stuff in place to fix the issue, before you announce the issue......i get it, but how long has this been known at GM, years and years? Is it just to the point where there is no hiding it?