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16 Camaro A8 2SS for A10 GT now worried about all these engine failures.

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I just Traded my 16 A8 2SS with 1362 miles last week for a 5-1-18 build 2018 Royal crimson 301A GT with PP active exhaust 3:55 gears ..I am starting to see quite a bit of engine failures here .I am wondering if this is just a handful or a new engine design fault .. I had all intention of modding this car and purchased it because of the mod friendly nature of coyotes with out the fuel system limitations and short block limitations of the LT1 not to mention the cost of modding of them , is there a chance these new gen 3 coyotes are not as reliable or its just a few ..has me a bit paranoid now ..can some one start a poll on failures and build dates maybe we can get a bit of Data atleast ..also how many 18s built over all vs how many failures .it just seems like i hear about 2 more every day .even have friends texting me about failures .I feel like maybe i should have waited but I had coyotes in the past they were always reliable .any input would be great thanks .
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Look at the warranty issues subsection. As of now, we don't know what is happening. Known issues so far:

-rattle (piston slap?)
-clutch grind/noise
-BBQ tick

Build dates with issues vary from November 17 to May 18. Honestly no one knows how many are faulty, how many are blown, how many are going to blow.
 

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Keep in mind that internet forums are an incredibly unscientific sample. What are the true numbers? Ford probably knows, but they are not going to tell you. If you go to the TSB/Warranty forum for pretty much any car you will see whole line up of issues (even Toyota). You already bought the car, not much point in worrying about a maybe.

https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=461923
 

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Why does someone else need to start a poll? Why don't you start one?
 

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Honestly, there have only been a handful of catastrophic failures at best. These forums make it seem like you have a 20% chance of having your motor blow up. But in reality its like a .01% chance or maybe lower.
 

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Almost 10K on my Dec 19, 2017 built GT engine and Dec 21, 2017 built car. Car spent the holidays at the factory storage yard in subzero temps waiting for its turn to ship. Broken in gently for 1K miles and then tested and autocrossed MANY times and rev'd many times to between 7K and 7.5K (rev limiter). No issues.
 

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Almost 10K on my Dec 19, 2017 built GT engine and Dec 21, 2017 built car. Car spent the holidays at the factory storage yard in subzero temps waiting for its turn to ship. Broken in gently for 1K miles and then tested and autocrossed MANY times and rev'd many times to between 7K and 7.5K (rev limiter). No issues.
Mine was built on the same day :headbang: no issues as well.
 
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thankyou guys for all your input and info .
 

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8k miles on my 11/17 build 18, zero issues, runs strooong!
 

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Look at the warranty issues subsection. As of now, we don't know what is happening. Known issues so far:

-rattle (piston slap?)
-clutch grind/noise
-BBQ tick

Build dates with issues vary from November 17 to May 18. Honestly no one knows how many are faulty, how many are blown, how many are going to blow.
I suspect every car has some noise from 2200 - 3000 rpm, but it's just not as noticeable with some vehicles. I just noticed mine. It would be interesting to know exactly what it was.
 

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I have an "11" F150 SuperCrew with a 5.0 at 105k miles, no issues. Does that help? :shrug: I don't even have a car yet to worry about breaking so your way ahead of me. I wouldn't worry about it. Probably just Friday engines :lol:
 

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Keep in mind that the people with problems are the ones coming to forums to discuss it. The people WITHOUT problems aren't here starting threads about it. As someone else said, forums aren't a good scientific study sample.
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