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Cadillac Escalade VVT Issues
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<blockquote data-quote="svtfocus2cobra" data-source="post: 16351433" data-attributes="member: 21786"><p>I see it regularly on just about every brand of vehicle that has a VVT engine. One of the biggest issues is oil changes and then not wringing the engine out frequently enough to keep those VVT solenoids from staying stagnant for too long. In the past few weeks I have had a Mini Cooper, Infiniti FX35, and various BMWs experiencing issues with the VVT solenoids. OP unfortunately is to the point where he has physical damage but typically the first order of business is running a 2 part oil treatment through it where you dump in the first part and let the motor run for 30min and then do an oil change using a Euro spec synthetic oil with all the good detergents and additives along with the second part of the treatment and hope that loosens things up, but most of the time the VVT solenoids need to be replaced. This was a really common problem on S2000s also back when they were new and part of the repair was taking it down the street and running it as hard as they could for a few minutes to try and clear things out. If you have VVT you need to run your car hard!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svtfocus2cobra, post: 16351433, member: 21786"] I see it regularly on just about every brand of vehicle that has a VVT engine. One of the biggest issues is oil changes and then not wringing the engine out frequently enough to keep those VVT solenoids from staying stagnant for too long. In the past few weeks I have had a Mini Cooper, Infiniti FX35, and various BMWs experiencing issues with the VVT solenoids. OP unfortunately is to the point where he has physical damage but typically the first order of business is running a 2 part oil treatment through it where you dump in the first part and let the motor run for 30min and then do an oil change using a Euro spec synthetic oil with all the good detergents and additives along with the second part of the treatment and hope that loosens things up, but most of the time the VVT solenoids need to be replaced. This was a really common problem on S2000s also back when they were new and part of the repair was taking it down the street and running it as hard as they could for a few minutes to try and clear things out. If you have VVT you need to run your car hard! [/QUOTE]
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