Good list of things for dealer to check?

[johnbell2]

Hello Charlie,

I've got close to 2k miles on my 2009.5 G8 GT and plan on taking her in for some items that need to be looked at and/or dialed in. Here is my list so far:


- Please rotate and road force balance wheels

- Car pulls to the right when steering wheel is in neutral position; please perform front end alignment

- "Clunk / pop" in front when making slow / sharp turns, especially when turning left; please check front strut mount bushings and sway bar bushings, also check struts & springs for rubbing / wear marks

- "Clunk / pop" in rear, intermittent but usually happens over slow bumps or after backing out cold; please check rear struts / springs / bushings

- "Burning oil" smell in cabin after long (greater than 30 minute) drive and subsequent shut down. Can be intermittent but is especially bad if in garage; please check oil pan and transmission pan gaskets for leaks

- Transmission "hunts / stalls" on down shift in situations such as quick stop & start or when engaging throttle to pass; please apply all ECM/TCM updates available which address this, please also confirm that transmission fluid levels are correct

- Change oil, use synthetic (haven't decided which synth yet)


Anyway, does that list look ok? Anything else you can think of short of modding the hell out of it?

Thanks!

[GXPaycheck]

I would like to know what they do about the burning smell.
Do you have a noisy alternator as well?

[SRG963]

Does you hear a slight whine from the tranny while in 6th gear at approx 70 mph?
Fix - add 120 grams of stick on wheel weights to top left of tranny plate.

Do you have any engine noise (whine) threw the speakers?
Fix - Possibly add a ground loop isolator and or ferrite cores.

That's 2 things I had on my list that I didn't see on yours ;)

[GRRRR8]

Have them check trans fluid while its there.

['02 ws6]

Make sure they put the needed 8.8 qts motor oil in! Some people on here have been getting only 8qts, hell one guy only got 6qts!!:eek:
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