Engine Oil Leak Near Oil Filter (Inspect for Leak/Replace Plug)
| Subject: | Engine Oil Leak Near Oil Filter (Inspect for Leak/Replace Plug) |
| Models: | 2004 Chevrolet Express, Silverado |
| 2004 GMC Savana, Sierra |
| with 4.3L Engine (VIN X -- RPO LU3) |
| and included in the VINs listed |
Condition
Some 2004 vehicles have been identified as having a possible oil leak from the left side oil gallery plug above the oil filter.
Correction
All vehicles identified by VIN in this bulletin should be inspected and repaired if necessary.
- Raise the vehicle on a hoist and inspect for the presence of oil in the area of the left side oil gallery plug in the cylinder block just above the oil filter.
- If there is no sign of oil leakage the vehicle is not effected and may be released.
- If there is evidence of oil leaking from the left side oil gallery plug then a repair is warranted. Contact one of the following people at the Romulus Engine Plant for assistance, parts and repair instructions:
Rod MacIntyre* | Desk Phone 734-595-5095 Cell Phone 734-637-1227 |
Dan Horgea* | Desk Phone 734-595-5501 |
* French speaking individuals should contact the GM Canada TAC 1-800-263-7960
Parts Information
All necessary parts will be supplied by Romulus Engine Plant.
Warranty Information
For vehicles repaired under warranty, use:
Labor Operation | Description | Labor Time |
|---|---|---|
J7502* | Inspect for Oil Leak | 0.4 hrs |
Add: | Repair for Oil Leak | 0.7 hrs |
*This is a unique labor operation number for use only with this bulletin. This number will not be published in the Labor Time Guide.
Dealers may claim $5.00 for Parts Allowance on repaired vehicles.
The inspection should be performed on all vehicles currently in your inventory prior to sale or delivery. For your involved vehicles check VIN list below.
Affected VINs
In Canada:
Dealer Code | VIN |
|---|---|
84074 | 1GTEC14X14Z339958 |
86870 | 1GCEC14X04Z339000 |
87023 | 1GCEC14X84Z340296 |
In U.S.:
BAC | VIN |
|---|---|
111121 | 1GCEC14X04Z340468 |
111122 | 1GCEC14X54Z340479 |
111125 | 1GCEK14X14Z339249 |
111273 | 1GCEC14X64Z339728 |
111442 | 1GCEC14X74Z339365 |
111452 | 1GCEC19X64Z339558 |
111590 | 1GCEC14X54Z340059 |
112098 | 1GCFG15X041237525 |
112104 | 1GCEC14X74Z340015 |
112104 | 1GCEC14X94Z339948 |
112141 | 1GCEC14X34Z339914 |
112221 | 1GCFG15X241238353 |
112311 | 1GCEC19X74Z341237 |
112536 | 1GCEC14X44Z339775 |
112580 | 1GTEC14X74Z341083 |
112628 | 1GCEC14X04Z338591 |
112716 | 1GCEK14X94Z338334 |
112796 | 1GCEC14X44Z339484 |
112940 | 1GCEC14X94Z338394 |
112958 | 1GCEC19X94Z339649 |
112990 | 1GCEC14X94Z339724 |
113004 | 1GCEC14X04Z340082 |
113019 | 1GCEC14X74Z339415 |
113019 | 1GCEC14XX4Z340655 |
113051 | 1GCEC14X24Z340519 |
113051 | 1GCEC14X44Z339324 |
113051 | 1GCEC14X44Z339971 |
113129 | 1GCEC14X44Z338674 |
113190 | 1GCEC14X54Z339297 |
113251 | 1GCEC14X14Z339538 |
113297 | 1GCEC14X64Z339373 |
113375 | 1GCEC19X14Z339984 |
113457 | 1GCEK14X84Z339720 |
113494 | 1GCEC14X84Z338998 |
113494 | 1GCEK14X34Z339303 |
113600 | 1GCEC14X04Z338879 |
113658 | 1GCFG15X141238022 |
113730 | 1GCEC14X74Z341004 |
113730 | 1GCEC14X94Z341103 |
113744 | 1GCEC14X14Z339880 |
113744 | 1GCEC14X14Z340589 |
113864 | 1GCFG15X641238579 |
113866 | 1GCEC14X14Z340009 |
113968 | 1GCEC14X34Z340173 |
113968 | 1GCEC19X74Z339911 |
114002 | 1GCEC14X04Z339966 |
114002 | 1GCEC14X24Z340147 |
114002 | 1GCEC14X44Z339842 |
114002 | 1GCEC14X54Z340062 |
114002 | 1GECE14XX4Z341174 |
114040 | 1GCEC14X74Z340452 |
114055 | 1GCEC14X04Z339336 |
114055 | 1GCEC14X24Z339693 |
114055 | 1GCEC14X84Z341061 |
114072 | 1GCEC14X24Z340715 |
114107 | 1GCEC14X94Z339738 |
114107 | 1GCEC14X94Z340310 |
114148 | 1GCEG15X641238318 |
114192 | 1GCEC14X24Z340441 |
114201 | 1GCEC14X24Z340343 |
114218 | 1GCEC14XX4Z340400 |
114266 | 1GCEC14X64Z339907 |
114309 | 1GCEC14X04Z340602 |
114323 | 1GCEC19X34Z340912 |
114323 | 1GCEC19X44Z340708 |
114346 | 1GCEC14X24Z339953 |
114403 | 1GCEC14X04Z339952 |
114440 | 1GCEC19X94Z339604 |
114488 | 1GCEC19X84Z339853 |
114503 | 1GCEC14X44Z340411 |
114509 | 1GCEC14X24Z339905 |
114509 | 1GCEC14X44Z339985 |
114553 | 1GCFG15X741237344 |
114583 | 1GCEC14X14Z338647 |
114594 | 1GCEC14X34Z340304 |
114599 | 1GCEC14X74Z340001 |
114599 | 1GCEC14X94Z340100 |
114599 | 1GCEC14XX4Z339957 |
114599 | 1GCEC19X24Z339864 |
114613 | 1GCEC19X24Z338567 |
114643 | 1GCEC14X04Z340504 |
114643 | 1GCEC14X04Z340549 |
114643 | 1GCEC19XX4Z340373 |
114654 | 1GCEC14X54Z339056 |
114654 | 1GCEC14X54Z340675 |
114685 | 1GCEC14X34Z338651 |
114685 | 1GCEC14X94Z338623 |
114688 | 1GCEC14X34Z338990 |
114688 | 1GCEC19X34Z338660 |
114696 | 1GCEC19X24Z339637 |
114697 | 1GCEC14X14Z340236 |
114699 | 1GCEC14X74Z340645 |
114712 | 1GCEC14X54Z340224 |
114748 | 1GCEC19X44Z339400 |
114748 | 1GCEC19X64Z340449 |
114752 | 1GCEC14X14Z340785 |
114752 | 1GCEC14X24Z340195 |
114752 | 1GCEC14X54Z339557 |
114752 | 1GCEC14X54Z339929 |
114752 | 1GCEC14XX4Z339330 |
114752 | 1GCEC14XX4Z340428 |
114760 | 1GCEC14X64Z339678 |
114760 | 1GCFG15X441237916 |
114771 | 1GCEC14X54Z340529 |
114771 | 1GCEC19XX4Z339918 |
114774 | 1GCEC14X44Z340313 |
114774 | 1GCEC19X34Z340733 |
114775 | 1GCEC19X74Z340265 |
114778 | 1GCEC14X44Z340053 |
114778 | 1GCEC14XX4Z340476 |
114784 | 1GCEC14X24Z339872 |
114787 | 1GCEC14X04Z340065 |
114787 | 1GCEC14X54Z339901 |
114864 | 1GCEC14X94Z340226 |
114870 | 1GCEC14X64Z339938 |
114876 | 1GCEC19X34Z339940 |
114879 | 1GCEC14X04Z340003 |
114879 | 1GCEC19X74Z339925 |
114879 | 1GCEC19XX4Z340079 |
114885 | 1GCEC19X84Z341179 |
114885 | 1GCEC19X94Z339988 |
114887 | 1GCEC14X64Z340202 |
114899 | 1GCEC14X14Z339751 |
114906 | 1GCFG15X341238572 |
114909 | 1GCEC19X14Z341167 |
114909 | 1GCEC19X54Z339521 |
114909 | 1GCEC19X54Z340166 |
114909 | 1GCEC19X64Z339799 |
114909 | 1GCEC19X84Z340002 |
114911 | 1GTEC19X84Z340095 |
114952 | 1GCEC14X64Z340247 |
114958 | 1GCEC19X34Z340232 |
115029 | 1GCEC14XX4Z340073 |
115433 | 1GTEC14X64Z339910 |
115618 | 1GTEC14X94Z340162 |
115618 | 1GTEK14X44Z339679 |
115936 | 1GTEK14X54Z340047 |
115946 | 1GTEC14X84Z339942 |
116116 | 1GTEC14X34Z339847 |
116495 | 1GTEC14X14Z340432 |
116495 | 1GTEC14X64Z340605 |
116495 | 1GTEC14X74Z340564 |
116495 | 1GTEC14X84Z340430 |
116654 | 1GTEC19X24Z341078 |
116817 | 1GTEC14X04Z340406 |
116851 | 1GTEC14X44Z339839 |
117140 | 1GTEK14X74Z338378 |
117234 | 1GTEC14XX4Z339313 |
117264 | 1GTEC14X34Z340027 |
117264 | 1GTEC14X44Z340439 |
117271 | 1GTEC14X34Z338679 |
117552 | 1GTEC14X04Z339921 |
117914 | 1GTEC14X64Z340328 |
117932 | 1GTEC14X64Z340765 |
118435 | 1GTEC14X24Z339290 |
118435 | 1GTEC14X84Z340556 |
118751 | 1GTEK14X64Z340316 |
118763 | 1GTEK14X84Z340673 |
119238 | 1GCEC14X94Z340422 |
119298 | 1GTEC14X64Z339941 |
119298 | 1GTEK14X54Z340193 |
119587 | 1GCEC19X04Z339992 |
119662 | 1GTEC14X54Z340532 |
131101 | 1GCEC19X94Z338520 |
131241 | 1GTEC14X04Z339823 |
132080 | 1GCFG15X041237279 |
132080 | 1GCFG15X941237474 |
132366 | 1GCEC14X14Z339975 |
132771 | 1GTEC14XX4Z340266 |
136746 | 1GCFG15XX41237242 |
151658 | 1GTEC14X44Z340585 |
157687 | 1GCFG15X041236889 |
157687 | 1GCFG15X041237847 |
157687 | 1GCFG15X541238184 |
159198 | 1GCEC14X14Z338325 |
159198 | 1GCEC14X34Z339816 |
159198 | 1GCEC14X44Z339551 |
159198 | 1GCEC19X94Z339831 |
159924 | 1GTEC19X34Z339906 |
159960 | 1GTEC19X94Z340557 |
160031 | 1GCEC14X04Z340275 |
160031 | 1GCEC14X64Z340006 |
160051 | 1GCEC14X84Z340282 |
161198 | 1GCFG15X141237954 |
161621 | 1GTEC14X74Z338443 |
162341 | 1GCEC19X34Z340182 |
162639 | 1GCEC19X14Z340746 |
162812 | 1GCEC14X44Z339713 |
163192 | 1GCEC19X44Z340515 |
163898 | 1GCEC19X14Z339922 |
163898 | 1GCEC19X44Z340420 |
163928 | 1GCEC19X84Z341117 |
163999 | 1GCEC14X74Z340290 |
164064 | 1GCEC19X14Z340312 |
164064 | 1GCEC19X54Z339759 |
164064 | 1GCEC19X94Z340722 |
164265 | 1GCEC14X14Z339989 |
164333 | 1GCEC14X44Z338383 |
164688 | 1GCEC14X74Z340788 |
164754 | 1GCEC14X14Z338664 |
165952 | 1GTEC14X04Z339742 |
166599 | 1GTEC14X84Z340377 |
166872 | 1GCEC19X34Z339890 |
168833 | 1GCEK14X54Z340520 |
169335 | 1GCEC14X84Z339987 |
169634 | 1GCFG15X641237447 |
169674 | 1GCEC19X04Z340480 |
169674 | 1GCEC19X14Z338592 |
169674 | 1GCEC19X94Z340218 |
169930 | 1GCEC14X94Z338377 |
170173 | 1GTEC19X94Z340445 |
171243 | 1GTEC14X64Z340510 |
171368 | 1GCEC14X74Z339897 |
171368 | 1GCEC19X14Z340066 |
171368 | 1GCEC19X54Z340216 |
171368 | 1GCEC19X94Z340509 |
171368 | 1GCEC19XX4Z340714 |
172455 | 1GCEC14X94Z340937 |
173036 | 1GCEC14X14Z340270 |
173036 | 1GCEC14X14Z340642 |
173036 | 1GCEC14X24Z340245 |
173036 | 1GCEC14X24Z340567 |
173036 | 1GCEC14X24Z340732 |
173036 | 1GCEC14X34Z340383 |
173036 | 1GCEC14X74Z340242 |
173036 | 1GCEC14X84Z340508 |
173036 | 1GCEC14X84Z340640 |
173036 | 1GCEC19X14Z340388 |
173036 | 1GCEC19X64Z339902 |
173036 | 1GCEC19X94Z340123 |
177471 | 1GCEC14X24Z339676 |
178159 | 1GTEK14X54Z339836 |
181141 | 1GCEC14X34Z340142 |
181141 | 1GCEC14X54Z340322 |
181141 | 1GCEC14X64Z340149 |
181142 | 1GCEC19X44Z339641 |
181142 | 1GCEC19X74Z340248 |
183131 | 1GCEC14X24Z340908 |
183131 | 1GCEC14X64Z339311 |
183131 | 1GCEC14X84Z339830 |
183559 | 1GTEC14XX4Z339392 |
184318 | 1GCEC14X04Z339319 |
184512 | 1GCEC14X24Z339936 |
184512 | 1GCEC14X34Z339945 |
184512 | 1GCEC14X64Z339972 |
185078 | 1GCEC14X84Z340007 |
186040 | 1GCEC14X54Z338070 |
186854 | 1GCEC14X04Z338445 |
187128 | 1GCEC14X04Z338106 |
187128 | 1GCEC14X44Z338111 |
187128 | 1GCEC14X64Z340071 |
187128 | 1GCEC19X94Z338758 |
190999 | 1GCEC14XX4Z340753 |
192100 | 1GTEC14X64Z338983 |
192100 | 1GTEC14X84Z338659 |
194545 | 1GCFG15X041238108 |
194545 | 1GCFG15X141237193 |
194545 | 1GCFG15X241238398 |
194545 | 1GCFG15X441238497 |
194545 | 1GCFG15X541238153 |
194545 | 1GCFG15X841237823 |
194545 | 1GCFG15X841238261 |
194545 | 1GCFG15X941236972 |
194545 | 1GCFG15X941237782 |
194545 | 1GCFG15X941238138 |
194545 | 1GCFG15XX41237208 |
194545 | 1GNFG15X541238872 |
197447 | 1GCEC14X54Z339977 |
201991 | 1GCEC19X14Z338673 |
204500 | 1GCEC19X04Z340186 |
205155 | 1GTEK14X54Z339397 |
