The 5.3L Vortec engine has earned its place as Chevrolet’s longest-lasting pickup truck engine, powering popular models like ...
A class action lawsuit alleging excessive oil consumption from the GM Vortec 5.3L 5300 V8 engine has officially been settled, ...
A GM 5.3L V8 Vortec oil consumption class-action lawsuit has been settled with lawyers cashing in with a big pay day. GM 5.3L V8 Vortec Oil Consumption Class-Action Lawsuit The lawsuit was filed 8 ...
In general, the General Motors Vortec 5.3-liter V8 is a powerful, dependable engine. If you're not familiar with General Motors' Vortec engines, they are a family of small-block V8s that GM put into ...
The popularity of various engine designs typically fades over time as technological advances provide more power, better fuel economy, or both. Flathead designs gave way to overhead valves, and inline ...
Defective piston rings, it claimed, meant that the vehicles would suffer from excessive oil consumption. That oil consumption ...
The debate of whether to buy a gasoline or diesel-fueled engine has been going on longer than many readers of this magazine have been alive. And much like politics, people leave these arguments even ...
Inline Fever: GM Introduces Two New Inline Truck EnginesFollowing the lead of the successful Vortec inline-six engine that powers Chevrolet's TrailBlazer, General Motors has developed two additional ...