On the newer ones, it's only about 4 hrs. I would make sure the warranty company has the right information down. It sounds like they are using the labor guide for a newer model. Also, make sure they know it's on a LM2 engine. The base engine for these is the 4.3L v6 gas engine. 13 hrs is in the ballpark of what it should take. It's a 9hr repair if they don't claim severe. They can claim "severe" if they encounter environmental/wear factors that interfere with a standard repair. I.e. rust, rounded bolts etc etc. Below is the dealer hours for your truck. Don't tell anyone I gave you this info...I don't know if I am supposed to or not.

 

For example, this is for a 2024 gmc sierra 1500.

 

The part is covered under your emissions warranty. 10 years or 80,000 miles I believe.. You need to look into this.

 

Still up in the air… was covered under PT warranty until recently then emissions which is only 2 yrs, 24000 miles I believe for this part. Demonworks did a video on it and a follow up saying it was an error and would be corrected. But has it been corrected…? 🤷‍♂️

 

If you are talking about the coolant control valve in the 3.0, you are getting completely hosed at $4K. Find a new dealer/shop.

 

Yeah, that's a good point! I was busy thinking about the repair hrs...how the heck did they get 4,000 dollars? Even if it takes 13 hrs (which is possible, but a stretch), that still don't come out right. That's like 300 dollars an hour labor, if I figured it right. There is some numbers not matching up here.

 

Should be less than half that price. Even out of pocket

 

So update on this,
My truck went in Monday March 17, for the coolant control value.
It is covered under warranty and they gave me a rental car no problem.
I called them to see when it would possibly be ready, as the person who called to get me set up with my rental wasn’t my technician.
He said the ETA for the part is May-August.
he thinks likely May, but it could be as late as august.
He did confirm that they have a NEW coolant control value , that fixes the problem with the pre existing ones.
He said if I wanted the truck back sooner I could buy one myself online and they could put it in however it’ll just likely break again. He said the new value is supposed to be much more reliable

 

I’ll believe it when I see it. The new LZ0 one was also supposed to be better, and they seem to be failing a lot (way more than they should be). I’m wondering if they even did durability testing on this s%$t? If the did, it was probably only 1 or 2 pieces…

 

I never heard the LZ0 was supposed to be any better.
seems like they’re failing sooner than the LM2.
He said it’s an all new part/part number and design. So we’ll see

 

I never heard the LZ0 was supposed to be any better.
seems like they’re failing sooner than the LM2.
He said it’s an all new part/part number and design. So we’ll see

Hi! Can you tell me if you got the control valve yet? I am currently at 2 months. Also, if you did , have you had any new issues? I appreciate your time!

 

It looks like there have already been 5 previous updates. Wow 🤯 The guy at GM who had this valve designed and tested should be fired…

 

I went to another dealer they fixed it for $100 getting the rest covered with my extended warranty company. They also got the part No problem. It was worth the drive to go elsewhere.