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#210 of 231 Re: Car Battery Dead After Sitting 10 Days [john178] by 150mphclub Jul 27, 2009 (3:08 pm)
Replying to: john178 (Jul 26, 2009 6:55 pm) I only drive my CTS on long trips. It occasionally sits for a month with no problems. Replies to this message: john178 (Jul 27, 2009 6:59 pm)
#211 of 231 Re: Car Battery Dead After Sitting 10 Days [150mphclub] by john178 Jul 27, 2009 (6:59 pm)
Replying to: 150mphclub (Jul 27, 2009 3:08 pm) Thanks for the advice. I have never owned a car that has the battery go dead after sitting idle for up to 10 days. I will take the car to another service dealer. After reading the DTS forum, it appears as though there have been dead battery issues with this model as well. I also own a 2006 Luxury ll DTS with 55,000 miles on it- and have not had 1 problem.
#212 of 231 CTS battery by sevenfeet0 Jul 29, 2009 (5:14 pm)
Back in 2003, my first gen CTS had a similar problem. Turned out that a bunch of the batteries at the factory were defective and that replacing them solved the problem. It was a pretty simple fix considering that the first thing we all thought was that maybe the system that prevents the system from draining the battery wasn't working correctly.
#214 of 231 Re: cadillac 2009 cts di engine oil filter [buckets1] by caddyhodad Aug 23, 2009 (8:05 pm)
Replying to: buckets1 (Dec 10, 2008 12:53 pm) I just recently was able to make an oil change on my 2009 CTS. I wanted to do it before the warning came on in case there were any metal filings left in the engine after manufacture. Here is how it went: 1. Thanks to previous post, I did locate the oil filter canister next to the dipstick. It requires a 24mm socket (which I had to purchase as I did not have one that big). 2. Thanks to post on another site, I was informed to look for a plastic cowling at the bottom of the car that covers up the oil pan (and some other things). 3. I removed the cowling (4 10mm screws), located the oil pan (plug is 15mm) toward the midpoint of the vehicle. I drained the oil. 4. I removed the oil filter canister and placed the new one in. It snaps onto the pin on one end of the canister. 5. I replaced the oil plug and after attempting to put the cowling on backwards (which did not work) turned it around and it actually lined up pretty easily. I re-applied the 10mm screws. 6. I poured in 6 quarts of synthetic 5W30 oil in spout. 7. I reset the oil life indicator by way of page 5-22 and 3-51 in owner’s manual. Press info button on dash until oil life display comes up then hold set/reset button more than 5 seconds. 8. Done BTW, I finally got around to changing my oil at 4,291. My sensor said 68% oil remaining. So extrapolating that means that based solely on mileage the sensor would prompt up to change oil around 13,409 miles. That sounds long, so it will be my next question to my service department. Replies to this message: pao (Aug 25, 2009 5:08 am) caddyhodad (Aug 26, 2009 8:33 pm) pao (Aug 27, 2009 7:45 am) artmbgolf (Aug 28, 2009 8:03 pm)
#215 of 231 Re: cadillac 2009 cts di engine oil filter [kentalbot] by pao Aug 25, 2009 (5:08 am)
Replying to: caddyhodad (Aug 23, 2009 8:05 pm) not sure what you are going to ask the service department about the change interval....I have always gone off the GMOL....usually changing around 25% level which puts me around the 7000-7500 mile mark.....in all my GM cars....a 04 Chevy , 06 Pontiac and the 09 CTS........teh GMOL algorithm works based on your driving habits basically and other conditions the car monitors.....so its not inconceiveable to reach that mileage....beleive the owners manual gives some specifics based on the GMOL or yearly......would have to check..... Replies to this message: caddyhodad (Aug 26, 2009 8:33 pm) pao (Aug 27, 2009 7:45 am) artmbgolf (Aug 28, 2009 8:03 pm)
#216 of 231 Re: cadillac 2009 cts di engine oil filter [pao] by caddyhodad Aug 26, 2009 (8:33 pm)
Replying to: pao (Aug 25, 2009 5:08 am) Thank you for your response Pao. I did not know about the 25%. I also am not familiar with GMOL. I looked on the GM and found reference to it but no meaning. Replies to this message: pao (Aug 27, 2009 7:45 am) artmbgolf (Aug 28, 2009 8:03 pm)
#217 of 231 Re: cadillac 2009 cts di engine oil filter [caddyhodad] by pao Aug 27, 2009 (7:45 am)
Replying to: caddyhodad (Aug 26, 2009 8:33 pm) GMOL is the General Motors Oil Life Monitor/System   http://www.gm.com/corporate/responsibility/environment/maintenance/simplified_ma- - intenance_040104.jsp   here is the GM site with all the details   The 25% is the level on the GMOL that generally change my oil at....
#218 of 231 Re: cadillac 2009 cts di engine oil filter [caddyhodad] by artmbgolf Aug 28, 2009 (8:03 pm)
Replying to: caddyhodad (Aug 26, 2009 8:33 pm) The CTS owners manual says to change oil when the monitor says or once a year, which ever come first. That is good enough for me. Synthetic oil can last a lot longer than 3k miles.
#219 of 231 Re: Help me! [kevincito] by ben721364 Aug 31, 2009 (2:03 am)
Replying to: kevincito (Oct 21, 2008 4:44 pm) I was surprised to read of your problems. I have an SRX that has been virtually bullet proof for 40,000+ miles and the local [Austin} dealer has been great to deal with. I hope your problems are resolved soon.

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