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Buick Enclave 2005–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP5191 · NHTSA communication 10111815 · issued Apr 21, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2005–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a ticking noise on cold start after sitting more than 6 hours. Technician will inspect the oil pump pick-up tube to block seal being compressed. It the seal is compressed replace the seal and retest.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.