How is the overall condition of the Cadillac CT5 after driving over 70000 kilometer?

A Cadillac CT5 entered the store, the model is the 2021 facelift 28T luxury model, with a production date of August 2021 and a total mileage of over 70000 kilometers. The purpose of entering the car store is to maintain the engine. Now let's follow the perspective of the mechanic to see how the overall condition of the car is.

Opening the engine compartment, you can see the condition inside, which is relatively clean overall, with only a layer of floating dust. The engine adopts a longitudinal layout and rear wheel drive. Engine model LSY, 2.0-liter turbocharged type.

Lift up the car and check its chassis condition. There is a plastic protective plate at the bottom of the engine, but it can only protect the front half. There are protective plates on both sides of the middle body.

Looking at the front suspension, it is a double ball joint MacPherson independent suspension type. The steering knuckle is made of aluminum alloy material, and the lower arm is composed of two aluminum alloy connecting rods. The ball head is arranged one up and one down, which can maintain verticality and better handling when the wheels bounce on bumpy roads. Due to rear wheel drive, the front wheels do not have a half axle connection.

Check the front suspension components, mainly the rubber sleeve and ball joint, there are no issues. The oil pan of the engine is made of plastic material. Although there is no protective plate at the bottom, there is a reinforced crossbeam for protection. The oil pan is hidden between the subframe and crossbeam for better protection and easy oil drainage. The oil filter element is designed next to it for easy replacement.

The oil drain screw is also made of plastic material and can be unscrewed by turning it counterclockwise. The oil filter element next to it has been removed.

Let's take a look at the rear, with a five link independent suspension type. The differential is installed on the rear subframe, and the drive shaft is arranged above the exhaust pipe.

Among the five connecting rods of the rear suspension, there is a plastic protective plate at the bottom of the lower support arm, which can reduce the impact of road stones. The left two connecting rods have a hollow lightweight design.

The screws fixing the lower arm and upper connecting rod on the subframe are eccentric screws, which can adjust the front toe and outward tilt of the rear suspension. After inspection, all components of the suspension are in good condition.

Overall, the condition of this Cadillac CT5 is very good, which is closely related to the owner's driving conditions and daily maintenance. As the driver said, as long as it is maintained and used normally, there will be basically no problems.