Exhaust Vibration
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Originally Posted by Vassili
It Would Be Nice To See If Any Or All Would Look At The 1 Inch Metal Crossover Piece That Holds The Cats Together. You May Have To Push Up On One To See If It Has Split. ...
FlaschUSNRet - I'd ask about the bulliten if you are still under an extended warranty. Not sure of the price point if not, but they told me the pipe they ordered was $500. I'll get the bulletin number posted when I get my hands on it.
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From: Orlando Fl
Originally Posted by Stangkiller
Duds, if you need help, you're more than welcome to bring it by and we can put i up and see if we can't find the vibration. I have a feeling it might be your fuel shield, or something along those sorts.
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Thanks for the offer Stangkiller, I will email and PM you. Duds
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I got a hard copy printed out from the dealership. Actually, after googling, it was listed right here: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...56902&posted=1 It was covered under warranty for me.
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From: Wisconsin
Previous Exhaust work was done
At 23,000 miles the dealership replaced the intermediate exhaust pipe per bulletin #04-06-05-006 (as described on the RO) This cured the jingling noise I heard whenever I backed from the drive into the street and then the noise occurred when I accelerated. Its 90+ and too hot to get my fat *** under the car to check for cracks as suggested. Will do so when weather cools. Could someone email or fax me a copy of the bulletin you guys referred too?
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From: Crofton MD
Originally Posted by Vassili
Did Anyone Check Out What I Said In A Few Of My Posts??????? It Costs Nothing And Is A Simple Place To Start. You Guys Are Crying About Exactly What I Had, But Yet No One Has Responded To What I Said To Check. It Would Be Nice To See If Any Or All Would Look At The 1 Inch Metal Crossover Piece That Holds The Cats Together. You May Have To Push Up On One To See If It Has Split. This Will Be The Last Time I Throw My Two Cents In......
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From: Crofton MD
Originally Posted by KPGUY
I'm a new poster and it looks like this thread has the knowledge base that I was looking for. Have a manual 04 coupe that has had a persistent rattle both in neutral and in gear when revved slightly (anything beyond 3k rpm masks the sound) and when winding down when slowing. It is especially apparant in enclosed areas like a parking garage. I've been bugging the dealer about this at 9k, 12, and 15k miles (every time I get an oil change) but no joy. They have probably tighted every heat shield and bracket under the body, let alone already replaced the alternator pulley among other warranty items (your guess is as good as mine). I have now dug my heels in and am leaving it in the shop till fixed. After exhausting all options, they brought the area factory rep in to look at it, he replaced the left pipe, still no joy. Now the story I just got was that "the rattle is inherent to many C5's" and the approved warranty fix is to replace the crossover exhaust pipe with an X crossover pipe from Borla. I explained to the rep that I thought he was blowing smoke up my ***, but to go ahead and order the part while I researched the problem to see if this was in fact true. Oh, by the way I would like to mention that I have owned a '97 and a '00 coupe as daily drivers previously, and never had an issue with any exhaust noise. I've seen some similar issues posted, but I find it hard to believe that this is an acknowledged problem, and that the accepted warranty fix is to make a non factory standard fix to it. I'd also like to add that now that the area rep is involved, he is the only one that can authorize work on the car which is making the entire process agonizingly slow. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks--
