[Z06] C5's...overheating??
Pro
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 531
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From: Spicewood, TX
Not unless your out on a road course beating the crap out of your car.
Only known problem with C5's was really the column lock. Other than that pretty much no problems mechanically.
01Z's did have a piston ring recall that some had replaced under warranty. Some do not have the so called problem.
Z
Only known problem with C5's was really the column lock. Other than that pretty much no problems mechanically.
01Z's did have a piston ring recall that some had replaced under warranty. Some do not have the so called problem.
Z
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 967
Likes: 343
From: Yazoo City Mississippi
Not unless your out on a road course beating the crap out of your car.
Only known problem with C5's was really the column lock. Other than that pretty much no problems mechanically.
01Z's did have a piston ring recall that some had replaced under warranty. Some do not have the so called problem.
Z
Only known problem with C5's was really the column lock. Other than that pretty much no problems mechanically.
01Z's did have a piston ring recall that some had replaced under warranty. Some do not have the so called problem.
Z
Tech Contributor
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 41,030
Likes: 9,786
From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)
It depends. C4s don't have a reputation for overheating either so if you have experienced that problem on a C4 then you may have similar problems on a C5. Both cars are bottom suckers and get road debris pulled up into the A/C condensor and radiator. The C5 won't capture as much dirt between the A/C and rad as the C4 would since the space between the two is open at the bottom. I have seen some C4s that had half the space between the two filled with road debris. Never understood how it got there but it was there.
The C5 cooling system typically runs about 210 to 220 in traffic in hot weather but that isn't considered overheating. Neither the C4 or C5 are 1960s cars.
Bill
The C5 cooling system typically runs about 210 to 220 in traffic in hot weather but that isn't considered overheating. Neither the C4 or C5 are 1960s cars.
Bill
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 17,103
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From: stop the fun suckers
to answer your quesiton.. I just mvoed up from a C4 to a Z06.. Day two of owning it it had a col. lock problem.. ended up being a bad key ignition cyl. These cars are leaps and bounds above the C4.. get one you can afford in the color(s) you like with the least amount of miles!!
BTW: mine runs significantly cooler than my C4 did (and it had a brand new radiator installed.. no debris or obstructions). I think the cooling system has a tad more capacity designed in to it (unlike the reverse flow LT1 systems).
hope to see you here more often!!
BTW: mine runs significantly cooler than my C4 did (and it had a brand new radiator installed.. no debris or obstructions). I think the cooling system has a tad more capacity designed in to it (unlike the reverse flow LT1 systems).
hope to see you here more often!!
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 124
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Do a search on water leaks for fixed roof coops and z06. Many people had problems and they will give you the lokations to look for them. On than this, great car. Prices are also starting to drop. Take youre time and look around.
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