2013 427 motor issues
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2013 427 motor issues
I have a 2013 427, Last week the motor started making a clicking noise, I took it to the dealer and after several days the dealer informed me that both heads had spring issues and they needed to replace the heads. Yesterday when they fired the motor and the main bearing spun and the engine came apart. They informed me today it is beyond repair and they must replace the entire motor. This was a collectable to me and now will become a non matching numbers car. Frankly I don't want a non perfect car, you guys know what I mean.
So what are my options, it only has 4500 miles and has never seen water.
So what are my options, it only has 4500 miles and has never seen water.
#2
Safety Car
I have a 2013 427, Last week the motor started making a clicking noise, I took it to the dealer and after several days the dealer informed me that both heads had spring issues and they needed to replace the heads. Yesterday when they fired the motor and the main bearing spun and the engine came apart. They informed me today it is beyond repair and they must replace the entire motor. This was a collectable to me and now will become a non matching numbers car. Frankly I don't want a non perfect car, you guys know what I mean.
So what are my options, it only has 4500 miles and has never seen water.
So what are my options, it only has 4500 miles and has never seen water.
In your case, I'd try and get GM to replace your whole car with a new one. They're still out there. Good luck bro.
#3
Instructor
Oh man, sorry to hear about this. I went through something very similar. You can go through my thread if you like...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...nd-belief.html
The whole experience sucks, but I have been happy with the replaced engine, like nothing ever happened. I hope you have a good dealer to work with. PM me if you want.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...nd-belief.html
The whole experience sucks, but I have been happy with the replaced engine, like nothing ever happened. I hope you have a good dealer to work with. PM me if you want.
#4
Team Owner
Fact is, s*** happens,and sometimes it's bad s***.The good news,It is being fixed by a GM OFFICIAL DEALER so you will have all necessary paperwork to show the engine change and the reason for it. Your options would be to sell it,keep it and enjoy it,or trade it. Paperwork makes all the difference in these cases.It shows continuity and history.
Last edited by not08crmanymore; 01-29-2014 at 08:27 PM.
#5
Safety Car
Fact is, s*** happens,and sometimes it's bad s***.The good news,It is being fixed by a GM OFFICIAL DEALER so you will have all necessary paperwork to show the engine change and the reason for it. Your options would be to sell it,keep it and enjoy it,or trade it. Paperwork makes all the difference in these cases.It shows continuity and history.
I would keep it and enjoy it, as a matter of fact, drive the **** out of it now. Well, drive it regularly now anyways, even if that means in the rain.
What are you saving it for? The next owner?
#6
Drifting
I have a 2013 427, Last week the motor started making a clicking noise, I took it to the dealer and after several days the dealer informed me that both heads had spring issues and they needed to replace the heads. Yesterday when they fired the motor and the main bearing spun and the engine came apart. They informed me today it is beyond repair and they must replace the entire motor. This was a collectable to me and now will become a non matching numbers car. Frankly I don't want a non perfect car, you guys know what I mean.
So what are my options, it only has 4500 miles and has never seen water.
So what are my options, it only has 4500 miles and has never seen water.
#7
Drifting
Once the bottom end goes, the new engine is the only way to go. I know it hurts but unless this is really to be part of a collection I don't think it will have any effect on trade in value in three to five years, at a collector car auction in thirty years it would hurt but not so much in the real world in the next five years. I love my GS and fuss over it constantly but if just one idiot isn't careful in a parking lot, there goes the clean Carfax record not to mention the original paint! Everyone of our cars is at the mercy of every goof ball diver who thinks that they are special and can text, or phone or whatever they please when they get behind the wheel of their '86 Putzmobile.
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#10
Instructor
I know how you feel. My 427 had an engine failure at 5000 miles. I opted to have the engine replaced and so far, I am happy I did. The car has never been better and my dealer returned it to me in better condition than when I picked it up new. FYI, the dealer that serviced my car isn't even the dealer I bought from. They were just a great dealer with a great mechanic who wanted to help.
Find yourself a good dealer, discuss your expectations honestly and politely with them and then let them go to bat for you. At least give them a chance to make things right. They may surprise you.
Find yourself a good dealer, discuss your expectations honestly and politely with them and then let them go to bat for you. At least give them a chance to make things right. They may surprise you.
#11
Instructor
I know how you feel. My 427 had an engine failure at 5000 miles. I opted to have the engine replaced and so far, I am happy I did. The car has never been better and my dealer returned it to me in better condition than when I picked it up new. FYI, the dealer that serviced my car isn't even the dealer I bought from. They were just a great dealer with a great mechanic who wanted to help.
Find yourself a good dealer, discuss your expectations honestly and politely with them and then let them go to bat for you. At least give them a chance to make things right. They may surprise you.
Find yourself a good dealer, discuss your expectations honestly and politely with them and then let them go to bat for you. At least give them a chance to make things right. They may surprise you.
#13
Race Director
#14
Team Owner
They will stamp the full matching number in the new engine but it will just look different because the factory numbers are etched. You will still have a numbers matching car.
Example from the 2009 LS3 replacement campaign:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1569407651-post1.html
Example from the 2009 LS3 replacement campaign:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1569407651-post1.html
#16
Safety Car
I would not sweat it concerning the collectable issue. It will take 20 years or more before it moves from being a used car to a collectable. Think you will own it that long?
#17
Drifting
My heart goes out to you.............hang in there. Just curious------for you folks that had an engine replaced, do recall the production number of your car, and the name of the person that built it (if you were on the 427 registry in the 'sticky' section the data may still be there)? I think it would be interesting to see if there are any similarities among the cars that had problems.