Kimball

So I've finally got my C6.

As i expected I've got a few teething issues which I'm hoping you guys can point me right on.

So first and scariest. Driving home finally gave it a bit of welly and horrendous noise. Thought it was a valve but that was just panic. Its an awful belt or pully noise. Wd40 around the crank pulley stopped it for a few seconds so i got some belt dressimg and applied loads and all silence. But im guessing this is temporary. Is the concensus crank pulley, idle tensioner or belts?

Secondly, if I'm in traffic engine is great, however if I start up and get up to speed quickly after about 5 mins the water temp drops to zero and a dic warning about hot engine. An odb reset and all fine again but i think I have a 160 stat, the temp goes up to 160 max without traffic. Btw, it's really cold here right now. Idle is pretty lumpy, as in hot cam lumpy, and it is quicker than I'd hoped.

Finally air bag and heated seat aren't working, trapped wires underneath?

On the positive side I've started going through the options list and it has the z51 option, so going to check the rest.

Thanks for any help.

pagosawingnut

The squeaky belts "could" be the harmonic balancer issue suggested to plague some of the C6's.
Can't imagine reasons for the other issues.

Scuba Ghost

Did you purchase from a dealer or private owner?

Kimball

Why? Do the faults sound different then.

Lol, I'm happy with what I got for what I paid, just need to fix some faults.

Harmonic balancer seems right for location, but not sure how belt dressing would stop it?

Vette_DD

You asked for help, but you don't want to answer a basic question posted by someone trying to help you.

Some problems you're having could be from several different sources, depending on whether you got the car from a dealer or from a private owner. A dealer would be likely to have fixed some of those.

orca1946

My c 6 had 2 H B replaced before I purchased an A T I that is much better than the same defective one that G M keeps using. Is this an issue with the new 2018 & 2019 Vettes?

ByRiver

Didn't you test drive it before you purchased it? It sounds all of these issues would have revealed themselves on a 20-30 minute test drive.

Perhaps you should be asking the seller these questions? I doubt all this just started happening just after you paid for the car and was driving it home. You need to get all the maintenance records from the seller and find out what he changed or modified.

On a good note, you do seem to have gotten what you paid for. Congrats.

RoadkingC6

Essentially the belt dressing is like a temporary lube and reducing the friction for a short period of time from running untrue probably, as far as where you purchased it from maybe you have some recourse if it was a dealer purchase. 90 day warranty maybe longer ?

jrose7004

That's a really smart *** answer for someone asking for help!

Jstan2014

OP’s profile indicates a 2001 C5.
OP, you might want to post in the C5 area for more guidance. Best of luck.

montman

You know how they say "don't bring up religion or politics to avoid an argument". Pretty soon they might need to add Corvettes to that list.

jdvann

I think he ended up with an '07 from a previous post I read.

Jstan2014

I must’ve missed that info. I stand corrected. Perhaps help can be found here then, but I’m at a loss other than a possible harmonic balancer beginning to fail. Thanks.

ruxvette

What the hell does that mean? Even with a bad HB (wobble/run out) belt dressing will help for a while.
As for 160° stat, has other engine work been done? You need some history.

phileaglesfan

If it was a private seller than you can ask the seller what he did to it besides changing the thermostat. He may or may not go in for the repairs. if it was a dealer you might have a warranty but probably not.

Lumpy idle could be normal as the LS2/LS3 have a lump in their idle for muscle car feeling.

I agree on the harmonic balancer.

If seat heater and air bag are both on the same seat then you can at least limit your troubleshooting.

Welcome to the C6 world

Bruze

That's a joke . . . right?

Dman302

buckmeister2

You are starting off on the wrong foot, buddy. You would do well to answer simple questions when asked. This forum probably has the broadest knowledge base of any forum, anywhere. Nobody is here to make you look dumb. You can do that well enough by yourself, if you choose to.

Posted by someone who has done it.

z06clif

He did say he was happy with what he got for the price he paid BUT ...you do get more flies with sugar than vinegar. Good luck

Clif

phileaglesfan

My LS3 idles rough by car standards, same engine in a Denali idled smooth. Corvette's motor is built for max power so it will have a lump in the idle or a shake, whatever you want to call it. And I didn't mean to say it was like a muscle car but you don't see people complaining about how a 60s early 70s V8 idles.