Tick Fixed!!!!
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Burning Brakes
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Tick Fixed!!!!
Some of you know I’ve had more than my fair share of issues since purchasing a new Z in July. Way too many trips to the dealer each month than anyone should have to deal with including the infamous tick that sounded like a rod knocking when warmed up. The dealer tried to fix the tick twice and I got GM involved. They sent out a tech to my local dealer for attempt #3, found that no 7 exhaust valve train was out of spec, fixed it and no more tick. The field service engineer arrived with a special tool the dealer does not have which was instrumental in getting back into spec. Apparently out of tolerance
I was persistent about the issue and GM stood tall and fixed it.
I was persistent about the issue and GM stood tall and fixed it.
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Nov 15, 2024, 08:07 PM
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Glad to hear, you went through hell.
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Some of you know I’ve had more than my fair share of issues since purchasing a new Z in July. Way too many trips to the dealer each month than anyone should have to deal with including the infamous tick that sounded like a rod knocking when warmed up. The dealer tried to fix the tick twice and I got GM involved. They sent out a tech to my local dealer for attempt #3, found that no 7 exhaust valve train was out of spec, fixed it and no more tick. The field service engineer arrived with a special tool the dealer does not have which was instrumental in getting back into spec. Apparently out a few mm of tolerance
I was persistent about the issue and GM stood tall and fixed it.
I was persistent about the issue and GM stood tall and fixed it.
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Burning Brakes
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Hope this helps someone else out and restores some trust that GM will fix it and support dealerships when needed.
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Some of you know I’ve had more than my fair share of issues since purchasing a new Z in July. Way too many trips to the dealer each month than anyone should have to deal with including the infamous tick that sounded like a rod knocking when warmed up. The dealer tried to fix the tick twice and I got GM involved. They sent out a tech to my local dealer for attempt #3, found that no 7 exhaust valve train was out of spec, fixed it and no more tick. The field service engineer arrived with a special tool the dealer does not have which was instrumental in getting back into spec. Apparently out a few mm of tolerance
I was persistent about the issue and GM stood tall and fixed it.
I was persistent about the issue and GM stood tall and fixed it.
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Burning Brakes
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it sounds like a sewing machine as the valvetrain is not hydraulic but a loud tick is not normal. My sounded like a rod knock when the car got warmed up. Glad to be in the other side of this.
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Some of you know I’ve had more than my fair share of issues since purchasing a new Z in July. Way too many trips to the dealer each month than anyone should have to deal with including the infamous tick that sounded like a rod knocking when warmed up. The dealer tried to fix the tick twice and I got GM involved. They sent out a tech to my local dealer for attempt #3, found that no 7 exhaust valve train was out of spec, fixed it and no more tick. The field service engineer arrived with a special tool the dealer does not have which was instrumental in getting back into spec. Apparently out a few mm of tolerance
I was persistent about the issue and GM stood tall and fixed it.
I was persistent about the issue and GM stood tall and fixed it.
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when the dealer did not fix the first time I asked for a FSE and was denied as GM wanted dealer to attempt fix second time. They said if the second attempt did not work, they would send out FSE.
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