Chad Bergeron

i cant seem to find anywhere that sells just the reservoir by itself. i can, however, find a million places that sell a c4 reservoir by itself. my question is, will a c4 reservoir fit a c5? they look very similar.and if not, does anyone know where i can find the proper reservoir only?

knewblewkorvette

If you don't mind used, Vettenuts has everything.
Give Marc a call.

Contact Number:

615.896.6100 or 615.801.2711

laurent_zo6

This appears to be the part number: 19209245. Google buy info.

Chad Bergeron

thanks for the info, guys

Hoganryan40

I believe that’s only for the c6

laurent_zo6

Could be. Website has this info:

Spare Part Information

This is a reservoir kit, brake master cylinder (with grommet) (*kit1) (acdelco #19209245), for Chevrolet, and Cadillac automobiles. It fits for Chevrolet Corvette, and Corvette, Cadillac XLR for the U.S. from 1997 to 2008. It's a genuine General Motors part with an OEM part number 19209245, and corresponding ACDelco part number 19209245.

Hoganryan40

Gm says it’s discontinued and only for the c6.

https://www.gmpartsstore.com/oem-par...rvoir-19209245

laurent_zo6

Found this on Summit Racing website:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ado-19209245/

leadfoot4

$140??? that's pretty pricey, IMHO....

laurent_zo6

Another example of the Corvette tax.

leadfoot4

My point of reference, is that I bought a new coolant reservoir for my wife's 2009 Jaguar, this past fall, as I was doing a coolant hose swap, and the tank, as well as the thermostat housing, are plastic. The coolant reservoir was only $45-50, and that was including a sensor for the coolant level, that's part of the tank.....

wcsinx

You can get complete brake MC assemblies for $70.


Just replace the damn thing and stop futzing around with trying to find a reservoir.

Hoganryan40

Yeah but dorman is terrible. May last you a year before it breaks.

leadfoot4

Sure about that? It appears to me that Dorman has bought up a lot of the older GM part tooling, and is now the only source for many GM replacement parts.

Hoganryan40

nah. Ac delco or nothing. Dorman is terrible. Might as well buy ecklers parts. Lol.

69

Brake Master Cylinder Tech with PDF instructions link https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ue-cracks.html
Cheers,
Goose

Hoganryan40

So you recommend a whole new unit.

wcsinx

My luck with Dorman parts is much better than with Delco. I've used Dorman alternators, brake MCs, clutch MCs, slave cylinders, etc. etc. on multiple cars and I've yet to have a single problem out of them.

Hoganryan40

you’re in the minority. Spending all that time to tear down the rear end just to put in a dorman slave is a poor decision.

wcsinx

This was on an Acura Integra. I don't think there are any 3rd party manufacturers for a C5 clutch slave. Regardless, I drove with that Dorman clutch slave cylinder for 3 years without incident.

And you really should know that it's your opinion which is the minority. Simply do a Google search, "are dorman parts any good", and you'll see the vast majority of comments are positive. In fact, I had to go to the 2nd page of results before I found a single negative comment. But here's the kicker, after that negative comment was posted a Dorman rep responded to it, gave the guy who had a problem with their part a $250 credit, and claimed that they were going fix the design of said part.

https://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/wa...bestos.402773/

Soooooo yeah, you REALLY are the minority here with your highly negative opinion.