Moe Bad

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.

USA1 427

Can't be the only one. When I was buying mine, I test drove another identical one and the check engine light kept coming on. I took it back to the dealer, swapped it out for the one I bought, and came home. Later on, I talked with the guy who purchased the first one I drove (he's a forum member) and he was actually considering turning it in under the lemon law because of motor issues that he kept having! Hate to say it's just the luck of the draw, but with anything, there will always be mistakes.
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.

2013 427

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.

not08crmanymore

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.

bluestreak63

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?

NormWild

Don't let them swap out the motor. Have it rebuilt by a reputable shop with a beefed up valve train.

Guard Dad

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.

PMD C6

So did they replace the heads and then it spun the main bearing? Or did this happen before they could replace the heads?

Goaty

What a disgrace that GM never fixed this issue and just kept using the engine year after year with no changes. I wonder if the Z28 will have these problems, my guess is yes.

NotVincent

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.

2013 427

Joe B.

That's scary!
I hope they make you happy, one way or another.

saplumr

The cars under warranty. That's not going to happen.

RicK T

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

joeking

Sorry to hear of the bad luck. Hopefully the engine will be ok since I dont know what they do to keep the same thing from happening again.

Rocketmanwpb

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?

funz06

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.

SK360

Guess it's time to just enjoy the car instead?

mcandrew67

I would just let them put the new motor in it, you will be long dead before it is worth more than you paid for it

Dano523

Ditto, just have the new engine stamped with the correct vin to match the rest of the car, and it's right as rain.

Stamped or ectched, so long as the numbers match, your golden come resale time.