Uncle Meat

Holy smokes! Just got a call from the dealership telling me that to perform service bulletin 13-06-01-001 it will take (according to the book) 6+ hours for one head and 5+ hours for the other. At almost $100 an hour for labor that's roughly 1200 bucks!!!!

I thought I read somewhere it was only supposed to cost around $250 to have this done. This sucks...

U.M.

Mark2009

LOL... I was wondering if you had left them a blank check in your other thread... good thing they called first!

Bottom line, most of these dealers don't know how to do it, don't understand it, and don't want to learn... and by charging prices like that, they mostly don't have to fool with it.

You'll have to find another shop to do it, but if the guides are bad GM won't honor their work. Welcome to the Screwed Club

Too-Fast

OK, so where is our great Chevy/GM Customer Service rep? Lets get some help here!

C6z06man

WOW!! 11 hours for both heads?? That's nuts!!

EdsC6Z06

Sounds like they're pulling the heads to check them! That's insane. Fight it.

sublime1996525

I don't think they come to the C6 area anymore. Post this in C7 lol.

Unreal

They could replace the motor in 11 hours.

Chonger

U.M. just take the car to a real LSX specialty shop. I am sure there is one nearby.

F' the stealership. There are a lot better options out there.

Frans96ss

cruzin2

I got similar quotes too. I just decided to put a cam in and get the heads done since I was out of warranty.

Stevenyc777

Generally speaking should we get this done just before the warranty is up or just get it done for peace of mind?, Opinions?

Gary '09 C6

The trick is to find a dealer that is familiar with the matter, and who knows how to do the test.

If the results indicate out-of-spec. parts, GM is supposed to authorize the warranty claim for
replacement heads (?) including covering the initial testing. Again, if the car still has warranty...

valet_devil

Have them call Rich at Abel Chevrolet so he straighten them out. He has offered his assistance in doing so.

If everyone did this, more dealers would know how to deal with it giving us more accessibility.

Z.06

This indicates a dealer that is not experienced at all with the LS7 and not qualified to do the check. I had the same experience with Westside Chevrolet in Houston. Just move on and find someone who is competent.

Uncle Meat

I've been in contact with them, but not really getting anywhere. They just apologized for the cost and hinted it may be because I'm out of warranty.

There are a couple shops (Hinson & Speed South) in Northern Alabama, but to be honest I can't afford new heads at this time if they turn out to be bad.

That's what I'm trying to do now. My warranty expires on the 22nd of this month.

We have a couple other Chevy dealerships in the area I'll have to call today. I was just trying to give the local dealership in my town some business.

I spoke with the mechanic yesterday and he readily admits he's never heard of the issue with the LS7 valve guides so he has no experience in this. He states he called another chevy mechanic buddy of his who actually has done the inspection before and replaced the heads on a Z06. Coincidentally the regional GM rep is supposed to be visiting the dealership today (13th) so they said they would talk to him about this and get his take.

U.M.

jwebsta32

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