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Revo1 · 11-24-2010, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by myold88

No "RipGear"-LOL, I'm not assuming anything. I just know from what I've read here on camaro5 there's a lot of abuse of these new Camaros.- IE: Drive it like you stole it, etc.
I'm sure these lifters are a weak point on the engine. I know mine could act up anytime and then I would have GM take care of it.

The tech that looked at at the car mentioned that all early builds got lifters from a specific manufacturer. (Can't remember the name

) They had issues with those lifters (tapping, failing) and switched to a different manufacturer, and those lifters are the ones that will be installed now.

THE ORIGINAL, FAULTY LIFTERS WERE USED ON EVERY SINGLE EARLY BUILD L99 and no amount of oil changes, spitshine or condescension will make them act right. My car was delivered to the dealer in late 2009. How about yours?

RipGear · 11-24-2010, 02:08 PM

Revo1, ours was Camaro #64281 produced, more info is below. We heard the tapping early on but there was nothing the dealership could do but report it.

Order Status:
1000 Preliminary Order On Hold at Dealership (Initial Order NPTTGZ on 9/26/2009)
1100 Preliminary Order Placed at Dealership (10/07/2009)
2000 Order Accepted by GM (10/12/2009)
3000 Order Accepted by Production Control (10/16/2009)
3300 Order Scheduled for Production (10/22/2009 TPW 11/02/2009)
3400 Order Broadcast (Internal Plant Order Produced) (11/03/2009)
3800 Vehicle Produced, VIN Assigned (11/04/2009 2G1FK1EJ2A9164281)
4000 Vehicle Available to Ship (11/09/2009 By Rail)
4200 Vehicle Shipped (11/13/2009 Railcar SP517208 Southern Pacific Railroad; Union Pacific Railroad)
4800 Rail Ramp Unload (11/20/2009 Westfield, Texas)
5000 Vehicle Delivered to Dealer (11/23/2009 10:00 AM)
6000 Vehicle Delivered to Customer (11/23/2009 7:00 PM)

#9 · 11-24-2010, 02:47 PM

I got mine on 18 Nov 09, my wife's birthday! I was on my way to a doc appointment and saw them. I had time so I had to check them out. I was seriously considering the SRT but not for 50g! They weren't budging off of that either. The Camaro said yes to me in every way and for 10g less. I picked it up after the doc and wished the wife a happy birthday!

Revo1 · 11-24-2010, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RipGear

Revo1, ours was Camaro #64281 produced, more info is below. We heard the tapping early on but there was nothing the dealership could do but report it.

Order Status:
1000 Preliminary Order On Hold at Dealership (Initial Order NPTTGZ on 9/26/2009)
1100 Preliminary Order Placed at Dealership (10/07/2009)
2000 Order Accepted by GM (10/12/2009)
3000 Order Accepted by Production Control (10/16/2009)
3300 Order Scheduled for Production (10/22/2009 TPW 11/02/2009)
3400 Order Broadcast (Internal Plant Order Produced) (11/03/2009)
3800 Vehicle Produced, VIN Assigned (11/04/2009 2G1FK1EJ2A9164281)
4000 Vehicle Available to Ship (11/09/2009 By Rail)
4200 Vehicle Shipped (11/13/2009 Railcar SP517208 Southern Pacific Railroad; Union Pacific Railroad)
4800 Rail Ramp Unload (11/20/2009 Westfield, Texas)
5000 Vehicle Delivered to Dealer (11/23/2009 10:00 AM)
6000 Vehicle Delivered to Customer (11/23/2009 7:00 PM)

Updated lifters have been implemented on newer models, and are available for retrofit- they just have to hear it happen before they can start work on the car. Would be worth looking into.

RipGear · 11-24-2010, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revo1

Updated lifters have been implemented on newer models, and are available for retrofit- they just have to hear it happen before they can start work on the car. Would be worth looking into.

We had ours replaced last week. It has been quiet for the 300 miles since.

Revo1 · 11-25-2010, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by RipGear

We had ours replaced last week. It has been quiet for the 300 miles since.

Good to hear, really hoping we can get our taken care of soon...

bad55nomad · 11-29-2010, 11:29 AM

My car is in the dealer right now for this . Dropped it off Saturday . I had a vector tune and put the stock tune back in before taking it to the dealer . I havent heard anything from them yet .

CC Performance · 11-29-2010, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by silverfox

Here's what causes that noise. If you ever bounce off the rev limiter the stock rockers take a dump. The needle bearings have a tendency to walk out the side of the rocker as there is no retaining ring from the factory. Get the comp cams truniun upgrade kit, problem solved.

We rebuild rockers all the time for people, just did a set of LS3's for a person. The Comp kit is nice and comes with instructions and new bolts.

thjr59 · 11-29-2010, 12:27 PM

Going to bring mine in tommorro. I hope they don't give me a hard time about replacing the lifters. Got my car delivered end of June 2009. Its been tapping since day one but has been getting worse last couple of days.

Revo1 · 11-29-2010, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thjr59

Going to bring mine in tommorro. I hope they don't give me a hard time about replacing the lifters. Got my car delivered end of June 2009. Its been tapping since day one but has been getting worse last couple of days.

As long as it does it for their tech you should be fine. Mine didn't, gonna have to leave it there overnight I think....

Godon Hutchinson · 11-29-2010, 03:45 PM

put mine in the shop today to have them fix my lifters, they said that the aftermarket oil filter maybe the problem.LOL i said put a GM filter on it but ive had the problem since day1. service manager said he would call me back havent hear from them yet.

#9 · 11-29-2010, 03:49 PM

Been in the shop for 11 days now. I had the trans checked out, it's ok, waiting for a drivers side mirror. The original reflected blurry images. They say they haven't heard the lifters tap yet but aren't ready to give up so neither am I.

Godon Hutchinson · 11-29-2010, 04:21 PM

they heard my tapping soon as they started it this morning. so now it just a waiting game,also getting my rear deck lid repainted because of the paint chipping.

Rock-It Man · 11-29-2010, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by #9

Been in the shop for 11 days now. I had the trans checked out, it's ok, waiting for a drivers side mirror. The original reflected blurry images. They say they haven't heard the lifters tap yet but aren't ready to give up so neither am I.

Given that there's a TSB, I'm surprised that they ahave to hear it for themselves before they start.

Mine tap maybe once every 20 starts, for 1 to 2 seconds, so I haven't bothered to talk to the dealer.

Any idea whether this problem actually causes damage, or is it an annoyance only?

11-24-2010, 02:08 PM	#44
RipGear Drives: '74 Vette Coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Missouri City, Texas Posts: 104	Revo1, ours was Camaro #64281 produced, more info is below. We heard the tapping early on but there was nothing the dealership could do but report it. Order Status: 1000 Preliminary Order On Hold at Dealership (Initial Order NPTTGZ on 9/26/2009) 1100 Preliminary Order Placed at Dealership (10/07/2009) 2000 Order Accepted by GM (10/12/2009) 3000 Order Accepted by Production Control (10/16/2009) 3300 Order Scheduled for Production (10/22/2009 TPW 11/02/2009) 3400 Order Broadcast (Internal Plant Order Produced) (11/03/2009) 3800 Vehicle Produced, VIN Assigned (11/04/2009 2G1FK1EJ2A9164281) 4000 Vehicle Available to Ship (11/09/2009 By Rail) 4200 Vehicle Shipped (11/13/2009 Railcar SP517208 Southern Pacific Railroad; Union Pacific Railroad) 4800 Rail Ramp Unload (11/20/2009 Westfield, Texas) 5000 Vehicle Delivered to Dealer (11/23/2009 10:00 AM) 6000 Vehicle Delivered to Customer (11/23/2009 7:00 PM) __________________ 1974 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe, L82 V8, A3 2005 Craftsman Push Mower, I1, M1 2006 Kia Sportage LX, V6, A4 2006 Troy-Bilt Weed Eater, I1 4-Stroke, M1 2010 Camaro #64281, 2SS/RS, L99, RJT, Black Leather, Black Rallys

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11-24-2010, 02:47 PM	#45
#9 Drives: 2010 red 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Seale AL Posts: 28	I got mine on 18 Nov 09, my wife's birthday! I was on my way to a doc appointment and saw them. I had time so I had to check them out. I was seriously considering the SRT but not for 50g! They weren't budging off of that either. The Camaro said yes to me in every way and for 10g less. I picked it up after the doc and wished the wife a happy birthday!

11-29-2010, 11:29 AM	#49
bad55nomad Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS A6 Inferno Orange Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 51	My car is in the dealer right now for this . Dropped it off Saturday . I had a vector tune and put the stock tune back in before taking it to the dealer . I havent heard anything from them yet .

11-29-2010, 12:27 PM	#51
thjr59 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS IOM Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 83	Going to bring mine in tommorro. I hope they don't give me a hard time about replacing the lifters. Got my car delivered end of June 2009. Its been tapping since day one but has been getting worse last couple of days.

11-29-2010, 03:45 PM	#53
Godon Hutchinson Drives: 2010 1SS/RS Imperial Blue Metallic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Huntington West Va Posts: 443	put mine in the shop today to have them fix my lifters, they said that the aftermarket oil filter maybe the problem.LOL i said put a GM filter on it but ive had the problem since day1. service manager said he would call me back havent hear from them yet.

11-29-2010, 03:49 PM	#54
#9 Drives: 2010 red 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Seale AL Posts: 28	Been in the shop for 11 days now. I had the trans checked out, it's ok, waiting for a drivers side mirror. The original reflected blurry images. They say they haven't heard the lifters tap yet but aren't ready to give up so neither am I.

11-29-2010, 04:21 PM	#55
Godon Hutchinson Drives: 2010 1SS/RS Imperial Blue Metallic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Huntington West Va Posts: 443	they heard my tapping soon as they started it this morning. so now it just a waiting game,also getting my rear deck lid repainted because of the paint chipping.