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mmarx82 · 03-23-2014, 09:11 AM

Yeah and mine didn't sit, did GM recommended break in. At 20K miles, 1-2 Autocross events a month for the last year and 1 track day it is now starting to make this noise everyone is complaining about. And I'm taking it tomorrow to be fixed under the PIP for free since it is a triple flush otherwise I'd have done it myself.

Emvici · 03-23-2014, 10:01 AM

My Gm invoice says

Parts......qty...... fp number..................description............... unit price
job #1 3 88862624 fluid 8.800 25.84 77.52

job#1 total parts 77.52
Job #1 total labor and parts 129.52

there was a 6.69 waste removal fee

and 9.95 tax

adds up, but my question is Does the Differential take 3 quarts?.

joes407 · 03-23-2014, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephen12ZL1

I wish I had taken a pic of the fluid that came out of my car at 1500 miles and Smitty's car at 1100 miles. It was not the typical old differential fluid look. Mine was milky & not resembling fluid I would want to remain in the differential. Smitty's car is a '13 and his looked just as bad. Marking compound caused this? I'm certainly not sure. I must say whatever break in material, clutch pack friction material, or marking compound that is there is very contaminating to the factory fill during the first 1000 or so miles.

Mine was they same, nasty thin &milky looking. Serviced for free under warranty although I had to find the service bulletin online as the one the dealer had said it excluded zl1. Done at 1200 miles with first oil change which was free as well

joes407 · 03-23-2014, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephen12ZL1

this is a possibility. My car was build the second week of April and I purchased it the third week in May 2012.

What number do you have? Mine was built the same time. #565

JerzyDog · 03-23-2014, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Emvici

My Gm invoice says

Parts......qty...... fp number..................description............... unit price
job #1 3 88862624 fluid 8.800 25.84 77.52

job#1 total parts 77.52
Job #1 total labor and parts 129.52

there was a 6.69 waste removal fee

and 9.95 tax

adds up, but my question is Does the Differential take 3 quarts?.

It takes just a little over 2 quarts.

Stephen12ZL1 · 03-23-2014, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by joes407

What number do you have? Mine was built the same time. #565

#917

Stephen12ZL1 · 03-23-2014, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emvici

My Gm invoice says

Parts......qty...... fp number..................description............... unit price
job #1 3 88862624 fluid 8.800 25.84 77.52

job#1 total parts 77.52
Job #1 total labor and parts 129.52

there was a 6.69 waste removal fee

and 9.95 tax

adds up, but my question is Does the Differential take 3 quarts?.

you need 3 qts to do the job even though it only holds a little more than 2 qts.

ZL One · 03-25-2014, 02:13 PM

Just picked mine up from the dealer after bringing it in for the groaning noise while turning at low speeds. They did the fix per the service bulletin. So far, no more groan.

mmarx82 · 03-25-2014, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ZL One

Just picked mine up from the dealer after bringing it in for the groaning noise while turning at low speeds. They did the fix per the service bulletin. So far, no more groan.

Same here, had mine done yesterday. They claimed 9 quarts but I'd venture to say they only needed 7.

03-23-2014, 09:11 AM	#43
mmarx82 Drives: '12 ZL1 #1609 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,762	Yeah and mine didn't sit, did GM recommended break in. At 20K miles, 1-2 Autocross events a month for the last year and 1 track day it is now starting to make this noise everyone is complaining about. And I'm taking it tomorrow to be fixed under the PIP for free since it is a triple flush otherwise I'd have done it myself. __________________ Life is too short to drive cars that suck. My build Thread

03-23-2014, 10:01 AM	#44
Emvici Drives: 2014 ZL1 White Convertible Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: St Pete Fl Posts: 682	My Gm invoice says Parts......qty...... fp number..................description............... unit price job #1 3 88862624 fluid 8.800 25.84 77.52 job#1 total parts 77.52 Job #1 total labor and parts 129.52 there was a 6.69 waste removal fee and 9.95 tax adds up, but my question is Does the Differential take 3 quarts?.

03-25-2014, 02:13 PM	#50
ZL One Drives: '12 ZL1 M6 IOM (1 of 107) #1252 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 245	Just picked mine up from the dealer after bringing it in for the groaning noise while turning at low speeds. They did the fix per the service bulletin. So far, no more groan.