Exhaust manifold bolts and aftermarket mufflers

[William Hastings]

For those of you who have dealt with the broken bolts, has any dealership given anyone a hard time with this repair if they see you have an aftermarket muffler? I know theres alot of debates on warranty repairs and aftermarket parts, ive read them all here. Can a dealer actually say, well you modified your exhaust and could have stressed the manifold bolts during install? Goin in for my 1st dealer service soon, and this has been on my mind. Im at 4980 miles and do get the tick on some startups. Wheter its manifold or the hemi tick im not sure.

 

[grizzstang]

It would not surprise me if they did, any excuse to deny coverage is the way they work now.

I hope they don't because I have an aftermarket muffler but I am pretty sure that if one breaks on me I will just go straight to shorty headers and bypass all the dealer BS anyway.

 

[mohemipar]

A really crappy service department might. I would say most wouldn’t though. At least in my experience.

 

[William Hastings]

It would not surprise me if they did, any excuse to deny coverage is the way they work now.

I hope they don't because I have an aftermarket muffler but I am pretty sure that if one breaks on me I will just go straight to shorty headers and bypass all the dealer BS anyway.

I hear ya there, the 8yr maxcare i payed for becomes a waste tho! Money down the toilet