warranty and cold air intake question
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warranty and cold air intake question
hey guys, first post. sorry if this is the wrong forum for this question, but i have a new 2012 camaro ss and am going to install a cold air intake. my dealer told me a cold air intake was fine to do and will not void the warranty with them.
my bigger concern is that for the camaro the cold air intake has a complimentary mod which is a scoop to allow cool outside air in towards the filter. installing this scoop means buying a smaller windshield wiper fluid reservoir and removing the stock one.
i'm concerned that if i do this relocation and GM sees it, they will throw a fit and not warranty my car. i could understand if they did not want to warranty the windshield wiper fluid motor, but do you think there is a chance they would just not warranty anything out of spite? i emailed my salesguy (the same one that OK'd the CAI) and he didn't respond, but i imagine he just doesn't understand the mod and therefore doesn't want to guess at the answer.
thanks for any help.
my bigger concern is that for the camaro the cold air intake has a complimentary mod which is a scoop to allow cool outside air in towards the filter. installing this scoop means buying a smaller windshield wiper fluid reservoir and removing the stock one.
i'm concerned that if i do this relocation and GM sees it, they will throw a fit and not warranty my car. i could understand if they did not want to warranty the windshield wiper fluid motor, but do you think there is a chance they would just not warranty anything out of spite? i emailed my salesguy (the same one that OK'd the CAI) and he didn't respond, but i imagine he just doesn't understand the mod and therefore doesn't want to guess at the answer.
thanks for any help.
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I guess they could make a stink, but shouldn't be a problem. Read your warranty. Years ago I put a air scoop on my Fiero, and it came in because I blew the engine. They looked at it, but said nothing about it.
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They might deny a warranty claim on your engine if your scoop is mounted low and because of this it sucks in water if you go thru a puddle and you hydrolock your engine - but as long as you have comp/collision with a reputable insurance company, that would be covered by your insurance. I have been a claims manager at a major insurance company for 10 years, we see these claims every time we get a significant rain storm, they usually get called in after the dealer denies replacing the motor due to the low air scoop but we cover it (less deductible)...
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I wouldn't worry about it, I work at a GM dealer, never denied warranty due to a cold air intake. Just make sure you get the dry one with no oil. Have seen the oiled ones screw up the MAF readings.
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That'* why I have a MAF with a lifetime warranty. If I ever happen to over-oil my filter and cleaning the sensor doesn't work, I'll just exchange it at O'Reilly.
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