need2speed94

I was driving today and at idle, my car would make a rattling noise, at first I thought it was part of my exhaust or something similar... But pulling through 3rd gear, I broke/blew something. All of a sudden the motor died and I noticed smoke just coming out the back and oil pres. Dropped to 0. It was leaking(and still is) leaking oil... Anyone know what I broke? I was thinking maybe the tranny? There's oil coming out of it but I cant exactly spot the origin of the leak since It's not up on jacks. Car wont start as is...

Any input would help

-Marcus

RPM WS6

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If oil pressure dropped to 0 and the engine won't start, why would you think this has anything to do with the transmission?

Was pressure at 0 before or after the engine died?

need2speed94

That's why I'm really confused? There was a **** ton of oil leaking from the tranny...? So who knows what's up with it :/ . It all happened so fast... I *believe it dropped before it died.

SportGoldSS

Well if your rear main seal got messed up it would look like oil is comming from your tranny. Is the oil you speak of red or black?

RPM WS6

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If pressure went to 0 before the engine died, and it now won't start, then you should get prepared for engine rebuild/replacement.

Does the engine still crank at least, when you tried to start it?

need2speed94

I stuck my camera under to get a quick video to see if i could see anything and it looks like there's oil coming from the tranny... I couldn't tell, most of it drained out when I was still driving in the process of getting it pulled off to the side of the road... and the rest that leaked mixed with all the dirt from the street so it was black? So I'm not sure at all what color it originally was.

Ahh man that would be horrible... Nope won't even turn over.

need2speed94

If this helps... I'm just remembering certain details from when this happened; I was pulling hard in 3rd up at about 4-5k rpm and all of a sudden I just hear a Bang and the motor died/oil pressure was gone, oil was just spilling out on the road. Before all of this, I heard a slight knocking noise coming from about where the y pipe meets the down pipe... I didn't think much of it, thought it was a loose bolt or something minor -_-

RPM WS6

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Previous knocking from the engine, then a loud bang and 0 oil pressure, then engine dies, plus black oil on the road, followed by an engine that won't even crank = time for a new engine.

Sorry man. It's not looking good.

need2speed94

Damn... I really hope it's not that serious :/ I'm praying that I'm just misremembering and that I lost oil pressure after it died... but what really worries me is that it wont even crank I would go take another look to gather some more info but it's dark out, maybe I'll go out there with a light, I need some closure on what happened :/

SM105K

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I vote for a thrown rod. Start looking for a new added window to your block. 98's were said to have weaker rod bolts. Sorry bud.

need2speed94

I was thinking that at first but it just didn't seem to be a big possibility to me? My motor is bone stock, nothing fancy that would be too much for stock internals to handle ya know? Who knows... I'll most likely have the diagnostic up on here tomorrow :/ Well if the damage requires a new motor, I'm mostly likely going to be without a car for awhile unless I can find a low mileage LS1 at pick-n-pull that's useable. Man this sucks....

RPM WS6

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'98 rod bolts should hold up as well as any other year when kept within the stock rpm limits (6200 or less). They can become an issue when pushed harder then that though. But of course, any part can fail with enough time and wear, even at stock power/rpm levels.

That knocking was probably your first indication of a problem, and the high rpm pull you did likely sent the engine to it's grave.

CranMaro99

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Yup, sounds like you threw a rod...

need2speed94

Yea it was a rattling noise that you could hear sometimes when you would take off slowly... like a normal take off, not a launch. And yea I've been driving it pretty hard, shifting at about 6000-6100(right before the limiter).

lt1pwr1

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I agree with the others that your motor is probably toast. The reason you think it's trans fluid is because that engine oil is going to travel back as you are driving so it probably coated the trans with oil. I'm sure if you get under the car you'll see a ton of oil under the motor and maybe even a rod sticking out of the block.

need2speed94

I'm praying it's till intact... but I'm just preparing myself for the worst. Well I guess it's safe to tell people right now that I threw a rod I guess, won't know until later today but when I do I'll put up exactly went wrong up on here.

need2speed94

Found out I threw a rod... R.I.P. LS1

WS6SP33D

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Hate to here that man.

need2speed94

Yea I'm probably gonna be without a car for awhile unless I find a cheap way to get it back up and running... maybe a new shortblock, rods, bearings, etc. whatever else I need... instead of a whole new longblock :/

Finkledbody

How many miles on it she died?