Out of 15 LSX cars I think a motor is gone. Video inside
04-30-2011, 11:02 AM
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Out of 15 LSX cars I think a motor is gone. Video inside Well, I don't know what to say.I have had 15(Including my current 2) ranging from 21 miles to 233,000 miles. This motor is a LS6 out of a 03 Z06 with only 55k on it
All I was doing was swapping intakes. Once I get everything buttoned up and start the car I hear this sound which starts like metal in a tin can coming from the motor. I take everything back apart pull the valve covers and changed the oil. Oil looked fine. It did start to rain a little but i had everything covered up. Only thing I can think of is maybe a bolt or something fell into my motor when I had the Intake off. For those with a good eye you will notice the first injector on the drive side dumping fuel. Out of Anger I threw it out the ground so a new fuel rail is on the list of parts. IDK what to do I have found a 6.0L but don't really have alot of cash to use at the moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pWVYJtbyg0
All I was doing was swapping intakes. Once I get everything buttoned up and start the car I hear this sound which starts like metal in a tin can coming from the motor. I take everything back apart pull the valve covers and changed the oil. Oil looked fine. It did start to rain a little but i had everything covered up. Only thing I can think of is maybe a bolt or something fell into my motor when I had the Intake off. For those with a good eye you will notice the first injector on the drive side dumping fuel. Out of Anger I threw it out the ground so a new fuel rail is on the list of parts. IDK what to do I have found a 6.0L but don't really have alot of cash to use at the moment.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pWVYJtbyg0
04-30-2011, 02:45 PM
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Hard to tell what's going on with that video. Any chance of getting a shot from under by the pan? Maybe a closer shot from in the bay too? Seems like its idling high and shaking a lot. 
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04-30-2011, 05:31 PM
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^^^agreed 2 ^^^.
Been there done that pal. I dropped a intake bolt down in one and did not know it. I searched for an hour and could not find it. My gut told me don't start this motor. But I did and clack, clack, clack. I was putting an intake gasket on a GM 4.3 motor and thank God that it didn't get past the valve. I still have that bolt for a souvenir. Good luck...
Been there done that pal. I dropped a intake bolt down in one and did not know it. I searched for an hour and could not find it. My gut told me don't start this motor. But I did and clack, clack, clack. I was putting an intake gasket on a GM 4.3 motor and thank God that it didn't get past the valve. I still have that bolt for a souvenir. Good luck...
04-30-2011, 07:16 PM
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Thanks for the suggestions fellas. I will see I can do. I hope it can be saved! Like stated I will not turn the motor over again! I really didn't even want it to run for the 15 seconds it ran for me to make the video
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Kinda sounds like a very large intake leak , but if I were w-king on it I'd get a small magnet either on a string or something like a bicycle spoke (thin but very rigid) , take off the intake and turn motor around to the intake valve being open 1 by 1 get that magnet down into each cylinder . Make sure it's a really strong small magnet and if anythings in 1 of the cylinders that will grab it or "just" take off the heads as a few have suggested . Good luck for sure