Oil Pump Failure?!
03-25-2006, 06:18 PM
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Oil Pump Failure?! Well i was driving home last night, noticed my oil pressure was a bit low, but still driveable. Started clankin a bit Right as i turned onto my street, so i killed it and coasted it into my driveway. Started it up this morning for about 5 seconds, and there's no pressure at all and it was CLankiNG like HELL. Assuming its not just going to be an easy fix like changing out the oil pump, how badly has this damaged my engine overall in the worst case scenario?
03-25-2006, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Chevy4Life
Well i was driving home last night, noticed my oil pressure was a bit low, but still driveable. Started clankin a bit Right as i turned onto my street, so i killed it and coasted it into my driveway. Started it up this morning for about 5 seconds, and there's no pressure at all and it was CLankiNG like HELL. Assuming its not just going to be an easy fix like changing out the oil pump, how badly has this damaged my engine overall in the worst case scenario?
03-25-2006, 06:39 PM
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I mainly want to know what the worst case scenario is from having driven it like this. Anyway i can tell ? I did check the oil and there aren't any metal shavings of any kind in it so that's a start...
03-25-2006, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 99ssleeper
how many miles are on your car? how do you usually drive your car?
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03-25-2006, 06:55 PM
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Many LS1 owners are faced with a few issues. There's the oil pumps that randomly die, the rod bolts that randomly break, roller rockers that randomly lose their bearings, and the oil consumption issue that seems to haunt some and not others. The oil consumption issue seems to be one of the most common issues on all LS1's out there, and this is due to the way the stock PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) system is setup.
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03-25-2006, 07:08 PM
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Would the Loud Clanking when i started it up this morning signify Any Damage? I mean, when i pulled onto my street it started clankin pretty good but the oil pressure wasn't completely at 0, just really low. I immediately shut her off and just let it coast into my driveway. Then i started up this morning, and there was ZERO oil pressure, and some VERY LOUD *** NOISES comming from my engine.
03-25-2006, 07:18 PM
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Mine did that in 2002 and I lost the whole motor, only ran like that for a minute at best. Do NOT start it again. The oil pump failed on mine, took out the bearings VERY quickly. If I were in your shoes I'd take it apart to be sure. I had 35K on the motor when it happened and GM said screw off.
03-25-2006, 07:38 PM
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if you can, id say replace the pump, and before you start it, disconnect the coil packs and crank it some so that you have oil throughout the engine. Then Fire it up, and hope for the best. If you broke it, its broke, why not start it up, and hope its alright?
