Formula96

Just finished getting my car back on the road, new exhaust, opti, tranny front seal, and subframes.

While driving home i take off from a stop sign and car gets way down on power, i mean way down, look at gauges and it is running a little hot but the oil pressure is steady dropping till it gets to 0. Turn the car off, check underhood, oil is still good on stick, get my EWP to turn back on (short), and crank the car. sounded like a high compression motor turning over (really slow), cranks. Making some new noises while cranking but not while running.

Pull back on highway, Still wayyyyy down on power, does not want to shift, it ran way up in the RPM's before it would shift, still had oil pressure at this point. go about 1/4 mile like this and the oil pressure is steady dropping.

After killing and restarting several times (i won't run it with 0 oil pressure) i made it to the house. I think the oil pump may be giving up? Maybe it is locking up causing my no power issue and low oil pressure?

SSDD

fleetmgr

Drain the oil and see what's in it. Bet you've spun a bearing.

derekderek

iTrader: (21)

What kind of noises was it making? I would drain the oil look for shavings and maybe pull the sparkplugs check them out and try to spin the crank with a wrench see how it feels.

Formula96

hmm, hard to explain....

rmp, rmp, clunk, rmp, rmp, clunk.

B4CZR2

oil sending unit my car did that with the previous owner

stevema10631

i had the same problem i took my caar out one night and oil pressure droped to 0 at idle then it was about 5 psi at 3000rpms i knew it was fried it had no power what so ever. took it apart and spun 2 mains and 6 rods in the process of rebuilding it now.

derekderek

iTrader: (21)

Will the oil sending unit put the car in limp mode? I dont think it will but who knows. I know my oil sending unit was reading off by about 20-30psi when I replaced it.

derekderek

iTrader: (21)

Sounds like a spun bearing to me cant mistake that sound

Formula96

oil sending unit is less than 10,XXX miles old...

Yeah, i am thinking either seized oil pump or spun bearings....

letsrun97z

iTrader: (7)

did the sound get louder with rpm's?

Formula96

did not make the noise exept when cranking.

derekderek

iTrader: (21)

When are you going to drain the oil? I am curious to know what it is sounds pretty strange. Ohh what transmission do you have? Never mind from your first post i take it it's auto.

Formula96

hopefully sometime this week, work is pretty busy right now...

yes it is an auto. i kinda hope it is a bearing (BUILD IT!!!).

reaperracer666

iTrader: (1)

oil pump, spun rod or main, cam bearings. check oil if shavings bearings if not pump or sending unit

lt1srule

iTrader: (10)

fryed bearings for sure.

the_merv

iTrader: (88)

Could be the Pickup kicking around in the Pan if you hear that only when you are Cranking..


You definately have some Bearing issues after all that though..drain your Oil and see if it looks like glitter.