LS1 Ticking Just Started
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
From: IL
LS1 Ticking Just Started I have a 99 z28 with 30 thousand miles on it. I picked the car up with 26800 and it didnot make any noises then. but now it makes a ticking at 1000 all the way up as long as you listen good. and i was thinking vlave train but i cant hear it on the top of the motor. just lower like behind the front left tire the best. any input
Thanks justin
Thanks justin
Trending Topics
Did you just do an oil change? If so try a thicker oil. I know a lot of you won't like this but my car sounded like a sewing machine when I used M1 5W-30. I switched to the German Castrol and it stopped ticking. Maybe it's not the same with your car but worth a shot.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
what's this german oil? IS it avail in Canada?
Read this thread...
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-maintenance-repairs/451253-german-made-castrol-syntec-0w-30-question.html
Teching In
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
if you can hear it from the back but not the top, its very much just a leak. my lifters failed a couple of times on my old engine and its a very very distinct ticking noise, it's much louder and can be heard while at idle and only gets worse as the RPMs increase. tighten the header bolts (if you have headers) and go from there. if the problem stops then you're golden. but if it persists try other methods. i've heard you can plug the tail pipes and have someone hold rags in them and the exhaust should be coming out from a leak. if nothing then it could be the lifters or even a bent pushrod, which is not a good thing ever. but seeing as how it's only got 30k on it...it doesnt seem too probable that it has a valvetrain problem. but that doesn't mean its not possible. good luck with it.