Engine problems - Ticking sound
If you have a spun bearing the oil pressure will be way down and you WILL absolutely have a whole bunch of aluminum shavings in you're oil (looks like the metallic in paint).
Also I have no luck with quieting down my tick. I have been driveling it and have had no problems and the car run's great. When I get the time I am going to pull the head's and replace the lifters and lifter trays.
Also I have no luck with quieting down my tick. I have been driveling it and have had no problems and the car run's great. When I get the time I am going to pull the head's and replace the lifters and lifter trays.
Take a look at the pic attached. Look at the mileage. The description is BS I told them it made the noise all the time.
This all started when I did my first oil change (bought it used), and it still makes the same exact noise to this day.
This all started when I did my first oil change (bought it used), and it still makes the same exact noise to this day.
Last edited by 9000th01ss; Jan 6, 2009 at 09:56 AM.
I do not have headers and have never had the exhaust manifolds off the car. I have checked for leaks and am pretty sure the noise is not coming from an exhaust leak and I tightened the bolts just to be sure. I have never had the oil pump out and have steady, strong oil pressure so I guess it could possibly be the problem, but from what I read it is due to improperly installing the oil pump. Oh and a spun bearing requires pulling the motor to fix but a broken rocker can be fixed in the car and is and not very hard at all.
Well here is the update....
I did almost everything; I installed new LS7 lifters, Hardened push rods. LS6 valve springs and GM MLS head gaskets and made sure the converter bolts and the exhaust was not leaking in any way. All of this work and the noise is 100% unchanged so I decided to switch from Mobil 1 to Royal Purple 5w30 and that did not make a dimes worth of difference. I ran the car at the track and it went 12.1 at 110 with a 1.80 60ft witch everyone thinks it run good for an incomplete bolt on car. I guess I am just never going to be able to sell this car and just drive the **** out of this thing tell it breaks but I am not going any deeper into the motor. Any thoughts?
I did almost everything; I installed new LS7 lifters, Hardened push rods. LS6 valve springs and GM MLS head gaskets and made sure the converter bolts and the exhaust was not leaking in any way. All of this work and the noise is 100% unchanged so I decided to switch from Mobil 1 to Royal Purple 5w30 and that did not make a dimes worth of difference. I ran the car at the track and it went 12.1 at 110 with a 1.80 60ft witch everyone thinks it run good for an incomplete bolt on car. I guess I am just never going to be able to sell this car and just drive the **** out of this thing tell it breaks but I am not going any deeper into the motor. Any thoughts?
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