ChocoTaco369

yes, but isn't the valvetrain of the LS1 known to tick as it is? i was always under the impression that some lifter tick was present on LS1's pretty much always.

Cop Car

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yes, dont worry about lifter ticking

when you have a lifter fail you will know

Blown2000SS

lifter tick is common.

INMY01TA

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My cars been ticking for like 4 years.

ChocoTaco369

my oil's a little low as it has 4,600 miles on it. pair the high mileage with the LS1's habit of eating oil through the intake...maybe that's why i hear more tick. i'll be changing my oil this weekend. right now there is GC 0W-30 in it. i'll be going to mobil 1 5W-40 for one OCI. we'll see if the noise goes with it.

taintedmeat

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Choco, you didn't Seafoam your cooling system did you?

35thUCF

well I got my cam swapped on saturday, my car is 5 years old and my new dexcool killed my pump, o well

TheBlurLS1

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Why do you say that? Is the car just overheating now? I'd be willing to bet you just haven't gotten the air out yet.

ChocoTaco369

my dexcool was exactly at the five year mark (2001 formula, dexcool changed in 2006). i had no leaks or anything, but once i flushed the system, it began leaking a few miles later. it happens, man dex is just tough on seals. if you wanna run dex, you can't go by the change interval. get it out every other year just like the green stuff if you wanna run it. i switched to green because of its history of being more gentle on seals. dex uses natural acids that have been proven to be harsher, which is why GM had to redesign their seals due to a class action lawsuit being filed by 8 states a few years ago.

MrDude_1

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just FYI.
your car comes from the factory with GM sealing tablets in it.. similar to Bars stop leak.


you flushed out the stop leak.


then your dumbass bought a new waterpump.





end of story.. i finally broke it down for ya.





since you dont know these things.... in the future, find a mechanic that does. your current one is either an idiot, a con-artist that overcharges/works slow, or both

THE END

(ive been avoiding posting that for about two months now.....feels good to finally get it off my chest)

35thUCF

I say this because there is alot of coolant coming from the weep hole

Viper

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" just FYI.
your car comes from the factory with GM sealing tablets in it.. similar to Bars stop leak."

Learn something new everyday. Never saw that before.

ChocoTaco369

wow. i'll break it down for your "dumb ***". we opened up the GM OEM waterpump. the gaskets were toast. the dexcool ate the gaskets all up. the waterpump was leaking through the gaskets. the waterpump also squeeked, squeeled and screamed like something awful that got progressively worse every day that went by. it was toast. the mechanic wasn't a "con-artist" because he's one of my best friend's bothers who i've known for many years. i also got 4 free coolant flushes and a free new thermostat out of it.

i'm glad it feels good to get that off your chest. however, what you got off your chest was completely false information. live with it. you weren't there and you didn't see the pump.

don't put too much faith in him, unless you want to put your trust in someone that makes wild and false assumptions, and quite rudely at that.

brad8266

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