I do apologize for posting this about a v6, but the people at the v6 forums arent worth a sh#t.

The gaskets on my 3800 lower intake plenum and upper intake were both replaced because they were leaking fluid. Afterwards the car started but made a loud clicking noise. This noise was normal i thought because it has made the noise randomly for quite some time, but after it warmed up it would go away. It ran for a day, but then on the way home, it died in the middle of traffic. It somehow started but made it sound like i had a huge cam in it, and it is apparently misfiring and backfiring through the TB. I have no clue what it is, and weve already taken it apart and put it all back together after it died. Here is the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBPTRSJR_Yo

 

sounds like a lifter took a dump.
metal in crank case?

 

Maybe head gasket? I seen some cars do wierd stuff when a head gasket goes

 

Well that might make sense also. Ive also been told that it might be an exhaust valve. Ive had a lifter problem for sometime, but it always just went away after it warmed up. There is metal in the crankcase, so f*ck my life. How could that have happened though?

 

I dont believe so. Ill check it just to make sure, but as we were replacing the other gaskets nothing was apparent.