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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 05:01 PM
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Need help on this one im not to mechically incline ..just trying to see what yall think before i take it to the shop.My wife went to start her 2002 trans am an it made a loud noise so i look under the car and the oil pan is crack bad! Thanks
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Hard to say, but the only experiences I have had with oil pan breakage involved castrophic failure of the rotating assembly.
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 05:21 PM
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well thats what puzzles me cause it happen on crank up!
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you probably shot a rod out the side or something. we really dont have enough information
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I have heard of this happening, but from what I remember the damage is usually more extensive than the pan. Pull the starter and check the block for damage. I seem to remember something about an ear breaking off of the block.
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So is this common with just starting the car up ?
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no if theres a cracked pan thats not good if theres oil everywhere thats worse if theres a hole thats terrible. what happened did the engine shut itself down or did it run until you cut it off
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Well thats whats crazy she said it never crank . She truned it over but it never fired off ...if it did it was only couple of seconds!
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sry man take it to a shop
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Thanks bro for the info!
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sorry we couldnt help more
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...ock-broke.html

Hopefully yours does not have the same problem.
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Davex thank you for the link.......i have been so pissed at the car that i havent even jacked it up and look at the starter !!!!
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Jack it up, and get some pics. that will be the best way to help you.
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That sux man, sorry to hear.
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Was it raining just before this happened? Because they all leak water past the cowling onto the engine. If any injector orings or the intake gaskets leak a little and let rain water into the engine. The high reduction starter GM uses will allow a simple hydro lock to turn into a broken block. Good Luck
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