Oil usage
No sludge in this motor, Its clean like new. It sounds terrible, it rattles ar a idle, the pistons never quiet down. I just gonna get rid of it. NO MORE LS gm **** for me. I had enough.
GM if you ever read this thread...you are a bunch of dumb azzes. I do beileve its time for a nice Mustang GT.
GM if you ever read this thread...you are a bunch of dumb azzes. I do beileve its time for a nice Mustang GT.
Check the pcv valve gm had so many complaints and came up with a different one witch is supposed to help. I just bought a used ss with 99 k sucking alot of oil also. I am trying to get new pcv valve no auto store has. I know ws6;store has it. My car had the old one i hope new one helps. I believe it is for truck just goggle ls1 pcv replacement. Gl
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Your comments make me laugh. You buy a used car an bash General Motors because it uses oil. There are a number of reasons this could be happening. The LS series engines are a proven platform for performance. I bought a bad one too this past spring. Idiot didn't have the car tuned correctly and it ran extremely rich ruining the rings. I hardly blame GM for it.
Hmmm lets see how many threads I can find about oil usage....TOO MANY!
You make me laugh!
Hell 87K miles on a 12 year old car it might have run on stale gas most of the time since it wasn't driven. Stale gas can detonate, detonation can crack pistons. Just one example of how a "babied" car can actually have a hard life.
Hell stale fuel could varnish an injector and make for one lean cylinder that destroys itself, could varnish the filter up and lower fuel pressure and go lean under hard throttle.
Far as the quality of the LS1, the old gen 1 SBC was THE standard for racing cars and trucks, I/O boats, swaps into every other conceivable car etc. Everyone thought GM was nuts when they stayed single cam pushrod, but the LS series of engines is just as popular as the old gen 1s it is so heavily supported by the aftermarket.
The Furd motors didn't really make that much power, the Mustangs have just been light enough for the power they did make.
Hell stale fuel could varnish an injector and make for one lean cylinder that destroys itself, could varnish the filter up and lower fuel pressure and go lean under hard throttle.
Far as the quality of the LS1, the old gen 1 SBC was THE standard for racing cars and trucks, I/O boats, swaps into every other conceivable car etc. Everyone thought GM was nuts when they stayed single cam pushrod, but the LS series of engines is just as popular as the old gen 1s it is so heavily supported by the aftermarket.
The Furd motors didn't really make that much power, the Mustangs have just been light enough for the power they did make.
Yea I agree with caprice, service records ain't **** that just means they were dumb enough to let other people service their car...if you don't use stabil or some kind of treatment it's hard in fuel system...
If you can move pistons in the bore obviously the rings or the cylinder walls are no good...time for a rebuild or sell it like you said...
If you can move pistons in the bore obviously the rings or the cylinder walls are no good...time for a rebuild or sell it like you said...
No sludge in this motor, Its clean like new. It sounds terrible, it rattles ar a idle, the pistons never quiet down. I just gonna get rid of it. NO MORE LS gm **** for me. I had enough.
GM if you ever read this thread...you are a bunch of dumb azzes. I do beileve its time for a nice Mustang GT.
GM if you ever read this thread...you are a bunch of dumb azzes. I do beileve its time for a nice Mustang GT.
Good riddance.
Sounds like you need to buy a Honda.
Its sucked 1/2 qt in 50 miles driving WOT off and on.....why would I make that up???? WTH? A car in this good of condition that was well cared for by 2 owners shouldn't sound like diesel engine when its completely warmed up. Its poor quality control on Gms part, If you heard how bad it slaps you'd ****. I kid you not it sounds EXACTLY my nieghbors diesel truck even at full operating temp. The inside of the engine is clean as new and so is the coolant. It was well taken care of.
GM used cheap pistons along with poor assembly sizing to turn what could have been a legendary engine into SMOKING, CLINKING, CLATTERING pile of monkey spunk!
Sad part of this is a properly assembled LS1 engine will run hard a very long time.....but you gotta find a properly assembled engine 1st!
GM used cheap pistons along with poor assembly sizing to turn what could have been a legendary engine into SMOKING, CLINKING, CLATTERING pile of monkey spunk!
Sad part of this is a properly assembled LS1 engine will run hard a very long time.....but you gotta find a properly assembled engine 1st!
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You're posting about an engine that obviously has something wrong with it-regardless what service records and little old lady drove it on Sunday's to Bingo. As posted above, this is a place to discuss the repairs, maintenance and hotrodding of these cars-yet you've mentioned nothing relating to fixing the problem.
You've only seemed to bash GM and the LS engine. Is this your sole intention or do you seek actual, educated adult advice?
While the vast majority of LS engined car's owners don't have these problems, yes, there can be the exception.
My car has well over 100K on the clock, it's been beaten by previous owners as well as I and I consider one quart down at 3,000 miles pretty typical.
I am curious sir, as you have all the service details from previous owners, what brand oil and oil filters were used in this car?
If you're intentions here are to bash GM and you have no plans to do any repairs or at least trouble shoot what's wrong, what are you accomplishing by posting here?
Please, by all means, purchase a different car, Ford, Subaru, whatever you fancy and be done with it all.
Best of luck to you!
You've only seemed to bash GM and the LS engine. Is this your sole intention or do you seek actual, educated adult advice?
While the vast majority of LS engined car's owners don't have these problems, yes, there can be the exception.
My car has well over 100K on the clock, it's been beaten by previous owners as well as I and I consider one quart down at 3,000 miles pretty typical.
I am curious sir, as you have all the service details from previous owners, what brand oil and oil filters were used in this car?
If you're intentions here are to bash GM and you have no plans to do any repairs or at least trouble shoot what's wrong, what are you accomplishing by posting here?
Please, by all means, purchase a different car, Ford, Subaru, whatever you fancy and be done with it all.
Best of luck to you!
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From: POULSBO WA.
I just got an ls1 in a 2000 z28. I have major piston slap that is pretty loud to say the least. Yes it uses oil too. I tore it down because it sounded like a rod was toast. But i find that all rod bearrings look really good after 118k. I have not found the source of the noise yet, but i believe it to be piston slap. It was loud at startup and the noise was half as loud when warm, but noise was still there. And it is FU@KING ANNOYING!!!! now here is what i am going to do and i would suggest u do the same...WORK ON THE ******* THING AND STOP BITCHING ABOUT IT AND WASTING EVERYONES TIME!!!!! i certainly am not going to blame GM about mechanical problems. Buy a honda with an F'N warranty and get the F off this board. I believe this guy is a TROLL and i will waste no more time on u. I vote that this guy get to the point of how to fix this problem or be BANNED!!!!
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guy says its been well taken care of but its knocking... because you cant diagnose the problem your all mad and have to blame somebody other then yourself so why not GM? you shouldnt even own a car.. you sir are a ****** thats all
