How much to get a 2001 LS1 lifter fixed?
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
If you have to ask, stay away from it
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If it is lifters for sure, you'll need to yank off the heads:
Parts needed:
Lifters
gaskets
head bolts
fluids
Labor depends on where you take it, but it is an average 6 hour job.
IMO, take the car somewhere where they can diagnose the noise first. Then make your decision.
Parts needed:
Lifters
gaskets
head bolts
fluids
Labor depends on where you take it, but it is an average 6 hour job.
IMO, take the car somewhere where they can diagnose the noise first. Then make your decision.
Originally Posted by GR33N GoblinM6
i would make the guy take it to the closest dealer and have it properly diagnosed by a GM tech...
Get a second, or third opinion...it'll be worth it.
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you have to remove the heads to replace the lifters. it is a HUGE deal. its going to cost you well over $1000.
good news is that its probably not actualy a big deal and you could drive the **** out of the car for years and thousands of miles and it be fine.
good news is that its probably not actualy a big deal and you could drive the **** out of the car for years and thousands of miles and it be fine.
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... except if it's a rod bearing instead of a lifter. People selling used cars have been known to lie, on occasion. I echo the advice to take it to a GM dealer and have it examined by a certified technician. That's probably the best $100 you'll spend on that vehicle.
Again...
Take it to a dealer and get another opinion. Swapping them out isn't that bad and there is no sense trashing a good motor by thinking it'll last for thousands more miles.
Take it to a dealer and get another opinion. Swapping them out isn't that bad and there is no sense trashing a good motor by thinking it'll last for thousands more miles.
echo advice above 
however, if it does end up being a short block issue, you can talk him down to $4k, pick up a shortblock from one of the vendors here for ~$3500 and still come out good
however, if it does end up being a short block issue, you can talk him down to $4k, pick up a shortblock from one of the vendors here for ~$3500 and still come out good
