whining noise solved - important info!
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whining noise solved - important info! well, after tearing into the motor searching for an un-known whinning noise, i could find no problem with it. my oil pressure had been fluxuating opposite the norm, which was more than enough reason for my concern. at this point, i still hadnt found the solution and the car was making a belt whine sound even after i had removed all the belts. the whine would start after about 3-5 seconds of run time, and varied w/ rpm. Op was down almost 10 LBs @ idle. no good.
i'm pretty puzzled at this point, but i had no metal in the oil, so i was pretty stoked about that. i finally bought a new 03 LS6 pump from work, (a gimmick for those of you that dont know, it's the same PN as the rest of out oil pumps.) and after i ported it, installed it and went back to firing it up. no more noise. whohoo!! back in business until i burned a hole in the PS hardline w/ the alternator. apparently grounding 14 volts on thin steel lines, isint a great idea.. grr.. anyway i learned my lesson. and i'll be back in business tomorrow when the line comes in.
just a word to the wise, ALWAYS WATCH YOUR OIL PRESSURE!!! and always dis-connect your battery. (thank God!) i lucked out, because if i were to be driving when this happened, there would have been no way to know why i was eating up motors. and might have re-instaled the same pump again... the old one looks absolutely fine, but it's out of spec, because it performed poorly.i hope this contributes to your technical knowledge guys,
i'm pretty puzzled at this point, but i had no metal in the oil, so i was pretty stoked about that. i finally bought a new 03 LS6 pump from work, (a gimmick for those of you that dont know, it's the same PN as the rest of out oil pumps.) and after i ported it, installed it and went back to firing it up. no more noise. whohoo!! back in business until i burned a hole in the PS hardline w/ the alternator. apparently grounding 14 volts on thin steel lines, isint a great idea.. grr.. anyway i learned my lesson. and i'll be back in business tomorrow when the line comes in.
just a word to the wise, ALWAYS WATCH YOUR OIL PRESSURE!!! and always dis-connect your battery. (thank God!) i lucked out, because if i were to be driving when this happened, there would have been no way to know why i was eating up motors. and might have re-instaled the same pump again... the old one looks absolutely fine, but it's out of spec, because it performed poorly.i hope this contributes to your technical knowledge guys,
Re: whining noise solved - important info! until i burned a hole in the PS hardline w/ the alternator. apparently grounding 14 volts on thin steel lines, isint a great idea.. grr.. anyway i learned my lesson. and i'll be back in business tomorrow when the line comes in.
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Re: whining noise solved - important info! This is exactly why I always recommend replacing the oil pump (std or ported) while you are in there. Mine only had 5500 miles on it but I replaced it anyway when I did my H/C.
The new ones have the same p/n, but they are built with tighter specs, which reduce the failures that were seen on early years.
The new ones have the same p/n, but they are built with tighter specs, which reduce the failures that were seen on early years.
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Re: whining noise solved - important info! well, they're cheap insurance, and the ported ones make a great improvement in pressure over stock. ;D
