ls1 top end knocking need help
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ls1 top end knocking need help
i have a 98' ls1 daily driver. it has roughly 155k miles on it.
a few days ago it started making a really loud noise sorta like a tapping noise.
its def coming from the top of the motor.
i have parked the car since it started making the noise.
oil pressure is good...
the knocking does ease up when i push the gas but does not stop even after motor is warm so i dont think it is a piston slap.
any ideas?
a few days ago it started making a really loud noise sorta like a tapping noise.
its def coming from the top of the motor.
i have parked the car since it started making the noise.
oil pressure is good...
the knocking does ease up when i push the gas but does not stop even after motor is warm so i dont think it is a piston slap.
any ideas?
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Very possibly a lifter. They can make a loud tapping noise when going bad. All aluminum LS1 motors all of a sudden making a really loud tapping noise is not normal, nor ok.
Edit: I noticed whoever posted before me deleted their very misleading post, which the second sentence of my post was referring to. In case you were wondering why I said that.
Edit: I noticed whoever posted before me deleted their very misleading post, which the second sentence of my post was referring to. In case you were wondering why I said that.
Last edited by R6cowboy; 01-07-2015 at 04:35 PM.
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