98 LS1 Motor Problem
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98 LS1 Motor Problem
On the way home from the shop after a new transmission install my motor decided to crap out on me. Just before I got it home it started making a ticking noise at about 2500 rpm. I got it home and checked the oil and it was 3 quarts low. I took the oil filter off and cut it in half to reveal lotz of shiny metal flakes. None of which were attracted to a magnet. The oil has always been clean and clear, and have never had any previous problems with the motor. Any ideas on what it could be before I tear into the motor? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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On the way home from the shop after a new transmission install my motor decided to crap out on me. Just before I got it home it started making a ticking noise at about 2500 rpm. I got it home and checked the oil and it was 3 quarts low. I took the oil filter off and cut it in half to reveal lotz of shiny metal flakes. None of which were attracted to a magnet. The oil has always been clean and clear, and have never had any previous problems with the motor. Any ideas on what it could be before I tear into the motor? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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What type of rockers do you have?
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Yea, since I had just changed the oil prior to taking it to the shop I did not think to check it before I left. Supposedly springs are comp 918's on stock rockers is what they told me when I purchased the heads. The heads are cnc ls6 heads.
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So the car leaked out 3 quarts of oil sitting at the shop? Can you isolate the tapping to a side? If so, pull the valve cover and investigate. If you are running 918's with stock rockers, I can't imagine they liked being starved for oil.
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I took the car to a reputable Corvette shop here in Tulsa to put a new auto transmission in it bc I had lost 3rd & 4th gear. The car ran better than perfect previous to this. I took the car in and 6 weeks later I got it back. Not happy at all. Since it had set there that long and we were planning to take it to a car show the next day I had discussed with the mechanic if he would go ahead and change the oil. (Im **** about changing the oil). He said he would but who knows. I get the car almost home when it starts the clicking noise. Thats when I checked the oil and pulled the filter etc. On top of this my car is covered in overspray.
It sounds like it is comming from the passenger side. I already pulled the valve covers off. Everything still looks good. It sounds like it is deeper down in the block. But I can figure what the metal flakes would be. They must be aluminum since they failed the magnet test.
