My motor is making some strange noises - LT1 - Htownracing

DirtyLt1 · 05-26-2009, 02:20 PM

My engine is making some weird clanking and chapping noises coming from both sides on the top. I changed my oil this weekend since I was working on it anyway trying to solve the cooling issues. I checked the oil and it looks normal except a few bubbles, but this has started since I changed the oil. I thought I bought enough oil but I was a little short. I had an extra 2 quarts of oil additive in the garage, so I used that to top it off. It took about 2 quarts. I don’t think that should be a problem should it?

What else can go wrong after an oil change if the oil level is ok?

by the way it is a 1993 Formula Firebird with Lt1 and Auto with trans cooler

crashz28 · 05-26-2009, 02:22 PM

how much oil pressure you got

crashz28 · 05-26-2009, 02:30 PM

does it go up when he revs

DirtyLt1 · 05-26-2009, 02:36 PM

about 18psi at idle

DirtyLt1 · 05-26-2009, 02:36 PM

it goes up when it revs, but only to about mid line

DirtyLt1 · 05-26-2009, 02:38 PM

I was just rading online that may be normal on the Lt1's when they are running hot. But I have not had the chance to run it till it gets hot due to the crazy noises coming out of it. Sounds like edward scissorhands stuck his hands in a wood chipper

crashz28 · 05-26-2009, 03:43 PM

no thats not normal at all lol. i think maybe your additive has altered the wt of the oil so much that its to thin and not getting the top end to well. I would recommend another oil change.

H-Townterror · 05-26-2009, 03:54 PM

addictives thins the oil like aspirin does to your blood.. change oil and go heavier in weight 10w 40

DirtyLt1 · 05-26-2009, 03:57 PM

May have some reel problems now. I just went outside to mess with the car, to see if I could figure out what is going on. I check the oil and it smells funny. I went and pulled the containers out of the trash and found that I put two quarts of brake fluid in with the castrol. So now I have oil additive, Castrol and brake fluid in my engine. I will try and drain it out now and put good oil in it and see if it fixes the problem.

H-Townterror · 05-26-2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyLt1

May have some reel problems now. I just went outside to mess with the car, to see if I could figure out what is going on. I check the oil and it smells funny. I went and pulled the containers out of the trash and found that I put two quarts of brake fluid in with the castrol. So now I have oil additive, Castrol and brake fluid in my engine. I will try and drain it out now and put good oil in it and see if it fixes the problem.

put vegetable oil on your next oil change.=) lol, JK.. yup drain all your oil out, put some cheap vato zone oil ( or orilley), about one 1 quart of diesel mix in with the oil,and run it for about 5 minutes,or so. Drain it out and add the new oil. should be set!

1slo5oh · 05-26-2009, 04:00 PM

This should be good...

First things first get that crap out of your motor....And put some cheap ass O'reily's special first..run it a little bit...and you might want to run some cheap stuff in it for a couple of oil changes to try an get it all out...then buy some good stuff

Blake00GT · 05-26-2009, 04:07 PM

seriously????

AskaNinja · 05-26-2009, 04:22 PM

As the bad guy says in Taken, "Good Luck"

Blue91 · 05-26-2009, 04:44 PM

FAIL

deez nutz · 05-26-2009, 04:46 PM

hahah time to trade that pos in...

05-26-2009, 02:20 PM	#1
DirtyLt1 Member Feedback: 0 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Magnolia Posts: 199	My motor is making some strange noises - LT1 My engine is making some weird clanking and chapping noises coming from both sides on the top. I changed my oil this weekend since I was working on it anyway trying to solve the cooling issues. I checked the oil and it looks normal except a few bubbles, but this has started since I changed the oil. I thought I bought enough oil but I was a little short. I had an extra 2 quarts of oil additive in the garage, so I used that to top it off. It took about 2 quarts. I don’t think that should be a problem should it? What else can go wrong after an oil change if the oil level is ok? by the way it is a 1993 Formula Firebird with Lt1 and Auto with trans cooler

05-26-2009, 02:22 PM	#2
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05-26-2009, 02:30 PM	#3
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05-26-2009, 03:43 PM	#7
crashz28 Member Feedback: 0 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pasadena Posts: 969	no thats not normal at all lol. i think maybe your additive has altered the wt of the oil so much that its to thin and not getting the top end to well. I would recommend another oil change. __________________ ____________________ 2011 GMC Sierra SLE Crew Cab 2011 Lexus IS250 F 95 Z28 - New Setup - 408 / 245AX Whipple / 6SPD

05-26-2009, 03:54 PM	#8
H-Townterror Member Feedback: 1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: houston Posts: 2,766	addictives thins the oil like aspirin does to your blood.. change oil and go heavier in weight 10w 40 __________________ 1996 svt cobra: SOLD Coming soon: *H-townTerror* 1995 cobra: R-331,98mm,glide

05-26-2009, 02:36 PM	#4
DirtyLt1 Member Feedback: 0 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Magnolia Posts: 199	about 18psi at idle

05-26-2009, 02:38 PM	#6
DirtyLt1 Member Feedback: 0 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Magnolia Posts: 199	I was just rading online that may be normal on the Lt1's when they are running hot. But I have not had the chance to run it till it gets hot due to the crazy noises coming out of it. Sounds like edward scissorhands stuck his hands in a wood chipper

05-26-2009, 03:57 PM	#9
DirtyLt1 Member Feedback: 0 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Magnolia Posts: 199	May have some reel problems now. I just went outside to mess with the car, to see if I could figure out what is going on. I check the oil and it smells funny. I went and pulled the containers out of the trash and found that I put two quarts of brake fluid in with the castrol. So now I have oil additive, Castrol and brake fluid in my engine. I will try and drain it out now and put good oil in it and see if it fixes the problem.

05-26-2009, 04:00 PM	#11
1slo5oh BANNED Feedback: 3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Work Posts: 7,791	This should be good... First things first get that crap out of your motor....And put some cheap ass O'reily's special first..run it a little bit...and you might want to run some cheap stuff in it for a couple of oil changes to try an get it all out...then buy some good stuff __________________ This is my signature, there are many like it, but this one is mine. "The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." -Henry Rollins

05-26-2009, 04:07 PM	#12
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05-26-2009, 04:22 PM	#13
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05-26-2009, 04:46 PM	#15
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