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Built motor is blown (video) and buying a L26 for now and moving all my things to it

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acidcrashdburnd

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coasting in my neighborhood the cam was about to make the car stall with its lumpiness I gave it a 20-25% throttle jump to keep it going I notice 10 seconds later the DIC says low oil PSI and the light is on in the cluster FU.CK mode active. turn car off. waited 5 minutes tried to start it and no lights for oil. drive it the 100 feet to my drive way and let it idle and gave it a quick rev and thats when i got to hear my heart and head explode. It sounds nice and fine before 2.2k. I changed the oil, more metal in it third change in 300 miles. start car again now its a bit more quiet and sounds like its coming from the top end.


RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE QUIT
 
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Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

Sounds like you didn't change your oil pump.
 
Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

With all the metal shavings still around that long.
 
Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

And this is why a stock bottom end is better than building a motor...

That sucks.
 


Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

Metal shavings in your oil for 60 miles bro nuff said.
 
Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

Sounds like there could have been some of those shavings in your pick up tube... pump ect. How doesn't that make sense?
 
Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

Sorry to hear man. Sub'd for future success!
 
Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

Should have on the rebuild bro... especially since you sound like you spun an rb to start with. Good luck bro
 


Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

Did you crank it a bit just to get oil flowing before initial start up? If you didn't I suggest you try it this time. Pull your fuel pump fuse and do like 10 sets of 15 second cranks. Use 10w30 non syn on your break in oil.
 
Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

Toms04compg said:
Did you crank it a bit just to get oil flowing before initial start up? If you didn't I suggest you try it this time. Pull your fuel pump fuse and do like 10 sets of 15 second cranks. Use 10w30 non syn on your break in oil.
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We cranked it for about 5 minutes 30 seconds at a time with 20 second breaks in between. with 10w30 no syn with GM E O S mixed in with the oil
 
Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

all these horror stories with top/swaps/ builds are starting to scare me.
 
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Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

Wow, sorry to hear that. Good luck.
 
Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

I'm shopping for a l36 26 to throw in. I'm doing a V8 car mod. ****ing having any extra money.
 


Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

Sorry to hear man. I feel your pain, I'm on engine #3 myself. I have an L36 with tranny sitting on my garage floor, approx 72k on it when pulled. Selling for cheap if your interested.
 
Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

The metal shavings in the oil were from the first second you built the motor... Something was grinding and its not going to stop.. usually a grinding bearing will last about 300-500 miles before it falls apart enough to knock.
 
Re: SO I put 300 miles on the new engine and now it has a knock/tap sound, kill me.

I have to wait 2 weeks before I can even take my car back to the machine shop. I'm testing the oil psi today and installing a gauge.
 
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