What is wrong with my 2002 Camaro Z28 ?

[smokiechicago]

What is wrong with my 2002 Camaro Z28 ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooU6oNyQiNk

Please don't get on me because I turned it on for so long and rev'd the engine and stuff. I'm asking for help if you have any to offer. Advice or guesses are welcome. Thank You!

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[Riski]

what where you doing before the noise?

 

[smokiechicago]

I'm not going to lie. I was punching it pretty hard down a empty road in the middle of the night on my way home with no cars in site. And it hesitates when I turn the ignition on every start.

 

[Riski]

What do the fluids look like....
I dont think it is a busted rod, cause you would of punched a hole in the block or seized it up.....but maybe....you just might be in the market now for a new long block now....

 

[Angus]

broke/bent a push rod or 2?

 

[Bad00SS]

bent rod or a bent pushrod. something is internally damaged for sure. easiest thing would be determine what side the noise is coming from and pull the valve cover and rocker arms and see what the pushrods look like. thats a good start

 

[Eagle]

OUCH. That's a BAD sound. You need to pull that engine and stop running it before you turn the entire thing into garbage.... you for sure have material in your oil with a noise that bad. Every time you turn the key between now and the time the motor comes out of the car you're only hurting it worse.

Sorry to hear man

 

[smokiechicago]

Yeah I figured turning it on was not a good idea. Same with rev'n it.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Sounds like it's up top to me not so much a bearing issue....yet.

I'd pull the valve covers and drain the oil and inspect both.

 

[Eagle]

Not to bash Joel here or anything, but after fixing a spun bearing in a 54k LS1 2 summers back... that sound is WAY more significant and solid sounding than the bearing noise I had.

It's really hard to tell from a video of course, the mic might just be picking up the noise and making it louder than it really is?

I'd just start tearing it down until you find the issue... but I'm guessing its in the short block.

 

[skeezer]

bashed*

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I guess it's hard to tell from a video but bearing noises to me sound like a loud knocking noise....this sounds like more of a loud tick.

I'm no lsx guru but I spun some bearings last year.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I feel bashed

 

[XxApollynxX]

Sounds good to me, kind of sounds like one of those toy hand drums when your rev it going really fast.

All joking aside, i'd stop driving/starting it and tear it down. I'm with Eagle deftinally sounds serious.

 

[smokiechicago]

All joking aside, i'd stop driving/starting it and tear it down. I'm with Eagle deftinally sounds serious.

Well its been sitting for the past 2+ months, no driving around. Worst case scenario what would I be looking at forking over?

 

[Bru]

This guy dropped a piston skirt. Sounds somewhat similar.

 

[EmersonHart13]

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[Eagle]

I gotta admit, I kinda LOL'd when I saw the change oil light on too...

 

[bikrboy128]

sounds like a pushrod bent or a lifter blew. pulling the valve covers off would be the first and easiest step.

 

[smokiechicago]

I gotta admit, I kinda LOL'd when I saw the change oil light on too...

I had pleanty of oil in there even though it burns oil like crazy. The check oil or low oil light turns off after warming up usually in my car even when its full and stuff.

 

[SmokedOutZ28]

Was it me or did the noise stop for a quick second at the end of the video when you gave it a quick rev?

I would pop the valve covers and see how the rockers/springs/pushrods all look.

 

[Mook]

i think i saw you yesterday on 72...around 445 maybe...crossing over randall on 72 east

 

[SmokedOutZ28]

i think i saw you yesterday on 72...around 445 maybe...crossing over randall on 72 east

Might of been Tuesday, I was out trying to put miles on everything before it gets tuned.

 

[Mook]

maybe it was tuesday, ya

 

[modern-muscle]

There is some good advice in here... A quick start would be to drain the oil and see what you have in there. Then take the valve covers off and see what you got cooken in there. The cost all depends on what you want to replace it with. It also depends if its in the short block. If you havent scored the cylinder walls then it shouldnt be toooooo bad. Call us if you need help! A leak down test would also help you figure out whats goin on.