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Loud(for an svx) clacking upon startup?
Ok recently the svx has gone back on the road..its been about 5months, needed bearings and some TLC. Last night i cranked her over to move it across the street and noticed a clacking noise that went away after she warmed up, bieng a Z28 owner i thought to myself !!damnit!! lifters but after it went away the only thing i could think of was piston slap.....aluminum blocks tend to do that (LS1 vette's had a TSB about this). IF its piston slap then its not a problem givin the age of the car, 1994. A bad lifter is a problem and can cause worse problems down the road. Any other possibilities?? This car needs to run since my Z28 is getting Cam, heads P&P done....i need it for winter
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I have been told that it could be lifter. Not that the lifter is bad. It is just sticking a little and the oil needs some time to pump it up. It think it may be common for when the car sits a long time.
The good thing is that it went away. I doubt if it's piston slap. The diametrial clearance between the piston and cylinder is about .0008 inches by design. That leaves very little room for the piston to slap. |
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If its sat for a while, I'd run a can of oil flush through it next oil change. I use the Gunk brand. There are other brands talked about here if you want to do a search.
Other possibility is it could be a bad oil pump. Doug
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How many miles are on the car? If its high (over 200k) i would say its the oil pump, otherwise, do what doug said with the oil flush.
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Well the car has 103K miles on it, this weekend i'm gonna do some maintanance on it, plugs, etc. I'll buy a can of that flush and maybe that will work. it still does it but only right after start up, for a few minutes until it warms up. Thanks guys
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