Cold start bottom end rattle.....
#1
Cold start bottom end rattle.....
Well I fired my car up this morning and I just did an oil change and I put in the usual Valvoiline 10W30 and now at about 2K thru 2500 in first I have a light but noticable rattle till the motor warms up to normal operating temp (about 170-180) and the oil pressure drops down from about 60-70psi (when cold) back to 20-30(when warm). How long will it last like this if i take it easy? Is it too late to stick a new set of bearings in it? Thanks for all your help.
Jeremy
Jeremy
#3
Re: Cold start bottom end rattle.....
Originally posted by Sleeper_Z
Well I fired my car up this morning and I just did an oil change and I put in the usual Valvoiline 10W30 and now at about 2K thru 2500 in first I have a light but noticable rattle till the motor warms up to normal operating temp (about 170-180) and the oil pressure drops down from about 60-70psi (when cold) back to 20-30(when warm). How long will it last like this if i take it easy? Is it too late to stick a new set of bearings in it? Thanks for all your help.
Jeremy
Well I fired my car up this morning and I just did an oil change and I put in the usual Valvoiline 10W30 and now at about 2K thru 2500 in first I have a light but noticable rattle till the motor warms up to normal operating temp (about 170-180) and the oil pressure drops down from about 60-70psi (when cold) back to 20-30(when warm). How long will it last like this if i take it easy? Is it too late to stick a new set of bearings in it? Thanks for all your help.
Jeremy
#4
The LT1s are pretty bad at piston slap when the motor is cold. If you're hearing that, don't worry about it.
Mine does that every morning, always has. I take it easy on the throttle and shift at low RPMs (<3000) until it heats up. It doesn't seem to make as much noise in the lower RPM band.
Thomas.
Mine does that every morning, always has. I take it easy on the throttle and shift at low RPMs (<3000) until it heats up. It doesn't seem to make as much noise in the lower RPM band.
Thomas.
#5
Thanks for the info guys, I was really worried. This is my first winter with my LT1, had an L98 befor, and I noticed that the other day. The noise made me really sick. I was already priceing rebuild parts for a 396 lol. Still might build the 396 though. HEHEHE. Thanks agian.
Last edited by Sleeper_Z; 11-10-2003 at 05:03 PM.
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