Time to play NAME THAT SOUND!

[matt3989]

ok so I took a 50sec clip of this sound, please listen to it and tell me what you think is the problem

It is a '99 camaro 3.8 with about 87K miles on it

recently I had a problem with the oil pressure regulator, it caused my oil pressure to shoot up and actually blow my oil filter right off(along with all of the oil in the engine) I shut off the motor before the oil pressure hit zero though.

Although I have heard this sound a little bit before the above incident, It goes away once the engine gets hot.

here is the link:
http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...t=CLIP0004.flv

[RawrImAMonster]

Re: Time to play NAME THAT SOUND!

Sounds like a lifter to me.

[hockeyman]

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^Agreed. At least...that what it sounds like. Pull the valve cover and have a look-see.

[Camaro Dom]

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i have a similar sound (not that bad tho)... what are you looking for under the valve cover? a gap b/w the lifter and rocker?

[PalmHarborBlkv6]

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yep, its a lifter.

[matt3989]

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so what do I look for when I take off the valve covers? also what will I probably need to replace? and will it damage other things if i keep driving it for a little while?

[black95maro]

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wow i dont miss that sounds sure is a lifter mine didnt last much longer after it but i had a couple other tiny lil problems like my oil pump dieing completly

[matt3989]

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hey im not mad, its just a good reason for me to upgrade

[bah]

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you cant get to the lifters just pulling valve covers though, you have to pull upper and lower intake to get to them i believe, have fun with that, there are worse things to be doing, but i still wouldnt want to

[Smoke Panther]

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yea, tempo's too slow to be an exhaust leak...probably a lifter

[matt3989]

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is there any write up on how to do it? if not can someone give me a crash course on the steps to take?

[HeadyFirebird'00]

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that sound sucks. can u pinpoint which lifter it may be?

[Smoke Panther]

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that sound sucks. can u pinpoint which lifter it may be?

that'd be kinda hard to do just from listening to it, since all the lifters are like within 2 inches of one another

[bah]

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http://kennyislarge.com/files/lifter.pdf
http://kennyislarge.com/files/intake_lower.pdf
http://kennyislarge.com/files/intake_upper.pdf
http://kennyislarge.com/files/pushrod.pdf

i recommend you buy the gm si from me, its a lifesaver http://forum.camarov6.com/showthread.php?t=77003