Hope at least some of you can benefit from this....
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Hope at least some of you can benefit from this....
LS1Howto.com
~ Forged engine of some type ~ Ball bearing turbo of an unconfirmed size ~ 4L8000 trans ~ Beefy fuel system ~
I noticed on the intro to that it said the oil pumps randomly die. What happens to the oil pumps?
the bypass valve sticks open and all the oil dumps back into the engine rather than through the oil passages.
See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709
Is that a result of the LS6 valley plate, or is it just another mysterious catastrophe like ol' #7 ??
~ Forged engine of some type ~ Ball bearing turbo of an unconfirmed size ~ 4L8000 trans ~ Beefy fuel system ~
It is what happens when you have an aluminum oil pump body and steel gerotor inside it, along with a steel pressure regulator plunger inside the aluminum body.
See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709
I've had this happen twiceOriginally Posted by RedHeartbeat
2006 GTO M6 Brazen Orange
2006 Silverado CCSB Duramax
Does it ruin stuff when that happens?
I've only ever had it happen on engine startup, not while driving. Doesn't hurt anything as long as it doesn't idle too long (10-15 seconds max) and you don't rev it up.
2006 GTO M6 Brazen Orange
2006 Silverado CCSB Duramax
How do you know when it happens? Just watch you oil pressure gauge?
Last edited by EmmerichLSx; 10-20-2009 at 08:32 PM.
That and the DIC displays "Check Engine Oil Pressure" in big black/yellow letters. Pretty hard to miss.
2006 GTO M6 Brazen Orange
2006 Silverado CCSB Duramax
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