Bad News with the T/A...............

**Murder after Midnight** · 11-07-2010, 02:03 PM

So after finally getting a day off I took the T/A in for the issues i was having the issues with the fan was fixed it tuned out to be a fan relay. The other issues with the miss on cylinder five is internal, also after having the car inspected i was told they heard lower end noise also on the engine. Definately not to happy about this. I have the following questions..........

How much is a mint 1999 T/A WS6 with 125k with this issue worth, should i sell?
How much do new ls1 crates go for?

**Zapper2003** · 11-07-2010, 02:23 PM

Why go LS1?

**Murder after Midnight** · 11-07-2010, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Zapper2003

Why go LS1?

With four cars and bikes etc on deck, cost is an issue lol........

**pajeff02** · 11-07-2010, 03:35 PM

How about a second opinion before you go smash your piggy bank? Our engines actually tend to be quite long lived with regular maintenance. At the very least pull the No. 5 plug, inspect it, and then do a compression test on the engine. The fact that they "heard" something but did nothing to really diagnose the problem concerns me.

**Hi-Po** · 11-07-2010, 03:41 PM

AAG solves all

I think your over stepping yourself here. Do as Jeff said and do a compression test on the suspect cylinder. Simple to do, and shouldnt cost you anything. Rent the tester from ChinaZone.

Can you hear the noise? Get a second opinion, and get one of your own as well.

Good luck.

**pajeff02** · 11-07-2010, 03:44 PM

Just realized that this is posted in AAG right before reading your post Ron.

**wheeliE-maxx** · 11-07-2010, 04:01 PM

You could machine the crank, hone the cylinders + new rings and bearings and be good as new for the least money

**Blackbird WS6** · 11-07-2010, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by pajeff02

How about a second opinion before you go smash your piggy bank? Our engines actually tend to be quite long lived with regular maintenance. At the very least pull the No. 5 plug, inspect it, and then do a compression test on the engine. The fact that they "heard" something but did nothing to really diagnose the problem concerns me.

Originally Posted by Hi-Po

AAG solves all

I think your over stepping yourself here. Do as Jeff said and do a compression test on the suspect cylinder. Simple to do, and shouldnt cost you anything. Rent the tester from ChinaZone.

Can you hear the noise? Get a second opinion, and get one of your own as well.

Good luck.

**jiveass** · 11-07-2010, 04:57 PM

I think someone on here a while back said that ls6 crates were goin for $3k...that could be an option.

**Packy** · 11-07-2010, 05:01 PM

+1 on a compression test and second opinion. Some companies sell forged shortblocks for around 3K... I would also look into 6.0L truck motors or some junkyards for stock LSX variants.

**Murder after Midnight** · 11-07-2010, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by Hi-Po

AAG solves all

I think your over stepping yourself here. Do as Jeff said and do a compression test on the suspect cylinder. Simple to do, and shouldnt cost you anything. Rent the tester from ChinaZone.

Can you hear the noise? Get a second opinion, and get one of your own as well.

Good luck.

I see your point man no disrespect I posted here to get faster responses, but I will compression check it, what percent should it test at?

**wheeliE-maxx** · 11-07-2010, 06:42 PM

I think around 10% for a small block, ls would probably be closer

**Murder after Midnight** · 11-08-2010, 07:33 AM

Okay guys cylinder five tested 120 psi...........

**Justin23454** · 11-08-2010, 07:35 AM

good luck finding an ls6 for 3k. I know people say they have found it but ive spent over 6 months looking and havent found that deal, not even for a used one on ebay.

**pajeff02** · 11-08-2010, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by Murder after Midnight

Okay guys cylinder five tested 120 psi...........

You need to test a couple of other cylinders to see what they come in at. You are looking for no more than a 10% deviation between all the cylinders if I recall correctly. Should No. 5 in fact be the lowest by more than 10%, you should place a small amount of oil in the cylinder through the spark plug hole and test it again. If the compression rises, then you most likely have a ring sealing issue, broken ring land, etc... If there is no change, it is either a leaking valve seal, excessively worn valve guide, or a valve seat sealing issue. Let us know what you find.

**jiveass** · 11-08-2010, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by Justin23454

good luck finding an ls6 for 3k. I know people say they have found it but ive spent over 6 months looking and havent found that deal, not even for a used one on ebay.

http://www.crateenginedepot.com/stor...ines-C274.aspx

**Justin23454** · 11-08-2010, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by jiveass

http://www.crateenginedepot.com/stor...ines-C274.aspx

whatever bitch, why didnt anyone show me this. Lol oh well.

Ended up getting a ls1 for 2.1k

**FasstChevys** · 11-08-2010, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by Justin23454

whatever bitch, why didnt anyone show me this. Lol oh well.

Ended up getting a ls1 for 2.1k

This made me

funny!

**jiveass** · 11-08-2010, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by Justin23454

whatever bitch, why didnt anyone show me this. Lol oh well.

Ended up getting a ls1 for 2.1k

aww come on man..all you had to do was ask lol...dont be hatin...

**Smittro** · 11-08-2010, 08:58 AM

Are'nt ls1's noisy internally any ways?? Piston slap, injector chatter, etc..?? Definetly go for a second oppy. If the tech is'nt all that familier with the ls1 they could be mistaking normal ls1 noise for problems.. 125k does'nt seem like the going due date for a rebuild..imho