engine tick?

[outlawZ28]

when i start my car it ticks and sounds alot like a diesel engine can anyone explain this, is this normal for these engines?

[jray0305usa]

most likely piston slapp all of them do it nothin to be worried about...when it warms up it should go away... you tube ls1 piston slap see if its the same sound

[c5z28]

Does it mostly disappear after warm up? Either piston slap or the lifters. A good engine oil can quite down the lifters if that is what it is.

[outlawZ28]

i had heard about the engine slap and it does stop once the engine warms up a bit so thats probably it thank you i just wanted to ask to be sure

[Bad Co.]

I have a 99 t/a i just got my car out of the shop because of a tick. they said that i had 5 collapsed lifters 1 bent pushrod and 1 bad rocker. cost was a little over 2200.00. luckily for me i bought a aftermarket warranty that covered it all except the taxes. while the car was down i went ahead and had a ls6 cam and springs installed along with all new lifters and rods. i done alot of reasearch and found out that 98-2000 ls1 are real bad about lifters collapsing. my car started out ticking untill the car warmed up then it got to ticking all the time.

[arlo]

Mine will bo this after not being run for a few weeks. Have been told the lifters bleed down a little, but they pump up after a couple of seconds, and no more ticking.

[c5z28]

I have a 99 t/a i just got my car out of the shop because of a tick. they said that i had 5 collapsed lifters 1 bent pushrod and 1 bad rocker. cost was a little over 2200.00. luckily for me i bought a aftermarket warranty that covered it all except the taxes. while the car was down i went ahead and had a ls6 cam and springs installed along with all new lifters and rods. i done alot of reasearch and found out that 98-2000 ls1 are real bad about lifters collapsing. my car started out ticking untill the car warmed up then it got to ticking all the time.

How many miles? This does happen and usually one or the other happens in your case it was both. Glad you got it fixed.

[Y2K Camaro SS]

If it sounds like a sewing machine, it is our lifters.

[Bad Co.]

honestly, from all the reasearch, blogs, buddies, etc, that i have found, it usually starts around 80k. mine started at about 85k. i got it fixed at 88k. i have had my car back since monday and im tellin ya, she runs, sounds and feels a WHOLE lot better.

[FORD RECOVERY EXPERT]

milage could be the tell-tale here....

[WalterS6]

Mine is 100k and does it. I feel for the guys who bought 04-06 Chevy pickups with the LSx motors. They start the piston slap at around 30k miles

[FiremansHawk]

My 2000 Chevy pickup with the 5.3 does it also.

[FORD RECOVERY EXPERT]

milage could be the tell-tale here....

I mean the tell-tale as to the cause.... whether or not its carbon, or valvetrain problems....

[JHayesLS1]

I mean the tell-tale as to the cause.... whether or not its carbon, or valvetrain problems....

+1.

I'm not sure but LS1's don't have cam phasers do they?

[FORD RECOVERY EXPERT]

+1.

I'm not sure but LS1's don't have cam phasers do they?

LS1's have photon torpedos instead....




No they have cam pos sensors, but never heard of em having phasers.

[SeVeReDiStOrTiOn]

+1.

I'm not sure but LS1's don't have cam phasers do they?

no...usually OHC motors do.