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tipnitty 03-29-2015 04:37 PM
Wash the car today. Used ONR for the first time and it worked well. Of course once I started moving all the water seeped out of the creases and the car has water spots all over it.

Side note, I'm worried about a upcoming spun rod bearing. Oil pressure is low at hot idle and I'm starting to get nervous. I'll be changing the oil this weekend and we'll see what I find.

Sun came up as I started to drive the car so I couldn't get any good pics, but here's a few shots.

http://i.imgur.com/LQF2Bwk.png
http://i.imgur.com/brhOB6o.png
http://i.imgur.com/OAQL5Bx.png
http://i.imgur.com/TD0Z9cG.png

sleepyalero 03-29-2015 04:42 PM
Whats your oil pressure at? Should be 35-40 on those i believe at idle. Mine sits at 29-34 at idle and 55-62 at WOT.


Funny thing is, GM says that anything 7psi and higher is okay... Lmao

sleepyalero 03-29-2015 04:44 PM
On a side note, i put new lower control arms (MOOG) and sway bar end links (movitech) on the black car.


http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/a...psbmmvzmgs.jpg

tipnitty 03-29-2015 04:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sleepyalero (Post 1261241)
Whats your oil pressure at? Should be 35-40 on those i believe at idle. Mine sits at 29-34 at idle and 55-62 at WOT.


Funny thing is, GM says that anything 7psi and higher is okay... Lmao
Cold idle: ~40psi
Warm idle: ~30psi
Hot idle: ~ 18psi

I saw that 7psi rating, but now that i've seen below 20 at hot, I'm starting to get worried. Might have my tax return going to more car parts than i anticipated lol

AaronGTR 03-29-2015 06:00 PM
My hot idle is around 18-22psi I believe. That's sitting still at a light with tranny in drive. Coasting down the road, usually stays 25psi or over. This is with a fairly new engine build and new oil pump, all new bearings, etc.

I'd send the oil out for a lab test, but if they don't find any odd metal levels, then I wouldn't worry about it. Especially if they say those are normal ranges for that engine and the oil you use.

tipnitty 03-29-2015 06:12 PM
Never heard about sending oil out to get lab tested before.

sleepyalero 03-29-2015 06:16 PM
Yup, you can do that sam! Also, are you using an aftermarket gauge? Or stock one on gauge cluster?


And thats interesting Aaron, my car at idle when at running temp is what i mentioned above (29-34)

tipnitty 03-29-2015 06:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sleepyalero (Post 1261246)
Yup, you can do that sam! Also, are you using an aftermarket gauge? Or stock one on gauge cluster?


And thats interesting Aaron, my car at idle when at running temp is what i mentioned above (29-34)
I've seen to put a mechanical gauge on it to see if it changes. But the sending unit is way on the back of the block and bitch to get to. but I might have to try it. Found an AMS oil kit that will do testing. But not sure if I should.

bricooper78 03-29-2015 06:46 PM
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/free-test-kits.php


they'll get one in the mail for ya Sam

that is still teh sexy mmmmm hmmm

plastic_indian 03-29-2015 07:08 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty (Post 1261240)
Side note, I'm worried about a upcoming spun rod bearing. Oil pressure is low at hot idle and I'm starting to get nervous. I'll be changing the oil this weekend and we'll see what I find.
If the mill spun a rod it would be quite obvious. A problem with the sender or gauge is more likely. As already posted, check pressures with a known-good manual oil pressure gauge before worrying. If a mechanical problem truly exists, well, this is simply an excuse to go full tilt boogie hotrod with it.

Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty (Post 1261245)
Never heard about sending oil out to get lab tested before.
Quote:
Originally Posted by bricooper78 (Post 1261249)
x2 for Blackstone (Ft Wayne, IND). Been using them for years.

bricooper78 03-29-2015 07:10 PM
YES!!!!!!


Totally just got an endorsement from Plastic Indian! (Doin' the happy dance)

tipnitty 03-29-2015 08:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by plastic_indian (Post 1261263)
If the mill spun a rod it would be quite obvious. A problem with the sender or gauge is more likely. As already posted, check pressures with a known-good manual oil pressure gauge before worrying. If a mechanical problem truly exists, well, this is simply an excuse to go full tilt boogie hotrod with it.





x2 for Blackstone (Ft Wayne, IND). Been using them for years.
I say bearing because last time I changed my oil, I saw a few gold flakes in there which indicated a bearing (to my knowledge). So I'm under the impression that this could be within my future. I've heard cars with the spun bearing and it's an awful racket lol. Appreciate the link fellas. Just submitted for a sample kit.

AaronGTR 03-29-2015 09:22 PM
Yeah, I use blackstone labs also. I've mentioned them several times on here for my engine stuff. They are very good, and give you good background info and they point out possible problems with the analysis results they send you.

If you had a spun rod bearing, it would def be obvious as Mark said.
Would be making a very noticeable knocking that would change speed with RPM.

Sleepy; I'd be inclined to say your gauge is not reading properly, because that is actually much higher than what the factory manual says it should be at idle when warm. Those are the kind of pressures I see when my engine is cold.

tipnitty 03-29-2015 09:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by AaronGTR (Post 1261273)
Yeah, I use blackstone labs also. I've mentioned them several times on here for my engine stuff. They are very good, and give you good background info and they point out possible problems with the analysis results they send you.

If you had a spun rod bearing, it would def be obvious as Mark said.
Would be making a very noticeable knocking that would change speed with RPM.

Sleepy; I'd be inclined to say your gauge is not reading properly, because that is actually much higher than what the factory manual says it should be at idle when warm. Those are the kind of pressures I see when my engine is cold.
Like I said, I know it hasn't happened yet. But I fear that time might be close. I'll definitely send the sample in.

sleepyalero 03-30-2015 04:57 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by AaronGTR (Post 1261273)
Yeah, I use blackstone labs also. I've mentioned them several times on here for my engine stuff. They are very good, and give you good background info and they point out possible problems with the analysis results they send you.

If you had a spun rod bearing, it would def be obvious as Mark said.
Would be making a very noticeable knocking that would change speed with RPM.

Sleepy; I'd be inclined to say your gauge is not reading properly, because that is actually much higher than what the factory manual says it should be at idle when warm. Those are the kind of pressures I see when my engine is cold.


My gauge is AEM, and has read the same pressure with 3 different gauge brands.

AaronGTR 03-30-2015 02:52 PM
My gauge is autometer and reads right where the factory manual says I should be, so...

sleepyalero 03-30-2015 04:15 PM
Eh, ive come across a few cars that read differently then mine and yours. Guess every car is different, but i doubt my aem gauge is off.



Also, as she sits currently...


http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/a...psg1sn7j8l.jpg

geldartb 03-30-2015 04:35 PM
aww shocker a pic of sleepy's car in a garage..

sleepyalero 03-30-2015 05:46 PM
She still needs things before i can start her... Been since last november since the car last ran.. :(

Jake 03-30-2015 07:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty (Post 1261243)
Cold idle: ~40psi
Warm idle: ~30psi
Hot idle: ~ 18psi

I saw that 7psi rating, but now that i've seen below 20 at hot, I'm starting to get worried. Might have my tax return going to more car parts than i anticipated lol
This is the exact reason I sold my LS1 Camaro lol. I remember one day noticing that it started to dip a lot lower than normal. Regardless of what they say it can get down to at idle I didn't like it, and ditched the car.

tipnitty 03-30-2015 08:01 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake (Post 1261306)
This is the exact reason I sold my LS1 Camaro lol. I remember one day noticing that it started to dip a lot lower than normal. Regardless of what they say it can get down to at idle I didn't like it, and ditched the car.
Found someone that wants to trade for an 06 GTO, but it's not the same lol. I want to find the issues before I make my mind on what route I'll take.

Jake 03-30-2015 08:03 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty (Post 1261310)
Found someone that wants to trade for an 06 GTO, but it's not the same lol. I want to find the issues before I make my mind on what route I'll take.
No way, the fact it's a WS6 and it's as clean as it is I would keep that thing forever.

tipnitty 03-30-2015 08:06 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake (Post 1261311)
No way, the fact it's a WS6 and it's as clean as it is I would keep that thing forever.
Oh I don't plan on trading at all. Just what route I want to take repair wise. I've heard so many people idolize a black ws6. It's a pain in my ass. But I love her lol

H.O. Driver 03-31-2015 11:29 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty (Post 1261312)
Oh I don't plan on trading at all. Just what route I want to take repair wise. I've heard so many people idolize a black ws6. It's a pain in my ass. But I love her lol
Hell if I found a Black WS6 of any year 98 or newer for a good price I would scoop it up in a heart beat. Either Black or Navy Blue Metallic.

tipnitty 03-31-2015 04:12 PM
I'm on the look out for another fbody, ideally a barn find. There have been a lot of people on the forums finding neglected cars that have been sitting and getting them dirt cheap. There has to be one around here somewhere that I can find for a few hundred!

bricooper78 03-31-2015 06:52 PM
the meth heads up here have 80's wanna be's all over for like 5 grand.... it's forehead slapping maddening.

plastic_indian 03-31-2015 09:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty (Post 1261332)
ideally a barn find *snip* dirt cheap.
Oxymoron there. The term 'barn find' has jumped the shark (just like 'rat rod') but value inflation has not tapered off. Suddenly, every rejected piece of thirty+ year old crap is worth a mint. Check pre-A, 356 and 911 P-car finds: totally decrepit examples -- nothing more than a pattern and a title - are selling at 20-40k. E-type basket cases sell for new-Cadillac money. A GSX recently listed -- conveniently prepackaged in assorted cardboard boxes -- for 35k. Even the bathtub-esque Lotus Elan is suddenly worth money. Every crotchety old property owner with a detached garage is now lighting a Pall Mall, popping an MGD and scratching at a six-day stubble while staring at his uncle's 15 years-abandoned project and trying to string together sufficient syllables to make a Craigslist ad.

Quote:
Originally Posted by bricooper78 (Post 1261333)
the meth heads up here have 80's wanna be's all over for like 5 grand.... it's forehead slapping maddening.
But it's a classic...and it ran when it was parked. And it has original paint. Under the Rustoleum. And Mecum just sold one for three times the ask, and that one didn't even have T-tops.


/rant.

tipnitty 04-01-2015 09:50 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by plastic_indian (Post 1261339)
Oxymoron there. The term 'barn find' has jumped the shark (just like 'rat rod') but value inflation has not tapered off. Suddenly, every rejected piece of thirty+ year old crap is worth a mint. Check pre-A, 356 and 911 P-car finds: totally decrepit examples -- nothing more than a pattern and a title - are selling at 20-40k. E-type basket cases sell for new-Cadillac money. A GSX recently listed -- conveniently prepackaged in assorted cardboard boxes -- for 35k. Even the bathtub-esque Lotus Elan is suddenly worth money. Every crotchety old property owner with a detached garage is now lighting a Pall Mall, popping an MGD and scratching at a six-day stubble while staring at his uncle's 15 years-abandoned project and trying to string together sufficient syllables to make a Craigslist ad.



But it's a classic...and it ran when it was parked. And it has original paint. Under the Rustoleum. And Mecum just sold one for three times the ask, and that one didn't even have T-tops.


/rant.
You know what I mean by "barn find". Just something that has been parked and forgotten and needs a load of work. Not a classic insane find lol.

H.O. Driver 04-01-2015 11:22 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty (Post 1261341)
You know what I mean by "barn find". Just something that has been parked and forgotten and needs a load of work. Not a classic insane find lol.
Find a v-6 4th gen, you can grab those for under $3000 with a good body and that is high mileage to swap good stuff into. Even doing a turbo on the L36 cars is pretty damn fun. Unless you are thinking throw $600-800 bucks at an old guy to get the car his son left in his barn out of his way for him?

tipnitty 04-01-2015 11:36 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by H.O. Driver (Post 1261344)
Find a v-6 4th gen, you can grab those for under $3000 with a good body and that is high mileage to swap good stuff into. Even doing a turbo on the L36 cars is pretty damn fun. Unless you are thinking throw $600-800 bucks at an old guy to get the car his son left in his barn out of his way for him?
I've always wanted to find something that was just kind of worn out, replaced and just kind of sat for a while. Nothing that needs a major restoration. Maybe someone that doesn't know what they have or is just willing to get rid of it cheap because they don't know that it only needs a tune up.

H.O. Driver 04-01-2015 11:43 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty (Post 1261345)
I've always wanted to find something that was just kind of worn out, replaced and just kind of sat for a while. Nothing that needs a major restoration. Maybe someone that doesn't know what they have or is just willing to get rid of it cheap because they don't know that it only needs a tune up.
Gotcha, I love those deals, when it doesn't run but only needs a $50 part to get it going. That is how I got my riding lawn mower, guy couldn't get it to run for the life of him, even the small engine shop in town couldn't get it to run right. He was to the point of taking it to the scrap yard, so I asked if I could take it from and he said sure, you get frustrated with it. The carb kept flooding after it had been shut until the fuel evaporated out of it. I just put a $3 ball valve in the gas line and I have been using it for 3 years with out trouble. I shut the gas off and turn it off, turn the gas back on before I start it and it fires up great.


Just in case anyone is wondering, I just did a search on Autotrader and there are 33 2000-2002 F-bodies in my 300 mile radius all under $5000 and all with less than 150,000 miles. All v6 cars, half are T-tops and and about 6 convertables and all of them in 7/10 or better cosmetic wise.

geldartb 04-01-2015 12:33 PM
i'd rock a t-top version with some kind of nasty sounding ridiculous engine..

Pontiac_guy99 04-01-2015 02:08 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by geldartb (Post 1261347)
i'd rock a t-top version with some kind of nasty sounding ridiculous engine..
2x.

I always liked the T-tops more than the convertibles.

DrFabulous 04-01-2015 03:01 PM
mmm... yes.... ONR.... <3

bricooper78 04-01-2015 07:28 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by plastic_indian (Post 1261339)


But it's a classic...and it ran when it was parked. And it has original paint. Under the Rustoleum. And Mecum just sold one for three times the ask, and that one didn't even have T-tops.


/rant.
:applause::applause::applause::applause:

Amen brotha!!!!!! They even have the bigger rear tires, jacked up, i mean that in both terms lol

tipnitty 04-02-2015 09:51 AM
Just getting a check up.

http://i.imgur.com/HFfgYGp.png

geldartb 04-02-2015 09:57 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty (Post 1261382)
Just getting a check up.

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so a new transmission then..

DrFabulous 04-02-2015 10:06 AM
Wheels are still on the truck, confirmed not Sleepy status.

geldartb 04-02-2015 10:09 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DrFabulous (Post 1261384)
Wheels are still on the truck, confirmed not Sleepy status.
that would be the most elaborate green screen usage ever although we have seen sleepy go to great lengths with that one..

geldartb 04-02-2015 10:12 AM
someone stole my wheels

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5...402_084411.jpg


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