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Valvetrain squeeking noise in LS1


Zeppelin

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Car has sat most of the winter. Started it up a couple times. Took it out a couple weeks ago for about an hour. On the way home this started. Checked, and it was about a quart low on oil. Filled her up and it got a bit better, but is still there. Sounds like it is in the driver side valvetrain to me. Gets worse as you idle up the motor. Anyone have an idea before I start in on getting the valve cover off? Here's a sound bite. http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/images/war_eagle/valvetrain-noise.3g2

 

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Ya, I pulled the belt and started it up this morning to be sure. Thats what I thought it might be too. That, or the tensioner pulley. Put my ear up to the valve cover and it sounds like its coming from inside for sure.
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Ya, it idles smoothly. Lifter or rocker is kind of where I'm headed thinking. Wondering if something got into the lifter or since it hadn't been run for a couple months and was a little low on oil, a lifter isn't pumped up right or something.
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Lifters are fairly common, the rockers have had issues with the needle bearings falling out so that should be obvious if you pull a valve cover. I'm still leaning towards a lifter.

 

These are stud mount right? Possibly the rocker nut backed off?

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Car has sat most of the winter. Started it up a couple times. Took it out a couple weeks ago for about an hour. On the way home this started. Checked, and it was about a quart low on oil. Filled her up and it got a bit better, but is still there. Sounds like it is in the driver side valvetrain to me. Gets worse as you idle up the motor. Anyone have an idea before I start in on getting the valve cover off? Here's a sound bite. http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/images/war_eagle/valvetrain-noise.3g2

 

Thanks

 

What kind of wheels are those? they look amazing lol.

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