big problems with 94 camaro Z28 - Page 2

leonardjudy · 01-20-2008, 04:13 PM

i know this sounds silly but what brand of oil are you using,cause if your useing a cheap oil it will break down fast,,,you get what you pay for,,,

camaromanalways · 01-22-2008, 06:13 AM

i think i used castrol... i can't exactly remember. all i do remember is that i got it half off because my buddy got it through his shop.. lol.

tommy951 · 06-25-2009, 12:23 PM

I am haveing the same problem my oil pres gague is reading just above 0 at idle but were my problem differs is i have a knocking sound so naturally i thought rod bearing so i draind the oil but suprise suprise no metal shavings even ran a magnet threw it still nothing so now im lost any ideas.

**Raylo** · 06-26-2009, 05:30 AM

Wow, a really old thread resurfaces! Knocking doesn't sound good. Even if you don't see metal in the oil you might pull the oil filter and cut it open. If you get some blown bearings most of the crap will end up in the filter which blocks it up causing drop in oil flow and pressure.

tommy951 · 06-26-2009, 10:44 AM

yea i did that i think that the guy i got the car off of drove it after the oil pump stoped working and then fried the bearings now im in the process of removing the oil pan wich is turning in to more of a project than i thought any idea on how i can take the oil pan off without breaking my back .

**Raylo** · 06-26-2009, 12:18 PM

The old chicken or the egg dilemma.... Usually... usually, a bearing will fail from abuse or whatever and then clog the filter causing oil pressure to go away, not the other way around. But I guess the oil pump could possibly fail.. Never seen one of these OPs fail all by itself but anything is possible...

Good luck getting the oil pan off. I think you will need to undo the motor mounts and jack the motor up high enough for clearance. Even with that it'll be a bear. But if all the bearings are shot and it was driven w/o oil pressure you might as well get a new motor.

tommy951 · 06-26-2009, 05:10 PM

wich brings me to my next point u know anywear to get a new lt1 or maybe an ls1 for a decent price in good condition ?

**Raylo** · 06-28-2009, 08:19 AM

I don't know of any myself but there's got to be gazillions out there. You would have better luck finding one at a Z28 or Camaro forum... or just a Google search.

01-20-2008, 04:13 PM	#21 (permalink)
leonardjudy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5 OS: xp sp2	Re: big problems with 94 camaro Z28 i know this sounds silly but what brand of oil are you using,cause if your useing a cheap oil it will break down fast,,,you get what you pay for,,,

01-22-2008, 06:13 AM	#22 (permalink)
camaromanalways Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 12 OS: windows	Re: big problems with 94 camaro Z28 i think i used castrol... i can't exactly remember. all i do remember is that i got it half off because my buddy got it through his shop.. lol.

06-25-2009, 12:23 PM	#23 (permalink)
tommy951 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista	Re: big problems with 94 camaro Z28 I am haveing the same problem my oil pres gague is reading just above 0 at idle but were my problem differs is i have a knocking sound so naturally i thought rod bearing so i draind the oil but suprise suprise no metal shavings even ran a magnet threw it still nothing so now im lost any ideas.

06-26-2009, 05:30 AM	#24 (permalink)
Raylo TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 525 OS: XP Desktop, Vista HP Notebook, XP Notebook	Re: big problems with 94 camaro Z28 Wow, a really old thread resurfaces! Knocking doesn't sound good. Even if you don't see metal in the oil you might pull the oil filter and cut it open. If you get some blown bearings most of the crap will end up in the filter which blocks it up causing drop in oil flow and pressure.

06-26-2009, 10:44 AM	#25 (permalink)
tommy951 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista	Re: big problems with 94 camaro Z28 yea i did that i think that the guy i got the car off of drove it after the oil pump stoped working and then fried the bearings now im in the process of removing the oil pan wich is turning in to more of a project than i thought any idea on how i can take the oil pan off without breaking my back .

06-26-2009, 12:18 PM	#26 (permalink)
Raylo TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 525 OS: XP Desktop, Vista HP Notebook, XP Notebook	Re: big problems with 94 camaro Z28 The old chicken or the egg dilemma.... Usually... usually, a bearing will fail from abuse or whatever and then clog the filter causing oil pressure to go away, not the other way around. But I guess the oil pump could possibly fail.. Never seen one of these OPs fail all by itself but anything is possible... Good luck getting the oil pan off. I think you will need to undo the motor mounts and jack the motor up high enough for clearance. Even with that it'll be a bear. But if all the bearings are shot and it was driven w/o oil pressure you might as well get a new motor.

06-26-2009, 05:10 PM	#27 (permalink)
tommy951 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista	Re: big problems with 94 camaro Z28 wich brings me to my next point u know anywear to get a new lt1 or maybe an ls1 for a decent price in good condition ?

06-28-2009, 08:19 AM	#28 (permalink)
Raylo TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 525 OS: XP Desktop, Vista HP Notebook, XP Notebook	Re: big problems with 94 camaro Z28 I don't know of any myself but there's got to be gazillions out there. You would have better luck finding one at a Z28 or Camaro forum... or just a Google search.