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LS1power 04-08-2011 01:34 PM

Incredibly Stupid
 
This may sound so stupid, but I had to add a quart of oil to my ls1 and got lazy and poked an average size hole in the top of the oil to pour it..then a small piece got sucked into the funnel and down into the motor...does anyone know what I should do. I was leaning towards not running the motor and draining the oil then trying to flush it out with 7-8 quarts.

BonzoHansen 04-08-2011 01:37 PM

you mean the foil? It's probably still sitting there, pull the valve cover off.

LS1power 04-08-2011 01:42 PM

yeah the foil...I'm pretty sure its sitting at the bottom of the motor

V 04-08-2011 01:52 PM

I second that its prob under the valve cover

BonzoHansen 04-08-2011 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LS1power (Post 759932)
yeah the foil...I'm pretty sure its sitting at the bottom of the motor

why, did you run the engine?

LS1power 04-08-2011 02:13 PM

I didn't run the engine I'm too terrified to...I removed the stem and used a scope to look into the valve cover and I don't see anything.

Blackbirdws6 04-08-2011 02:40 PM

It's prob covered in oil. Just remove the cover which is easy and get it.

BonzoHansen 04-08-2011 02:42 PM

pull the VC off. You have nothing to lose.

LS1power 04-08-2011 02:50 PM

does anyone know of a DIY on removing the cover? I'm new to the ls1 scene...otherwise I'm going to have to take my chances trying to flush it out through the pan.

thunder 04-08-2011 03:15 PM

http://www.installuniversity.com/ins..._covers_bh.htm

thunder 04-08-2011 03:16 PM

google ftw

WildBillyT 04-08-2011 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunder (Post 759942)

In addition to this I'd put some rags over the exhaust manis/headers so you don't get oil on them.

sweetbmxrider 04-08-2011 04:07 PM

Don't try and "flush" it, that won't work.

thunder 04-08-2011 05:36 PM

Hypothetically, and i under no circumstances am telling you to do this. What would be the worst thing that could happen if he left it in there?

coolmanvette75 04-08-2011 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunder (Post 759957)
Hypothetically, and i under no circumstances am telling you to do this. What would be the worst thing that could happen if he left it in there?

Possibly get caught up somewhere in the valvetrain?

thunder 04-08-2011 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolmanvette75 (Post 759965)
Possibly get caught up somewhere in the valvetrain?

i figured that much, but would a little bit like that screw up the operation of the valve train?

BonzoHansen 04-08-2011 06:23 PM

i guess it could get in a bearing if it is small enough, or if it is large enough clog an oil passage or block part of the oil pump pickup. pretty much wherever oil goes i guess it could cause problem. unless the filter gets it 1st. it's a crap shoot.

sample oil passages
http://www.567chevyclub.com/images/5...iling_265a.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/e555031a.gif

crainholio 04-08-2011 08:57 PM

I've been spending a lot of time under my LS1's valve covers lately, and it's very likely the piece of debris is hung up against the #2 valvesprings waiting for you to come in and get it.

Before doing anything: blow off the top of the engine and the area around the valve cover with compressed air. Get all the small dirt and grit away from the area you're opening.

Disconnect battery, gently remove plug wires from the 4 coils, disconnect the coil pack harness, unbolt the coil pack, unbolt the valve cover, you're off to the races.

KirkEvil 04-10-2011 08:30 AM

Again. just pull the valve cover and look for it.

The geometry of the head castings has the valve spring seats raised from where oil drains back to the pan, so its very unlikely it would get stuck in the valvetrain. If it did drain down to the pan, it should get stuck to the mesh screen on the end of the oil pick up tube.

NJ Torque 04-15-2011 03:19 PM

Oil bottles still have foil on them? Alll I have seen in the past ten years or so haven't...

KirkEvil 04-16-2011 09:49 AM

castrol syntec still has the foil


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