Well I was on my way to drop my car off to get the slave cylinder replaced and I broke down.. The car started sputtering a little bit I guess is the only way to put it and the Check Gauges light came on.. Turns out I'm getting no oil pressure.. I checked the oil and it was slightly low, but not enough to cause it.. So I added some anyway.. I also added a gallon of gas just in case, but it was around the 1/4 tank mark.. Tried to start it after this and it would almost start then just sort of sputter.. So all I can think of would be the oil pump.. About how much would that cost to have replaced, parts and labor?

And what else could cause this? I can't think of anything cheap that would cause it, so I have a really bad feeling...

 

hmmm.... sound like you got scatched over Maybe if you didnt drive too long there is no damage, but from you have described there seems like there is some major internal malfunctioning goin' on. Sorry man.

Now live the LT1 dream, and do a big cammed stroker! WOOHOO

 

Well your not getting no oil pressure cause the car isn't running.. your sputtering could be attributed to a number of things.. either it be fuel related such as a fuel pump taking a dump.. Or ignition such as the opti, coil.. need to see if you ahve spark and then fuel pressure at the rail.. Start there and see where you end up... Don't thik your oil pump went.. it would have been a lil bit more how do you put it.. exciting if that was the case... no sputter more like knock knock BOOM!

 

You would be surprised how long you can drive a car with no oil pressure without damage,...even a "stroker"...
Don't rule out the oil pump shaft shear problem. It happens all too often...

 

...after posting, a strange thought came into my head...timing chain problems. Could have snapped a chain or just jumped a tooth....

 

Might check the coil wire,but sounds like the coil itself.Make sure there's no corrosion around the coil post,and clean it with a brass wire brush if it is all covered in white stuff.My02

 

I didn't drive it far at all.. From the time it started until I had it shut off couldn't have been more than a few seconds.. When I saw the oil pressure down I wasn't taking chances, I pulled over in a hurry.. Hopefully it's something minor, but it seems like it could be any number of things.. The SES did come on when I tried to start it again, so at least the mechanic will have somewhere to start.. At first there was just a Check Gauges light so it would've just been guess and check going off the symptoms..

As much as I'd love a big cammed stroker dream, I think if this is major it might be more like the "ride the bus to school" nightmare..

I guess I'll find out tomorrow..

Oh yeah, by the way, I always see people talking about their optispark going out on them, I know it's a common problem.. But what exactly is it?

 

Opti is the LT1's version of a distributor.. did you notice the low oil pressure while sputtering? or during normal operation?

 

It wasn't low during normal operation, only when it started sputtering... I don't think it's just cause the engine was off because it was at 0 as it was sputtering.. But it was so quick between the sputtering and me shutting it off, it's tough to say..

 

Well then i think your oil pressure was only down cause of the sputtering.. does it start up now?

 

No, it won't start.. It turns over but just sputters once or twice and won't start..

 

smell gas at all? Check the fuel pressure at the schrader vavle w/ the key on.. if that's good go to the coil and pull the wire off and hold it above a ground such as the block/head or somthing see if you get spark.. if not.. change the coil.. its the cheapest and easiest.. then go from there.. hard to say w/o seeing the car.. i'm guessing fuel though..

 

Oh.. unplug your maf.. see if it'll default to speed density and run the.. car.. just a shot in the dark though..

 

Now that I think about it, I think you're right that it's fuel.. Cause when it was sputtering it felt a lot like when a car runs out of gas and when I tried to give it some more gas it didn't do anything.. So it probably is something with the fuel.. I didn't smell any though, and nothing was leaking under the car.. But I guess it could be clogged somewhere..

But you're probably right and the car is getting choked of fuel and that's why it won't run...

I can't do anything right now to check it though because I already had it towed to the mechanic.. I was just trying to get an idea how bad it's gonna be, but it seems like it's impossible to know..

I'll just have to hope it's nothing major..

 

I don't think it'll be that $$$ but if it's the fuel pump.. They'll charge out the keister for it as they have to drop a bunch of stuff to do it.. Good luck and keep us posted...