So, I started my truck at the end of the work day, driving normal, stopped at a red light, light turns green, pull onto interstate on ramp and get to about 65 MPH on the interstate and a guy next to me is honking and pointing. I look back and there's a cloud of smoke (white ish gray ish). Look down and I have oil pressure, there's gaurd rail and not much shoulder for the next 2 miles so I try to go a bit farther watching the oil pressure. I hit the hill and it starts to studder so I give up and shut it down at that point and pull over best I can. Pop hood, oil cap is missing and oil everywhere... I assume it's a piston, close hood, and call a tow truck...
This truck is an '06 LBZ, 101K miles, NEVER had a tune on the single charger, and has had what I would call a small tune on the twins. It hasn't ever been above 1100*F, and I think only that high maybe a few times for a very short burst. The truck has been hazing gray smoke at idle for a long time (probably since 50K miles). I assumed it was the nature of these trucks, but a few people have mentioned maybe I have a bad injector. Wish I had checked my balance rates...
Parked it for now till I can tear it down and afford to fix it...
My headgaskets have been blown for a while though... Is it remotely possible it blew to the push rod cavity??? I can always be hopeful and plan for the worst (piston). I just don't see how it could have melted a piston with such a small tune... This truck isn't very fast and wasn't built to be (yet), just wanted it for towing/hauling.
Oh well... Another LBZ eats it...
This truck is an '06 LBZ, 101K miles, NEVER had a tune on the single charger, and has had what I would call a small tune on the twins. It hasn't ever been above 1100*F, and I think only that high maybe a few times for a very short burst. The truck has been hazing gray smoke at idle for a long time (probably since 50K miles). I assumed it was the nature of these trucks, but a few people have mentioned maybe I have a bad injector. Wish I had checked my balance rates...
Parked it for now till I can tear it down and afford to fix it...
My headgaskets have been blown for a while though... Is it remotely possible it blew to the push rod cavity??? I can always be hopeful and plan for the worst (piston). I just don't see how it could have melted a piston with such a small tune... This truck isn't very fast and wasn't built to be (yet), just wanted it for towing/hauling.
Oh well... Another LBZ eats it...
