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Motor has low miles. No point. And my budget is already over lol. With Christmas coming up, I can't spend too much more. I will already be $1850 into motor swap.
In the states.... Probably $50 here.
And how do you port and polish OEM pump?
How do you even get to the oil pump?
Is it really worth it to port oil pump & replace chain? Motor only has 99K...
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Pull timing cover and oil pan, I'd do timing chain. And to go the chain you have to pull the pan. So I'd do both for extra reassurance.
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http://customgm.com/engine-performance/3997-how-port-lsx-oil-pump.html
Youd have to pull the timing cover and replace that gasket along with the oil pan gasket. Its a free mod and ensures good oiling
Chain u can skip on if it looks ok, but since its out, its something easy to do cuz DNW 150k miles on oem chain.
Lol, ripping this motor apart evidentally. seems like a whole lotta work. When these motors usually go like 200+K without issue, and I wont have the tools at the shop I am doing the engine swap at to do the porting.
And that link is broken lol. Wont go past page 3.
If I had more time to rip the motor all apart, and a little more money to replace everything I would. But unfortunetly I am on a time schedule (my truck is my DD) and Money is already tight, that I am dropping in a new motor).
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ur call dude bro...but its so easy to do this stuff with it out. If you plan on keeping it another 100k miles, its something worth doing.
It's not hard at all since the motor will be out of the truck, that's why I say do it now lol. Super easy with the motor on a stand
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I cant do the motor swap in my shop, I have to go to my grand fathers. So I wont have my die grinder or my taps. If I had more time, money and all my tools, I probably would tackle port/shim oil pump & chain, cam, replace both knock sensors as well. But It's just not simply possible.
I can always pull the motor out at another time once i get a DD. and do work.
Once the body is done in the spring, I'd like to rip motor out once I am doing my 06 silverado front end, do oil pump, chain, knock sensors, efans, 34" rad, pitman arm, a cam, long tubes and an E-cutout. Same time I do a 4L80E
You're going to only want to pull the motor once. I'd bet money on that. You'll kick yourself if you don't do the little things now.
Running out of time and money. Matt had the line on my motor, guy was supposed to drop it off 2 days ago. Time crunch now
motor is easy to get in and out. I'd just drop it in. Do timing chain and oil pump whenever you do the cam and whatnot.
F*t with the LQ9 is a flake, kept saying he was gunna deliver it, that night, next morning, then I said fuck him. I found a Local LQ9 I am going to call about today, if not Matt has a 2002 LQ4 with low, low km for $1000-$1100.