knocking from the head from lack of oil what could it be?

[18GEclipse]

i had a bad oil leak on my GST and it was worse then i thought and it didnt run on no oil but low and it started slow and now its more loud and i looked at the lifters and rockers and didnt see anything...

 

[91orangeGST]

knocking comes from the block and ticking come from the head. Which one was it?

 

[Chrisj485]

Happened to my Cougar...does the knocking and/or ticking speed up with the increase of the RPM's? Could be a rod bearing

 

[Matrixhunter]

Ah i got the same problem with my car - ticking/knocking speeds up with rpm has to be a rod bearing. Looks like you have the same problem

 

[nightspeed87]

rod knock, lifter tick usually goes away with increased rpm from rising oil pressure.....

 

[andymoraitis]

Drop the pan and look for shavings in the oil. Any time you starve the bearings of oil it points to rod knock.

Sorry,

Andy

 

[Blue95GST]

def listen to andy and check for shavings, cause the more you drive it like that, the worse it'll get, good luck with everything

 

[Defiant]

If present, the rear balance shaft bearings are usually first to let you know they've died. However, the rest will be hard on their heels.