New Owner 2011 Caprice 6.0 in Oregon
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:12 pm
I just picked up a 2011 Caprice PPV at an auction in Oregon. It's been snowing here but once I get better weather, I'll post up a few pics.
It has 70k miles. Body is straight except for a few scratches on the trunk lid. And one sealed antenna hole in the roof. It still has the spotlight but the wires must have been cut to it. It has a bad battery and I think that might be the result of high parasitic drain but I'll chase that down a little better once I have a good battery in it. This unit just has the primary battery.
It has a misfire on 7 so I'm assuming I'm looking at a DOD delete and as much cam as I can get away with on a stock converter. I also don't want to ruin it as a daily driver by going crazy with the cam. I am considering an aftermarket exhaust though. Any thoughts on a mild cam and civilized exhaust would be appreciated.
I swapped coils and plugs in attempt to diagnose the miss but didn't learn anything. Based on the sound it's making and the fact that my miss is on 7 which has one of the DOD lifters, I'm pretty sure that's the issue. The oil looks good and it runs strong otherwise so I think it's a good candidate for a cam swap.
The interior is as expected for an ex cop car. The drivers seat is torn up but repairable. The rear seat is the plastic tub reserved for their special guests. It came with the original seat and back as well as both door panels so it shouldn't be too big of a project to get it back to it's original configuration.
It's displaying a bunch of error codes. The check engine light is flashing but the only code is for the misfire. The tire pressure warning is on. There is one tire that doesn't report pressure correctly so I'm hoping a new TPMS sensor in that tire clears that up. The Stibilitrack warning is on and the traction control is off. From this forum, I gather that Stabilitrack won't function with the check engine light on so hopefully once I cure the misfire, the Stabilitrack error will clear as well. Things don't usually work out that easily for me but it would be nice if that's the fix. We'll see.
I'm glad to be a member of this forum. It's already been a big help.
Tom
It has 70k miles. Body is straight except for a few scratches on the trunk lid. And one sealed antenna hole in the roof. It still has the spotlight but the wires must have been cut to it. It has a bad battery and I think that might be the result of high parasitic drain but I'll chase that down a little better once I have a good battery in it. This unit just has the primary battery.
It has a misfire on 7 so I'm assuming I'm looking at a DOD delete and as much cam as I can get away with on a stock converter. I also don't want to ruin it as a daily driver by going crazy with the cam. I am considering an aftermarket exhaust though. Any thoughts on a mild cam and civilized exhaust would be appreciated.
I swapped coils and plugs in attempt to diagnose the miss but didn't learn anything. Based on the sound it's making and the fact that my miss is on 7 which has one of the DOD lifters, I'm pretty sure that's the issue. The oil looks good and it runs strong otherwise so I think it's a good candidate for a cam swap.
The interior is as expected for an ex cop car. The drivers seat is torn up but repairable. The rear seat is the plastic tub reserved for their special guests. It came with the original seat and back as well as both door panels so it shouldn't be too big of a project to get it back to it's original configuration.
It's displaying a bunch of error codes. The check engine light is flashing but the only code is for the misfire. The tire pressure warning is on. There is one tire that doesn't report pressure correctly so I'm hoping a new TPMS sensor in that tire clears that up. The Stibilitrack warning is on and the traction control is off. From this forum, I gather that Stabilitrack won't function with the check engine light on so hopefully once I cure the misfire, the Stabilitrack error will clear as well. Things don't usually work out that easily for me but it would be nice if that's the fix. We'll see.
I'm glad to be a member of this forum. It's already been a big help.
Tom