# 1999 Chevrolet Suburban threw a rod **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, suburban\ **Created:** [October 28, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-suburban-threw-a-rod/127720 "2018-10-28T18:49:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LindaKeeton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@LindaKeeton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LindaKeeton)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-suburban-threw-a-rod/127720/1 "2018-10-28T18:49:51Z")
My truck threw a rod and it apparently shot out trough the oil pan so does that mean it went through the block? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-suburban-threw-a-rod/127720/2 "2018-10-28T18:53:08Z")
No… you told us it shot out the pan. Did it shoot out the block? I can’t see it so I don’t know. If you want to know if it damaged the block… oh, yeah, no doubt. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-suburban-threw-a-rod/127720/3 "2018-10-28T20:26:52Z")
The stamped steel oil pan on this engine . . . presumably 5.7 liter gasoline V8 . . . is rather deep So it’s conceivable that the block doesn’t have a hole in it However, I suspect the engine is damaged, and is now a paperweight Due to the age of the truck, it might be time to scrap it, or install a cheap used engine from a junkyard But unless the rest of the truck is in absolutely pristine condition, it probably makes sense to junk the truck The only way it even halfway makes sense to install a junkyard engine is if you pull the used engine yourself at one of pick-a-part’s numerous 1/2 price weekends, and do all the labor yourself ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 4:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-suburban-threw-a-rod/127720/4 "2018-10-30T04:58:09Z")
Scrap iron. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-suburban-threw-a-rod/127720/5 "2018-10-30T05:22:31Z")
The good news is that if it threw a rod, the engine wasn’t long for this world anyway. Must have been substantial wear. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-suburban-threw-a-rod/127720/6 "2018-10-31T05:51:41Z")
![I4sFjXK](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/1/1e6886f422d225fc9a3a8943f641579fe402ec8a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-suburban-threw-a-rod/127720/7 "2018-10-31T06:30:07Z")
> [@LindaKeeton](#): > > it apparently shot out trough the oil pan so does that mean it went through the block? One is not preferred over the other, when a connecting rod leaves its assigned location the engine has failed.