2004 Chevrolet Impala "piston engine" Questions

piston slap till the engine warms up and a Tapping noise refers to a noisy lifter, if it's a bad lifter. The noise would get louder as the engine's RPM rises. Most GM owners have the problem of Piston

piston ring compression tool, knowledge of engine components and timing procedures etc...5. Do you have a big garage and all required tools? What have you fixed on a car before, this is not a beginner

...I start it but stops after somtimes. The cylinders are worn out and the gap between them and the pistons is great enough when the pistons are cold to allow them to move around enough to knock the ...

...engine (or the second piston back from the front if you have an inline engine instead of a v-6)  Hope this helps!                       ...

Sounds like the valves or pistons is knocking loud, what can I do. One person that repair cars says it not the valves, something is lossened If it is a knocking noise, you could be hearing bearings or

...piston come up then you can use a wrench at the harmonic balancer to put piston at btdc (Before Top Dead Center)and see if the timing marks are aligned if not then you know the engine is out of ...

...engine parts, it quiets down when warm because the metals expand tightening up the fit between parts. If it is a true knock then the parts that are most likely worn and causing it are main/rod ...

How to take the motor apart to get to the pistons This is a huge undertaking for the average home mechanic involving taking off the intake, cylinder heads, some of the valvetrain, and a couple ...

...oil be back pressuring through my dipstick on my 1992 Chevy Surburban 350 engine? We get oil blow back out of the dipstick tube. Excessive compression loss past worn piston rings into the crankcase

...the transmission issue? dont think so knocking usually engine starting to fail ==burnt bearing piston slap wrist pin etc slippage is trans problem and oil sensor can test sensor and circuit for ...