...a carbon slap. it is carbon that has formed on top of the piston and what will happen is the carbon will separate from the piston and cause a knocking sound. if that doesnt work adjust the
...piston slap noise from a 1997 corvette on start-up, like piston slap. counld this be the oil pump. the car has 124,000 plus miles Have the valve clearance setup correctly and timing checked. in this ...
...causes piston slap? 2002 cr-v engine knocking when cold.noise diminishes as engine heats up. a common cause is carbon on the top of the piston or on the skirt, this makes the piston tilt from side to ...
...Piston slap is quite common among many of the GM 350's, especially in engines that go short distances a lot or don't get adequate maintenance. Fuel "pinging". That's when the fuel ignites ...
...has been overheated and has a collapsed piston skirt. This will cause piston slap until piston heat up and expand. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...
...there are many blogs out there about these piston slap noises, I have one in my own car, a 96 Corvette, GM said not to worry it will not cause any damage, just annoying on a car that cost
...the engine when idling. The sound goes away on revving. engine temp is ok, no oile pressure light no smoking. what could be the cause WORN PISTON PIN AND PISTON SLAP WILL CAUSE THAT NOISE ON
piston.What can the causes be? Most likely slap in the cam will cause the piston to not move smoothly. You say frequently so I am assuming this is not the first time. With that year motor if it is the
an exhaust o-ring gasket leaking. Or the rattling I have in my 02 silverado caused by "Piston Slap" GM motor defect. Google search piston slap for more on that. Mine has been doing it since almost new
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...piston slap before I pulled it apart, but no sign of piston slap. Could the head gasket fail cause this noise due to pre ignition? Should I pull the piston and check wrist pin? Bearing is good at the ...
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