engine makes cliking noise when cold, sounds like stuck lifter, but runs fine, and goes away after it starts to warm up. you arent getting enough oil to your lifters,,,,check you oil and see where its
piston slap is normal and will not cause any further damage to the engine, almost all LT 1 and LT 5 have this issue as long as it goes away after engine heats up, this comes from a GM service bulletin
piston slap Can piston slap become a future problem with the engine With regular maintenance you should never have this problem Hope this tip helps. r/ David
...don't put any excessive load on the engine while it is cold. Once it warms up, the piston, rings, pins, etc. will expand from the heat. This is why you only hear slapping when the engine is
small end is places pretty much top dead centre giving the engine a harsher note. Roger Clarke make a piston that overcomes this problem so you get a quiet engine and forged internals. Hope this helps
...piston bores are tighter when the engine is cold and so the pistons are more tightly constrained and less able to slap. But at 80k miles you really shouldn't have piston slap yet, even on an Alfa. I ...
...piston slap. Started in cold weather. Only when engine warmed up. Now is as soon as it starts and does not stop. Is this piston slap and how do I fix it? I think my friend, you should look towards ...
...start up and when excelarating. Top passanger side of engine. Could be a piston slap, where the piston skirt is slapping the cylinder wall. If that is the noise, the piston would need to be
AFM engine. Have a shop take a listen, the 5.3 V8 has a common noise called piston slap. The piston slap doesn't affect the life span of the engine, a trained ear will know the difference in the noise
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