Chevy 5.3 Engine Piston Slap at Faye Lara blog

Chevy 5.3 Engine Piston Slap. I sold my 99 silverado. I did have a lifter making a little noise. Cold start knock is generically called piston slap, which is common in vortec engines. I have 130 thousand miles on my 5.3 litre vortek engine , i dont have the piston slap noise. My '01 5.3l only exhibits piston slap on cold mornings; Fom what i have heard, piston slap is annoying, but not detrimental to the engine. They are short so that they clear the crank on the down stroke. I'm a fan of the 5.3l engine in the chevrolet & gmc pickup trucks. I had the slap in my 04 5.3 that kicked in around 100k miles, and my local mechanic suggested switching to synthetic oil,. So i recently bought an 11 silverado with the 5.3l. How long does it knock for at start up? Plenty of power & a smooth running engine. More like 20 degrees and lower. I know it is common for these engines to have some piston slap for the first. If you don't hear it now, you're unlikely to ever hear it.

I know it is common for these engines to have some piston slap for the first. My '01 5.3l only exhibits piston slap on cold mornings; They are short so that they clear the crank on the down stroke. I did have a lifter making a little noise. I have 130 thousand miles on my 5.3 litre vortek engine , i dont have the piston slap noise. I had the slap in my 04 5.3 that kicked in around 100k miles, and my local mechanic suggested switching to synthetic oil,. Fom what i have heard, piston slap is annoying, but not detrimental to the engine. Cold start knock is generically called piston slap, which is common in vortec engines. The piston slap is caused by the short piston skirts. I sold my 99 silverado.

Piston Slap Causes and Diagnosis (sound clip included) My Car Makes

Chevy 5.3 Engine Piston Slap So i recently bought an 11 silverado with the 5.3l. I have 130 thousand miles on my 5.3 litre vortek engine , i dont have the piston slap noise. So i recently bought an 11 silverado with the 5.3l. My '01 5.3l only exhibits piston slap on cold mornings; I'm a fan of the 5.3l engine in the chevrolet & gmc pickup trucks. More like 20 degrees and lower. I sold my 99 silverado. Plenty of power & a smooth running engine. Cold start knock is generically called piston slap, which is common in vortec engines. I had the slap in my 04 5.3 that kicked in around 100k miles, and my local mechanic suggested switching to synthetic oil,. How long does it knock for at start up? I know it is common for these engines to have some piston slap for the first. They are short so that they clear the crank on the down stroke. I did have a lifter making a little noise. Fom what i have heard, piston slap is annoying, but not detrimental to the engine. The piston slap is caused by the short piston skirts.