Ls1 Piston Slap When Cold at Dora Villalobos blog

Ls1 Piston Slap When Cold. Which implies such extensive effort is unnecessary! 2001 chevy camaro z28 a4 slp cold air. It is the combination of short skirt pistons and material expansion rates that causes this. Even after the coolant is up to operating temp it is still. Though there are a number of potential sources for startup noise, a phenomenon known as “piston slap” is to blame. When it's cold, it lasts 5 minutes and another 5 while driving. My 2002 ls1 with just 400 miles on the odometer has moderate piston slap when the engine is cold (under 200 degrees, water temp). As a [gm] mechanic reminded me, these pistons hardly have any skirt on them. Early (read 1998 or so) ls1's are notorious for piston slap, particularly when just being started. That would reduce a cold ls1’s more generous tolerances, but there’s no guarantee it solves the problem. Rod knock isn't going to go away, and piston slap is when the engine is cold, and subsides when it warms up. Piston slap when cold is very common.

Piston slap when cold is very common. Which implies such extensive effort is unnecessary! Even after the coolant is up to operating temp it is still. As a [gm] mechanic reminded me, these pistons hardly have any skirt on them. When it's cold, it lasts 5 minutes and another 5 while driving. My 2002 ls1 with just 400 miles on the odometer has moderate piston slap when the engine is cold (under 200 degrees, water temp). Early (read 1998 or so) ls1's are notorious for piston slap, particularly when just being started. 2001 chevy camaro z28 a4 slp cold air. Rod knock isn't going to go away, and piston slap is when the engine is cold, and subsides when it warms up. That would reduce a cold ls1’s more generous tolerances, but there’s no guarantee it solves the problem.

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Ls1 Piston Slap When Cold Though there are a number of potential sources for startup noise, a phenomenon known as “piston slap” is to blame. Which implies such extensive effort is unnecessary! Though there are a number of potential sources for startup noise, a phenomenon known as “piston slap” is to blame. It is the combination of short skirt pistons and material expansion rates that causes this. Rod knock isn't going to go away, and piston slap is when the engine is cold, and subsides when it warms up. My 2002 ls1 with just 400 miles on the odometer has moderate piston slap when the engine is cold (under 200 degrees, water temp). Early (read 1998 or so) ls1's are notorious for piston slap, particularly when just being started. 2001 chevy camaro z28 a4 slp cold air. Piston slap when cold is very common. That would reduce a cold ls1’s more generous tolerances, but there’s no guarantee it solves the problem. As a [gm] mechanic reminded me, these pistons hardly have any skirt on them. Even after the coolant is up to operating temp it is still. When it's cold, it lasts 5 minutes and another 5 while driving.