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Apr 28, 2003 | 08:38 PM

2000M_6_Z

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Piston Slap

What will the dealer do about piston slap. Mine has gotten more and more noticable. It gets worse as engine speed increases. However after the car has been running a while the noise is less noticable. If i raise hell at the dealership will they do anything? Car has only 32k on it

Apr 28, 2003 | 08:42 PM

Schismblade

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Is it still under warranty?

Apr 28, 2003 | 10:29 PM

2000M_6_Z

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yea it is

Apr 28, 2003 | 11:32 PM

Ferocity02

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You could get them to install a new engine. I have heard of this happening

Apr 29, 2003 | 12:10 AM

chasmanz28

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Re: Piston Slap

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Originally posted by 2000M_6_Z
What will the dealer do about piston slap. Mine has gotten more and more noticable. It gets worse as engine speed increases. However after the car has been running a while the noise is less noticable. If i raise hell at the dealership will they do anything? Car has only 32k on it

if its getting worse dude ide bring it back before its to late

Apr 29, 2003 | 09:53 AM

2000M_6_Z

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Yea i'm gonna take it in today. I'll let you guys know what they do.
there is a whole site dedicated to this problem with late model gm engines. www.pistonslap.com