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Old 06 June 2003, 07:23 PM
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my 97impreza turbo has got a slight knock just of idle above 2000rpm it seems to go away. The car has only coverd 31000miles perfomance is good and does not use any oil also it seems a bit stiff to get into 2nd gear (no grating just a little stiff comaparied to the rest is this normal any help would be great
Old 06 June 2003, 08:05 PM
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Does it sound a little like an idling diesel? Probably the infamous piston slap...

Do a search, but if it does it only when the car is cold i wouldn't worry too much (unless it is pretty loud).

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Alex
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