hello.
my usual garage fitted a decat d/pipe today.

before i took her home..he noticed a faint noise ,which he thought was the start of piston slap?

its a my96 uk..with 97k on her now...is there any advic to check if it's a definate problem or any advice on what it means long term etc/etc?

sorry..i'm sure this has been asked many times but this is my first scoob.

adam..

 

As far as I understand it:
It's common enough to almost rate as a Subaru characteristic. When the problem first emerged Subaru were replacing parts to solve it but as time has passed it has been discovered to be pretty much harmless provided it goes away when the engine is fully warmed up - i.e 20 - 30 minutes normal driving. If you can hear it all the time it might be worth looking into, but since that will mean an engine out job to strip and inspect fully, you'd be paying nigh on the cost of rebuilding the engine anyway so you are probably as well to live with it unless you start to get problems such as excessive oil use or an effect on performance.

My car has a bit of slap when it's cold - no effect other than the noise.

 

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=200793

 

cheers mully..
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