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12 January 2009, 08:28 PM
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my 97 turbo has got piston slap im just wondering what people think if i should get it sorted or not
12 January 2009, 08:55 PM
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does it go away after 5 min from cold to warm?
12 January 2009, 09:00 PM
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start to worry about it if it still slaps when warm
12 January 2009, 09:24 PM
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if it goes when warm leave it.
12 January 2009, 10:51 PM
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mine went away when warm, bit im rebuildng myself and went forged, good exuse to use on the misses
13 January 2009, 11:31 AM
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13 January 2009, 01:06 PM
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As the others say, if it clears when warm and doesn't use much if any oil then I would leave it. Mine has had some piston slap when cold since I bought it. 40000 miles on now with with 95000 on the clock it is still running fine.
13 January 2009, 05:45 PM
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cheers
cheers thats eased my mined now
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my 97 turbo has got piston slap im just wondering what people think if i should get it sorted or not
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