piston slap???
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Si, what year car is it?
97/98 phase 1.5 engines were notorious for piston slap (number 3 i think) as there was an issue with design or something, happened on all the turbo models (except the 22b).
Normally more common with forged pistons as they take longer to warm up and expand.
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97/98 phase 1.5 engines were notorious for piston slap (number 3 i think) as there was an issue with design or something, happened on all the turbo models (except the 22b).
Normally more common with forged pistons as they take longer to warm up and expand.
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car was cold when i did video, took car for a quick run tonight while the jam sandwiches where concentrating on catching hoodies with party poppers, when i got back noise was virtually gone. while engine was nice and warm thought i would drop oil so job for tomorrow now
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