Piston Slap Cold Start

10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$50
Average Mileage:
200,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. restoration engine treatment (1 reports)
2002 Buick Century engine problems

engine problem

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2002 Buick Century Owner Comments

problem #1

Oct 082016

Century Custom Limited 3.1L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 200,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

these motors are made with "expandable pistons", which means loose clearance when engine is cold. As motor warms up piston slap should diminish. The peg line just left of the middle on temp gauge is where the sound of piston slap stops.

- ALAN F., Richmond, TX, US

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