hopefully this won't be costly...

starfire039 · 24-06-09, 07:33 PM

fingers crossed. dropped my car off at the local MGR specialists.. my engine makes a metallic tapping noise at low revs with gentle throttle. it's coming from the belt side of the engine. lets hope its not serious, but i'm really nervous

peterzs · 25-06-09, 10:56 AM

Lets hope its nothing serious, I always put an oil additive in when I do an oil change, STP or something, suppose to coat the wearing surfaces. Helps reduce friction on start up.

starfire039 · 25-06-09, 04:40 PM

well unless the warrenty company pays out (which I will have to MAKE them), it's going to be costly- £500 to repair, or a new engine. My car has been diagnosed with piston slap

Stephen · 25-06-09, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by starfire039

well unless the warrenty company pays out (which I will have to MAKE them), it's going to be costly- £500 to repair, or a new engine. My car has been diagnosed with piston slap

Thats pretty common for a K Series from what i hear.

starfire039 · 25-06-09, 06:35 PM

it is- but only at cold. This happens even when the engine is warm, and has been running for 30 minutes or more; that is not normal.

peterzs · 25-06-09, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by starfire039

well unless the warrenty company pays out (which I will have to MAKE them), it's going to be costly- £500 to repair, or a new engine. My car has been diagnosed with piston slap

If its a warranty claim have you removed any mods that they dont know about!!

starfire039 · 25-06-09, 07:09 PM

my cold air feed will go back in it's usual place tonight, by magic

stamford · 25-06-09, 07:10 PM

Well I hope they don't try and wriggle out of it, I don't have much faith in these warrantys.

starfire039 · 25-06-09, 07:12 PM

They will pay up.

stamford · 25-06-09, 07:16 PM

Really?.........have you serviced it in accordance with the small print?