do the saff cossie 4x4s suffer from piston slap. Ive notice mine to be a bit rattly on these cold mornings. When i start the car up it lasts for about 30 secs then once it gets warm its ok.

 

Only when the engine is shagged.

 

probably the tappets mate

 

its not the tappets mate i know that. I hope its not fooked i might go and see my cossie specialists Blacky and Wenny.

 

2wd suffered from piston slap as standard so i am told. Depends on may factors aswell though, like are you pistons standard or forged?

 

They are standard mate its wierd when i start the car up before i go to work it sounds ok yeh the tappets r noisey then they go off. I come out of work and ive noticed it twice now that when i start it up this noise is there. As soon as i pull out of my works yard the noise goes and the car comes on boost and pulls like a train.

 

even the 4b gets slap when its worn

 

My 2wd sound like a bag of nails cold

but mines got 109k on the original 2wd 205 block

oh and still pulls 331 bhp

They are a very mechanical sounding engine get your guys to have a listen

Paul

 

boost when cold....... tut tut

 

every engine we build passes trhe 20p test lol

sreriously you can stand a 20p on a running yb

 

my engine has 120.000 on it. I will keep an eye on it and i will see my mates and see what they think. Its properly me been paranoid. I just use my car monday to friday and just want it to be ok.

 

if its never had a build mate its well overdue if out goes wrong it can wreck a load ofr bits sort it now any you get away with minimal build and parts list

 

what will it need then. Piston rings big end and main end shells.

 

bang on mate but if bores are worn pistons to and i recon they will be

 

If it's only when it's cold stop worrying about nothing, mine does it hot and has done for the last 20,000 + miles, some have more clearance than others, nothing will suddenly go because of this, it will just start to drink oil, blow oil seals etc due to excess crank pressure on boost.
I am rebuilding my bottom end next year, done all the top end, and mine does regular 4/6hour + sessiosn on the rollers, went on monday, going back on today!!
It has 160,000+ miles, as far as can be certain, maybe more but certainly not less, and still pulls 375bhp.
tabetha

 

its only a very slight noise. It didnt do it this morning from cold(been left over nite). I came out of work at 2pm today and it was ok too. I think it just me been a bit paranoid i think. I just use my car every day monday to friday and every now and then on a weekend so i just want it to be ok.

 

If it goes after 30 seconds it's not had time to warm the engine, or am I wrong?

 

sounds like the norm for a cossie to me fella!

 

Its properly just me been paranoid-