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i got a question about piston slap. my van im pickin up has it, kindda high miles but very well mantianed, and its been checked out at a dealer and at a shop and they both said "its just piston slap" it started doin it about 70K miles ago. Thoughts???
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'85 Camaro | 2.8L V-6 DEAD |5 speed manual
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my beretta has that, sounds like a rattle? i heard thats what it is and they did have a TSB for those who complained about it, they would install new piston and pins, i have no problems yet, bought it with 59k now have 139k still runs strong
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