1996 GMC Jimmy "piston slap repair oil" Questions

...piston slap noise that they said was caused by carbon buildup. It eventually came back. I switched to a non-synthetic oil about 10k miles ago to 10W-30 and the piston slap went away. Thanks, Kevin if ...

oil light did not come on. What are some possible causes? Could it be related to the head gasket repair? Rocker arm issues are common in that car. They can happen without any reason. This is not going

...bearing knock and piston slap after these treatments. These products can clean so much carbon and varnish from the engine that it brings the real internal problems to the surface. Try using thicker ...

...piston "slap" Engine bearing problems cause low oil pressure and are serious. Lifters can also become noisy from an internal malfunction or wear, sometimes they can become noisy with low oil pressure ...

...piston slap or any type of knocking, its buggin me out. the guy that sold me the car came to try and figure it out he said sumthin bout vapor lock and hydro lock but i neva heard of it... i spent 900 ...

...Piston Slap, don't worry. 3. Valve train slow to warm up in this engine, Problem started at 2500 miles. had dealer look at it 3 times for this problem. Currently have about 25k miles on car. I bought ...

...piston slap that this car has been known to be plagued with. but as with every other car the noise would tend to go away within the first few min. of soft driving. About two to three months ago the ...

...piston slap in the cylinders, but I have no oil burn or drip. The head on mine is a special requested order with no jet valves and all the rockers are adjustable. If your ticking is loud and ...

...repair under my belt i reject that theory, lack of lubrication is the reason without a doubt. It is very possible that there could have been a relation between the timing belt being serviced and what ...

...piston (liners) are worn which would probably mean a new engine (rather than a rebore, which I doubt people do much these days). Isuzu Troopers were underpowered, I read on the wikipedia page, so I ...