Re: Piston Slap?????

["Mr. Daniel P. Grady" <dgrady@mail2.nai.net>]

What is the milage? What makes him think it is "piston slap"? I assume he
means by "piston slap" that the bores have worn over-size and that the
pistons/ piston skirts are smacking against the bore. That's a rare
phenomenon on audi motors, so far as I know. In fact the only time I've seen
it in person was on my '83 Honda Odessy 250  2-stroke, but that's a
different story.
I don't expect any of this to help but we definitely need more details
regarding why he thinks it is piston slap. Milage, sounds, oil-consumption,
compression, etc...
Drive Fast,
Dan!!!
-----Original Message-----


>Hi Fellow Audinauts-
>
>I'm posting this for a web impaired friend....He has an '85 5K turbo that
is
>in need of some diagnosis.  He says that the car runs strong, but is
>experiencing some "piston slap" (his term not mine...) and wants to know if
>the pistons are the wear item in this equation.  He needs to know if he
>needs a new block or can overbore the block and install new pistons.  I
>couldn't help him with this one, maybe you Audi cyber-gurus can.  Any/all
>help will be greatly appreciated.  BTW you can forwards the responses to me
>and I'll relay the info.
>
>TIA,
>Riff
>
>Raphael Avila Product Engineer
>riff77@pipeline.com Hasbro Toy Group
> Cincinnati, OH.
>
> '90 944S2 Coupe Silver/Burgundy
> '90 Coupe Quattro 20V  Black/Black
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>
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