question for the owners of a newer silverado

[BlenderWizard]

Originally Posted by haproot

Yeah, I talked to my dad about this piston slap thing, He so happens to be the service manager for our local chevy dealership. They are aware of this issue, and it is a constant, however it does not affect the durablitity of the engine nor does it cause any damage. I guess GM is offering a second 5 year extended warranty free of charge on thier engines to prove this. You can take advantage of it near the end of your original warranty if you wish. I wouldn't worry about it.

Hey, what do you have to say to them to give you this warranty? Seriously, I don't have piston slap or anything, but I would certainly be interested in 5 extra years of warranty for free.

[JCL82]

Originally Posted by BlenderWizard

Hey, what do you have to say to them to give you this warranty? Seriously, I don't have piston slap or anything, but I would certainly be interested in 5 extra years of warranty for free.

Yeah I want to know too.

[haproot]

Originally Posted by JCL82

Yeah I want to know too.

All I know is thats what he told me you could do if you just ask for it. I can ask him for more details tonight. I'm sure if you just go talk to a service rep, they may know about it. If they play dumb, then, not sure. he knows all about it tho. I'll ask tonight.

[3wbdriver]

I'm curious as to whether this is happening to all Chevy truck engines, or just the new generation stuff? I only seem to hear the problem from the 4.8/5.3/6.0 folks.. Is it an issue with anyone who has the old tried and true 4.3 V6 that's been around for 20 years?

[chris023]

Originally Posted by haproot

Yeah, I talked to my dad about this piston slap thing, He so happens to be the service manager for our local chevy dealership. They are aware of this issue, and it is a constant, however it does not affect the durablitity of the engine nor does it cause any damage. I guess GM is offering a second 5 year extended warranty free of charge on thier engines to prove this. You can take advantage of it near the end of your original warranty if you wish. I wouldn't worry about it.

how does one go about signing up for this 5 year extended warranty free of charge on the engine? I've never seen this before.

[JCL82]

Hmmm,What's that 1800 number for chevy products if you have problems with your truck ?

[bowtieguy]

61,000 on my 2002 and no slap.

[BlenderWizard]

Originally Posted by haproot

All I know is thats what he told me you could do if you just ask for it. I can ask him for more details tonight. I'm sure if you just go talk to a service rep, they may know about it. If they play dumb, then, not sure. he knows all about it tho. I'll ask tonight.

Haproot, did you find anything out?

[NoRiceHere01]

my 01 has about 111,000 on it an it does make some noise on startup, tho im not ready to call it piston slap yet. if the new gen engines r anything like the old ones, its a lifter that sticks. either way its not gonna hurt the engine. the pistons not gonna hit the cylinder wall hard enuf to score it unless the piston actually breaks free from the rod, in which case a scratched cylinder is the least of ur problems lol.

and as far as the old engines showing piston slap, i doubt youll find it cuz as far as i know not a single thing under those hoods is made of aluminum haha least of all the heads or block.