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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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my cousin has a 1998 t/a and i have a 2000 t/a they both have under 35,000 ,miles. When you first start it up and a for a bout five - seven minutes after startup the valves tick kinda loud. Is this normal operation?
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 10:25 PM
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That sounds very normal. My 02 Z28 sounds like a diesel for the first few minutes, then after driving around a while, it becomes very quiet.
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The infamous piston slap.
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I wouldn't call it normal, but GM does.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000ramairTA
my cousin has a 1998 t/a and i have a 2000 t/a they both have under 35,000 ,miles. When you first start it up and a for a bout five - seven minutes after startup the valves tick kinda loud. Is this normal operation?
That was so annoying, That is exacly what both my cars did when they were stock, When I did my H/C swap I changed out the stock lifters with comp 850-16's. Now my valve train has a sewing machine sound but I dont have that annoying ticking sound any more. In my opinion It's alot quieter now.
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Yeah I believe they all do it I just live with mine some of the newer models had a tsb on replacing the oil pump oring because they leak and airiation of the oil makes it tap.Some fix it and some don't.My freind has an 01 and he swapped out using the longer oil filter and his queitened down a lot?
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