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Knock at cold start 700

posted by  Andrew Woods on  Tue Apr 30 16:20 CST 2002
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It's called piston slap, and it's nothing to worry about. It happens when the piston rocks in it's bore bacause it's cold and hasn't expanded yet. My 91 245 has a loud case of it. I think Volvo solved the problem in 93 when they used longer pistons, my 94 940T is slap free.

Andrew Woods
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My 91 245






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New Knock at cold start [700]
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