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Unstatesmanlike noises
Answered by CarsGuide
23 Sep 2004
IT'S impossible to be sure without listening to the noise you complain about but it does sound like the piston rattle that afflicts many Gen III V8s. Some 5.7-litre engine Gen III V8s suffered from piston rattle, some from high oil consumption, some from both. Holden's fix is to fit new, tighter, Teflon-coated pistons. I would persist with the dealer until you get a satisfactory resolution. On the face of it, you have cause for complaint.
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