Cold start rattle on LS3 - piston slap :) Engine replaced

[Ron Burgundy]

Plenty of spare new Commodores laying about I hear....

Exactly. . not going anywhere in a hurry..

 

[chrisp]

I suspect it will be plain Jane base model

If it has stop-start, it can be a bit unnerving until you get used to it!

 

[Lex]

It's booked in for Monday.
Will be driving Astra until they fix it..
Let's see how this unfolds...
They mentioned it may take a month to get it done...

Good luck Ron.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

If it has stop-start, it can be a bit unnerving until you get used to it!

My mrs' Mazda 3 has stop start...
That's the first thing i turn off after i start the car

 

[Banjo79]

If it has stop-start, it can be a bit unnerving until you get used to it!

Just don't get used to the fuel bill.

 

[Voodoo_SV6]

My son has an Astra R+ auto with the 1.4 litre engine. I love it. I did test pilot drive a 1.6 RS (or RSV), the front wheels were too wanting to slip and spin. I think the base model was better balanced package and wouldn't waste the money on the higher spec purely for the additional power.

 

[Banjo79]

I second that on the front wheels spinning. Think it was the top model I had for a few days and it was just rediculous how much the front wheels lacked grip.

 

[Mavericks Choice]

Sounds good but do confirm that Holden will warrant the work for the 2.5 years left on your vehicle.

It may also be worth discussing with Holden the fact you do loose block life if they rebore and fit oversized pistons so early in an engines life. If they accept such a view, that you are short changed somewhat, it may be that they reconsider and provide a new engine.

Floating sleeve block in LS so no problems there.

 

[Skylarking]

Floating sleeve block in LS so no problems there.

Yeah LSx has a floating sleeve design but aren’t the sleeves rather thin and difficult and expensive to replace? Not like the old 253’s and 308’s where you could get 2 or so re-bores with oversized pistons out of the block. If so it doesn’t change the meaning of my comment.

 

[Mavericks Choice]

Yeah LSx has a floating sleeve design but aren’t the sleeves rather thin and difficult and expensive to replace? Not like the old 253’s and 308’s where you could get 2 or so re-bores with oversized pistons out of the block. If so it doesn’t change the meaning of my comment.

Very easy to replace, no oversizing anything it can be rebuilt with oem parts. If the builder measures each bore they may only have to replace a few?