# Is piston slap serious?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-piston-slap-serious/133674>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** rx300, lexus\
**Created:** [January 31, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-piston-slap-serious/133674 "2019-01-31T16:51:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![chipkettering](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@chipkettering](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chipkettering)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-piston-slap-serious/133674/1 "2019-01-31T16:51:12Z")

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how serious is piston slap

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-piston-slap-serious/133674/2 "2019-01-31T17:14:01Z")

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Not serious, especially if it goes away after it warms up. Drive on. Check your oil.

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**Author:** ![chipkettering](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@chipkettering](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chipkettering)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-piston-slap-serious/133674/3 "2019-01-31T18:05:51Z")

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thanks for the tip. 19 year old car, only 130K. first time we’ve had a noise like this. have a great day.