Cold idle tick?

**WS6ICK2K** · 04-08-2008, 10:22 AM

My car is a 00 M6 and ticks slightly at cold ideling. Ive heard this is a common problem in ls1s. The tick disapears at operating temperature, and slightly higher rpms (1500 or so). I always run a fully synthetic oil usually Penzoil Platinum 10-30. Any solutions or comments would be appreciated.

Thanks Ryan

**red99ws6** · 04-08-2008, 03:31 PM

piston slap

**blue02Z** · 04-08-2008, 03:40 PM

its just the skirts are too short on the piston so they slap when their cold. its no biggy, basically they all do it. it aint hurting anything

**WS6ICK2K** · 04-08-2008, 04:18 PM

So theres nothing to worry about then? Also Is there any way to prevent piston slap without going thru the whole bottom end?

**hoosierSS02** · 04-08-2008, 05:13 PM

i dont have the problem, but this comes up a lot in this forum... the general consensus seems to be to just let it warm up before you drive it, or at least don't beat on it until its warm...

**WS6ICK2K** · 04-08-2008, 06:32 PM

Sounds good ill just have to install LTs and an ORY so it will drown out the ticking lol.

**blue02Z** · 04-09-2008, 04:07 AM

lol i have LTs and ORY and i can still her mine, espicially when i am in the drive thru and the wall echos it back at me

**SteveC** · 04-09-2008, 04:38 AM

Originally Posted by 00WS6BlueMetallic

My car is a 00 M6 and ticks slightly at cold ideling. Ive heard this is a common problem in ls1s. The tick disapears at operating temperature, and slightly higher rpms (1500 or so). I always run a fully synthetic oil usually Penzoil Platinum 10-30. Any solutions or comments would be appreciated.

Thanks Ryan

I use the piston slap ticking as a metranome, and sing "I heard it through the grape vine" while she is warming up.

SteveC