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    Don't tolerate it

    Holden Holden Advice Holden Statesman Holden Statesman Advice Holden Statesman 2000
    I HAVE a 2000 Holden Statesman fitted with a Gen III 5.7-litre V8. It has been rebuilt by Holden at 60,000km under warranty with their well-known piston slap problem. At 40,000km after the rebuild, the engine noise returned. My dealer looked at the car and said it needed to be rebuilt again, also under warranty because I have an extended warranty to 160,000 km. Holden sent an area manager out to look at it and he declined the rebuild, saying the noise was within Holden's acceptable tolerances. When the engine was rebuilt it didn't make any noise. It is now noisy again on start-up after being parked all night. If the fix that Holden did the first time deteriorates, will the problem continue to get worse? And what are the long-term problems that can occur with the engine because it has now started to burn oil, which it never used to do.
    Answered by CarsGuide
    5 May 2005
    Carsguide.com.au

    YOURS is not the only car that has failed to respond to the fix. Others have been rebuilt more than once. I would recommend you reject the area manager's assessment and pursue a fix, probably another rebuild. I would doubt that the rattle will get any worse and it's unlikely to cause any major problem in the long term, but it sure will be an annoyance now that you hear it. I wouldn't be so concerned about the rattle, but I would be careful about high oil consumption. I would certainly get it fixed.

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