"Graybeard" <graybeard32@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:480e431e$0$7052$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi Ray O, you were right:
>
> Well, I took my ES350 to the dealer for the 10,000 mile scheduled
service
> and told them about the ticking sound heard when the engine was cold and
> when accelerating or driving under load - like up a hill. The
diagnostic
> maintenance guy got in the car with me and we drove around the area, but
> the engine was warmed up and I could barely detect the noise.
>
> We returned to the dealer and he got an identical car off the lot and we
> started the drive out of the dealers lot. He heard the ping (tick)
sound
> immediately.
>
> He told me that the Lexus engineers had cut part of the skirt off the
> pistons (I guess compared to the Avalon 3.5 L), resulting in a lighter
> piston. He said that the sound we heard was "piston slap" and offered no
> excuse or remedy!
>
> My advise to all future Lexus 350 buyers is don't buy it. Instead, buy
> the Avalon. It has the unmessed-up 3.5 liter engine and runs on
> recommended regular gasoline. The car is quieter, has reclining rear
> seats, and I think they even put in the same 6-speed tranny.
>
> Graybeard
>
Thanks for the update. Piston slap is a complaint that has come and gone
over the years, and while it can be annoying, it hasn't seemed to affect
the
life of the engine.
--
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
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