A knocking sound from the engine often triggers worst-case assumptions, but piston slap is a far more common—and usually less dangerous—culprit. It occurs when a piston lightly contacts the cylinder ...

The engine is the heart of every vehicle, and once that heart fails, nothing else can move. Yet every day, scores of motorists unconsciously push their engines toward damage, especially in a country ...

...Or, so was said to a mechanic by this lady. <BR><BR>This story was relayed to me by one of my friends @ work who used to work in a garage. The master mechanic that worked there, told him this story ...