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The Radium King · 11-05-2018, 01:11 PM

it can happen in older engines due to stretched chains. recall that on our cars we get chain slap on start up due to low oil pressure and the tensioners, like lifters, require oil to inflate, so without oil pressure there is some slack in chains.

11-05-2018, 01:11 PM	#16
The Radium King Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 3,128	it can happen in older engines due to stretched chains. recall that on our cars we get chain slap on start up due to low oil pressure and the tensioners, like lifters, require oil to inflate, so without oil pressure there is some slack in chains. Last edited by The Radium King; 11-05-2018 at 01:11 PM. Reason: jfp beat me to it ...