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Originally Posted By: volodymyr legatinho, Originally Posted By: legatinho I have a Nissan Versa with the MR18DE engine. It is quite famous for having early failures due to piston slap, and I've got my short block replaced under warranty due to it. I have MR20DE engine and according to this...

most engines only have piston slap when cold, for others it get progressively worse and the noise does not go away even when warm. Eventually it dies (around 60k - 70km miles). This data is for the MR18DE.

Just to clarify, the engine is not slapping atm, as I once again removed the "contaminated" Valvoline oil with MOS2 and poured a fresh bottle. I ran less than 50km on that oil. I'm just leaving this here as reference in case someone experiences slapping noises with nissan engines, it's worth a...

Hi All, I have a Nissan Versa with the MR18DE engine. It is quite famous for having early failures due to piston slap, and I've got my short block replaced under warranty due to it. Anyways, my engine started making the piston slap noise again (only when cold and under load), the only change...