Oil Pan Drop

[Sirius-XM]

Originally Posted by Dodge Aries K

Piston slap is such a common occurrence in old Chrysler 4 cylinders that I thought the noises were normal haha. And I ran the piss out of those old clunkers without an issue. So if that junk can do it, the Toyota should be a ok.

I was told by a Chrysler service manager that the ticking noise on my 1986 Dodge Aries was worn wrist pins and they could run like that for years. I got over 150,000 miles a 1986 Dodge Aries and 1989 Dodge Shadow. That inline four was a great engine.

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by Sirius-XM

I was told by a Chrysler service manager that the ticking noise on my 1986 Dodge Aries was worn wrist pins and they could run like that for years. I got over 150,000 miles a 1986 Dodge Aries and 1989 Dodge Shadow. That inline four was a great engine.

In terms of Chrysler engines, the way you describe these 4's, they remind me of the 3.3L in my Grand Caravan. I believe I had 380 000 km on mine when I sold it. It always worked beautifully and was smooth and quiet with the exception of a little timing chain rattle at operating temp idle (common on that engiine).