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Hello all, Well, firstly… Happy Thanks Giving everyone. I wanted to say thanks to everyone who helped. You have been more than helpful in my questionings. It’s nice to see people acting civil; I think this can be attributed to the kind of people who drive Subaru product. And for that… I thank you. I have decided to bring the vehicle back to the dealership. Opting to the refund, and to wait and find something else. I don’t know if it will be another Subaru product, but this experience hasn’t tainted me to it’s quality and longevity. Rino,

Hello all, Just wanted to let everyone in on what the dealer said about my piston slap issue. Basically, I was able to talk to the owner of the dealership. He gave me 3 options. Full refund Will split the cost of the two new pistons/parts and the labor (pistons on one side of the motor, not changing other side) (costing me $600) Have Subaru Canada assess the motor, if it does not meet their specification, replace. I think this is more than fair of this man. Trento Motors (Ontario, Canada). If this was you and your vehicle, what would you do? Rino

Hello, Thank you for your responses. I feel a little better about this noise, being that there doesn’t seem to be any real affects other than the annoyance factor. You are right, buyer beware… but to be honest, this car is still fun none the less. Have to keep my right foot in check though… very easy to “play around”. And will probably end up putting a new short block in it eventually. Other than the piston slap, this car is in fantastic shape, and I didn’t pay that much for it… considering. Though, I can’t knowingly sell this vehicle to another person… to me, two wrongs don’t make a right. Funny, my roommate just purchased a 97 Legacy with the same symptoms… huh, how many of these 2.5’s are there with this problem I wonder… If I was going to replace the short block (or serviced), could anyone point me to a reputable dealer or mechanic in southwestern Ontario? By the way, if anyone would like to know. The dealer in question is TRENTO MOTORS, Toronto, Ontario. Thanks again, Rino

Hello, nice to meet you all. This is my first Subaru and I must say what a fun car this is. I am wondering if I may ask some advice. I just recently purchased (last Thursday night) a 2000 Impreza 2.5 RS sedan. It has 140,000km and seems to be experiencing this piston slap issue. Honestly this noise wasn’t present when I test drove, or drove it home from the dealer. But with that being said, the car was already up to running temp before I drove it each time… so no noise right. Noticed the noise the very next morning (Friday), left it for one more morning start up to verify. Called the dealer (Trento Motors) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and told the salesman about the problem, as well as commented about the temperature being up before I had driven it (both test drive and pick up). He proceeded to tell me to call the service department to make an appointment. He did not want to help me out with this situation… I’m bringing the vehicle back to the dealership Monday to have this problem looked and verified if it actually is piston slap. So my questions are: What can I do about this, if anything? Also, at the worst case scenario, how much of a cost am I looking at for the repairs if it is piston slap? Thanks for your time, Rino