Home › Forums › Stay Dirty Lounge › Service and Repair Questions Answered Here › Just bought a 2017 Kia Sportage, can you help with this engine noise? › Just bought a 2017 Kia Sportage, can you help with this engine noise? January 29, 2020 at 7:35 am #895942 BillyParticipant Totally normal. Somebody not familiar with GDI might reasonably think it was excessive valve noise, but anyone who thinks it’s piston slap has no clue what piston slap sounds like.