yeh, that sounds very serious!
you might try old wives tricks (lol).. what i mean by that is turning it on while its upside down, or standing it up on its end... etc etc
personally, it sounds to me as Gabe said, something for a pro should look at.
btw.. is it a new ps2 (as in small and flat) or an old one with the sliding disk tray?
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