Why does my 5.4 tick




















Joined Dec 19, Messages 18, Reaction score 3, Ole red does it on start up. Tried and thicker oil and it got worse. Only run 5w30 syn oil. It has to do with the cam synchronizers and lifters. HBCraig said:. No reason to switch now. I fix these for the car lots in vegas Joined Mar 18, Messages 1, Reaction score 1, Where do you get it? I get these fords in the shop almost daily that sound like solid lifter motors It's the triton tick I tell them that they sould get it fixed JB in so cal Well-Known Member.

Joined Dec 19, Messages 6, Reaction score 5, So the tick will lessen if I switch to ? Joined Aug 5, Messages 30, Reaction score 30, A very slight tick can also be a warning that you're about to eject a plug on the early Mod Motors. JB in so cal said:. JayBreww Well-Known Member. Joined Dec 22, Messages 1, Reaction score 2, I just turned , on my 5. Joined Sep 25, Messages 3, Reaction score 2, Doesn't make any noise The once it is warmed up sounds like a quite diesel.

Was told it is the cam phaser. It has , miles on it. My opinion, these motors are just slightly better than junk. When you get on the gas in the it sounds like it could all go flying apart.

Its in the shop right now, couple of the coil packs are bad I buy these trucks cause the used car dealers can sell them I bought a clean 99 f from a used car lot for I never touched the motor with a wrench Joined Dec 19, Messages 10, Reaction score 19, Joined Mar 26, Messages Reaction score I just pulled a 5.

RitcheyRch Currently Boat-Less. Joined Sep 20, Messages 58, Reaction score 51, My friend Matt just went through this mess with his '04 F that had K miles on it. Went to replace the phasers and realized he had dropped a valve and broke some rockers. He sold the truck and not on sale price. Do the early 2V V10's suffer from any of this? I thought their only Achilles heel was the plug thread issue. I know they don't have cam phasers. I've been running marvel so everything looked like new I fixed it down to a little tick I tore it down the second part of the failure is the follower gets into the valve and hammers a valve through the piston Your ad here Well-Known Member.

Once you have installed the thicker oil, you will most likely experience a ticking noise that does not dissipate when the engine reaches operating temperature. The longer the engine is operated with the wrong oil, the louder the noise will get. The synchronizer, which controls the timing for the top end, will ultimately become damaged and need to be replaced. As soon as you discover this ticking noise and know you have used the thicker oils, have the oil replaced immediately with the recommended weight.

In the unlikely event your 5. Worst-case scenarios on high-mileage engines translate to full engine replacement. In extremely rare cases, the 5. This is usually accompanied by a loud bang and a hammering noise that beats in rhythm with the engine. If this happens to you, have your truck towed to the nearest qualified repair facility for repairs. Attempting to drive it in this state can lead to an under-hood fire.

In these cases, the threaded sleeve in the head loses its bond with the surrounding cylinder head material and shoots outward on a hard compression stroke, ejecting the threads, spark plug and coil-on-plug unit. However, Ford released a helicoil kit of its own in , which transferred heat to the surrounding cylinder head in a proper fashion.

Ask your service adviser for this repair step first, before authorizing any major repairs. Allen Moore's career includes awards in poetry and creative fiction, published lyrics, fiction books and nonfiction articles as well as a master certification in automotive service from the Ford Motor Company.



0コメント

  • 1000 / 1000