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07-29-2003, 04:24 PM
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At idle
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Car engine makes a ticking noise.
Checked the oil. Gets less when it's totally topped off, but is
still there.
Ideas? |
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07-29-2003, 04:35 PM
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
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Does it make this noise at idle? Does it get louder when you accelerate? |
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07-29-2003, 04:47 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
City: Ft Walton Bch
State: Florida
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Probrably your fuel injectors |
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07-29-2003, 05:19 PM
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It goes away when I get to speed. only at idle.
sounds like a belt or accessory on the belt making noise. It's not from the top of the engine.
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07-29-2003, 05:19 PM
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07-29-2003, 06:06 PM
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City: Simpsonville
State: South Carolina
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07-30-2003, 12:39 AM
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FormerMod
Join Date: May 2003
City: Riverside County, CA
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our rockers are natrually loud. It just cuold be that.
They make a tapping type of a sound. |
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08-01-2003, 12:06 PM
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The common problem associated with the ticking sound is a header leak. |
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08-01-2003, 02:19 PM
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Taking life one day at a time
Join Date: May 2003
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That is possible if he has recently changed his headers or put in new gaskets. But if he has the stock headers and has not done anything to them it is remote that the stock gaskets went bad. Fords exhaust gaskets are well made!!!
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08-01-2003, 02:30 PM
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FormerMod
Join Date: May 2003
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What corey stated is true. Also, If it were an exhaust leak of some type, the sound would only get worse with acceleration. More exhaust at higher RPM's, would mean more noise from the engine compartment if it were an exhaust leak. Besides, most exhaust leaks are, IMO, the most recognizable sound an engine can make. |
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08-01-2003, 03:26 PM
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FormerMod
Join Date: May 2003
City: Riverside County, CA
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What does your car idle at? |
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08-03-2003, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
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Most ticking is the rockers. I *could* be a leak at the header, but if you exhaust is mostly stock, It prob wont be.
Use the tube idea and find out exactly where the tick is coming from.
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08-05-2003, 12:01 AM
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The Green Machine
Join Date: May 2003
City: South Carolina
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IM willing to bet its the tensioner arm clicking. mine clicks at idle and you can hear it. Ever since i put on my ud pulley and changed belts, when the engine turns over it raises the arm a tiny bit up and down and makes a faint clicking noise
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08-05-2003, 12:57 AM
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FormerMod
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Is your pulley on straight? |
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08-07-2003, 02:54 AM
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It's the tensioner. Damn you think they just cobbled the v6 together and then went onto the v8. When will ford give some decent oem quality...
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