Well today I have just discovered a ticking in my truck's engine. It sounds like it is coming from under the drivers valve cover. I checked all the rocker arms and they are torqued to spec and set right. Could it be a collapsed lifter or somthing else messed up?
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Well today I have just discovered a ticking in my truck's engine. It sounds like it is coming from under the drivers valve cover. I checked all the rocker arms and they are torqued to spec and set right. Could it be a collapsed lifter or somthing else messed up?
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hey i'm having the same problem, and i have had all the guide plates ajusted, roller rockers, and still ticking $350 later
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Is yours also fairly loud. Its not realy a quiet tick on mine.
Check your oil.
I've had other vehicles that will get a faint ticking at idle when the oil starts to lose its viscosity. If you have a semi- high mileage engine adding a quart of 20w-50 in with your regular oil change will help keep the top end lubricated better.
Also being your in AZ having the slightly heavier oil added in will actually be a benefit with the heat you have.
I've had other vehicles that will get a faint ticking at idle when the oil starts to lose its viscosity. If you have a semi- high mileage engine adding a quart of 20w-50 in with your regular oil change will help keep the top end lubricated better.
Also being your in AZ having the slightly heavier oil added in will actually be a benefit with the heat you have.
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I will double check my oil again but it sounds like it is coming from just one cyl.
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Mine has always had a ticking noise that sounds like detonation but it only does it at idle, once you give it some gas it goes away. My repair guy listend to it and says its the injectors ticking and its normal. Its been a year or so and its never caused a problem other than making me a little nervous.
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I have a fram oil filter. I have used this one the past few oil changes. The oil is nice and in the middle of the safe zone. I never thought of it being the injectors. I pulled apart my whole top of the heads to see if somthing went wrong but its all good.
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guess what i found out, i have long tube headers w/ 1/2 inch spacers, aluminum edelbrock heads, the spacer does not have the same size holes as the heads therefore it was leaking air from the bottom, unnoticable, but when i put it back together i screwed up one of the threads. anybody know how to do heely coils?
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thanx 98DAK, i will pick one up tomorrow.
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yeah my repair guy had to use them on my calipers. I watched him just to learn something new and it seems pretty straight forward. Good luck.
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Well I just ran some injector cleaner through it to see if it goes away.
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Check your header (exhaust manifold) bolts, one might have snapped lose, it happened on my buddies dakota (4.7L)
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I will check those again. They were all there but i didnt check for tightness.
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fixed for now, lol. the heli coils is pretty straight forward,e-z
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I have 4 manifold bolts missing :jester: . Frigin New England :cussing: and no ticking.
Change to a Napa or Mopar oil filter and change the filter every oil change, use a heavier oil, and run marvel mystery oil in the gas tank. See what happens.
Change to a Napa or Mopar oil filter and change the filter every oil change, use a heavier oil, and run marvel mystery oil in the gas tank. See what happens.
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