F150 tick
#1
F150 tick
Hey yall, I just recently bought a 2005 f150 xl with the 5.4 triton motor. My question is, I know all trucks have there own ticks and knocks but mine has a tick that sounds like it's underneath the motor. It's constantly ticking, I have friends that say it's a lifter and some others say it's something to do with the oil pan. Personally I have no idea but it's got me a little worried, it's got 128xxx on it. Any ideas on what to look at an get fixed??? Thanks for the help ahead of time..
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Pic it was anything like mine, it was a lot of things that added up to a larger problem. Ultimately, I had to replace a cam shaft because one of my rocker/rollers (lifters) froze from a lack of oil getting to it and it wore an 1/8 inch deep rut in the camshaft. The solenoid was the reason there was no oil getting to that lifter.
The repair I made that fixed everything was replacing the camshaft, roller/rocker, and the vct solenoid(both of them). I also replaced both timing chains and sprockets. I did the work myself and the whole thing cost me around 1000bucks (triple that to have a mechanic do it).
If your problem was like mine, that's it. Should run and sound like a dream.
Good luck!
Nathan
The repair I made that fixed everything was replacing the camshaft, roller/rocker, and the vct solenoid(both of them). I also replaced both timing chains and sprockets. I did the work myself and the whole thing cost me around 1000bucks (triple that to have a mechanic do it).
If your problem was like mine, that's it. Should run and sound like a dream.
Good luck!
Nathan