Lifter tick
#2
LightningRod
What's ticking?
You sure it's lifters? (or lash adjusters) and not something else. Use a high tech listening device (a two foot length of 5/8 heater hose) and listen to your injectors, exhaust manifold and then stick it into the Oil Filler tube. (Don't panic when you do the last one - it will sound like a GD freight train is in there!! )( !!!!). It might be phasers - and IMHO it likely is.
May not be a simple way to quiet it down if its phasers, but no real problem if she ain't running rough/badly or throwing codes. Check out https://www.f150forum.com/f12/5-4-3v-tick-299201/
May not be a simple way to quiet it down if its phasers, but no real problem if she ain't running rough/badly or throwing codes. Check out https://www.f150forum.com/f12/5-4-3v-tick-299201/
#4
LightningRod
[MENTION=54437]Nambow[/MENTION]
You're right. The "tick" such a commonplace thing in the 5.4 it caused me to assume you had a 5.4. However - I confess I always THOUGHT the 5.4 was just a 4.6 with a little bigger bore and stroke. Finding that I might need to educate myself a little more, I went to RockAuto and - guess what! I couldn't even find a "phaser" for a 2004 4.6!! They show a "Cam Sprocket - 42 teeth, instead. (Wonder if the 5.4 owners could just use them instead of paying more for lockouts??? Ha!) Clearly shows what I know!! Lol
But I still wish you the Best
You're right. The "tick" such a commonplace thing in the 5.4 it caused me to assume you had a 5.4. However - I confess I always THOUGHT the 5.4 was just a 4.6 with a little bigger bore and stroke. Finding that I might need to educate myself a little more, I went to RockAuto and - guess what! I couldn't even find a "phaser" for a 2004 4.6!! They show a "Cam Sprocket - 42 teeth, instead. (Wonder if the 5.4 owners could just use them instead of paying more for lockouts??? Ha!) Clearly shows what I know!! Lol
But I still wish you the Best
#5
Opportunism, eh.
BTW - yer 2V does not have phasers. The 4.6 3V's had them (2009-2010 ).
Lastly - if the above results in no joy, you may need to go deeper and change ALL the followers (you don't have classic lifters).
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