Turkey Hunter

When I first start my truck up in the morning it makes ratling noise. It sounds like its coming from the engine. It only last a few seconds and then it quits. Its a 2004 5.4. Thanks in advance for any replys.

GATORB8

Are you comfortable doing top end work?

http://www.stangnet.com/images/stori...s/06-19-08.pdf

xJimbos

x2 on gator's reply. Also your timing chain tensioner(s) could be leaking now. Not the worst thing, but not awesome either. My truck does this. Eventually I got to do the work.

Turkey Hunter

If I read that tsb correctly its for engines with a build date later than 4/18/05 and my truck is an 04 but I may have read it wrong. Ill raise the hood and try to get back around to pin point the noise in the morning after I start it.

GATORB8

It's the opposite, it says to compare yours to one that was built after that date (when it was fixed).