chasnreds73

My 2011 4x4 also had a ticking sound, after 36,000 miles the dealership finally pinpointed it to a bad #4 cylinder, it was out of round, they replaced my short block. It hasn't made a ticking sounds since.

Chuck D.

i have a 2013 F150 5.0 also. I also have that ticking sound, I pinpointed the sound near my passenger side exhaust manifold also. Did you ever find out what was causing the sound yet?

jpetrach

same here 2013 16,000 miles tick driving me crazy.

jpetrach

small update: What I have found is the oil were using could be a factor. I recently changed to a full Synthetic oil 5w-20, WIX filter. Some people claim that the oil could make the tic more noticeable or louder.


Going ahead with this theory I drained 1 qt of motor oil and added Lucas Full Synthetic oil stabilizer. I have not noticed any change with the noise (louder or quieter) as well as any performance improvements. Miles drove on new oil blend ~150.


I ordered 10qts of Motorcraft 5w20 from Amazon ($18 per 5 qt) and am awaiting delivery. I will use the same, but new WIX filter, keeping focus on the oil.


I have also herd it could be the oil filter and something to due with the pressure related with it.


I am trying to take videos of all the changes as I make them, and posting them to my YouTube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/jpetrach

jpetrach

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