krbdog

I had the oil/filter changed and after I picked the truck up it had a tick like a lifter. They changed the oil filter to a Motorcraft and it momentarily went away. It has come back and will go away once the motor is warm. When cold it ticks every time. The truck is a 2012 STX 5.0 w/ 97k miles. Any ideas...thanks.

JerseyGray

Is there enough oil?

krbdog

Yes right to the top.

Tothemax

Who changed the oil?
What oil did they use?
What weight did they use?

krbdog

They said 5/20 semi synthetic. What’s actually in it is another thing.

5.0nly

Who changed it? I'd swap out the oil ASAP.

krbdog

A shop that I thought was reputable. I’m changing oil/filter today. They used a Napa oil filter first then changed it to a Motorcraft and it went away temporarily.

Signal 2

Chances are good that the noise was there before the change and you were just more ‘tuned in’ and heard it afterward. And I doubt the filter brand or the subsequent switch to Motorcraft had anything to do with it. With a 100k there is also a chance that the oil port for the lifter has some build up or the lifter has some wear. Correlation is not necessarily causation.

white08gt

5.0 has no lifters, overhead cams

Signal 2

Well damn, thank you. Half way thru typing that on my phone I must of started thinking of my old truck and an antique car I own. But regardless, chances are it’s due to wear, and more than likely there before the oil change.