wadesweatt

This may sound outlandish, but try some Lucas with your next oil change. Takes care of the noise for me. I use it every 2-3 oil changes and haven't heard it since I started.

ellis4pa

thanks guys, i think it was just reading all the things that were wrong with my truck and just assuming it was wrong with mine too, lol. The tapping isn't as loud as i remembered it, and thats the only real issue i had everything else is just my preferance, like the spark plugs they are usually the first thing i change when i buy a vehicle, along with things like oil, air filter and whatnot. I don't know how the truck was treated before me so i like to get it out of the way.
I do have a 30 day 50/50 warranty which took me 45 min to negotiate with the dealer because they do not warranty anything over 100k miles.
i have seafoamed an entire tankof fuel and will see what happens at the end of the tank as well, the bottle said 1 ounce per gallon, i have a 30gal tank so 2 bottles down, is the the correct strength you guys are using as well?
I am going to change the oil before i seafoam that and see what the old oil looks like. How long do you leave it in the crankcase, i don't want to leave it in too long and do something terrible to my engine.

Do I like my new truck, no. I love it!
From what i can tell the tapping might not be anything but the injectors, and its quieter that it was now that the seafoam is in there, and if something does need to happen you guys have some awesome threads with pics to show me how.

Neggy

Seafoam is a great fuel stabilizer, but if you are trying to decarbon things before removing the plugs, use Techron in your gasoline, it isn't cheap but it does work.

Also you want to use the right oil which in my case has been 5-20W semi synthetic or better.
A quality brand name oil requires no additional additives.

ellis4pa

Hmmmm, everything I read about it including on this site, praise seafoam for cleaning up an engine.? Also mine does call for 5w-20 as well, I will be using full synthetic, I always have on all my vehicles.

ellis4pa

Truck is in the garage with a blown tranny and can phasers, timing chain and guides. $5200 damn.

painthorseowner

I hope this happened under the warranty period......these things(trucks) don't break cheap. 150k miles, it'd be best to get a remanufactured engine at 3k versus spending 2k just on the top end.....and still have a worn out bottom end.

ellis4pa

It was dropped off at the dealer 6 days before the end of the warranty but the warranty only covers 50% parts and labor.
Right now I am checking into my options with it but They may only cover a repair not a replacement.

blue thunder06

be sure when u buy spark plugs, if you do alot of driving every day. you must, MUST have cold spark plugs. if your like grandma and only drive the car to go to church and the grocery store you need hot plugs

for someone like me, i have a 45 minute commute for school. so having hot spark plugs would be bad and could cause major problems for me, someone like granny who only drives the car every other day down the block and back. having cold plugs in her car will cause the plugs to become fuel fouled and the cylinder wont fire, here is a webpage that can help you figure out whats goin on with your plugs

http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/tech_su...qs/faqread.asp

ellis4pa

Thanks bluethunder