^if the oil is gona stop the tick it will go away as soon as it filters through the engine or shortly after.

 

Took my engine about a day to stop ticking.Now this worked for my engine and cant say it will work for yours,but hey again,worth a shot.I didn't add any of my own additive's to it.Only additive i add,every oil change is a can of Justice Brothers Injector cleaner.

 

Cool...thank you both for the insight! I will let yall know how it goes...please wish me luck!!!!

 

So I changed my oil to 5w30 Castrol syntec fully synthetic oil...it quieted the tick, but it is still present! Should I give it a little longer for the oil to cycle through the motor to tell if it gets rid of the tick???

 

Just got truck back from dealer - complained about rough idle, high fuel consumption, and very loud clatter coming from valvetrain. Truck is an 05 Lariat 4x4 with the imfamous 5.4 Triton. Truck has 53,000 miles on it and this is what dealer told me - you have not been using Ford oil filters for oil changes and could have damaged your cam phasers. Could not believe my ears, been using Mobil1 5-20W and changed oil and filter every 5K.There are countless bullitens on this roach of a motor and Ford will not admit to any design flaws. The one thing I have in my favor is that I complained about the same problems at 27,000 miles and have that documented as dealer said truck is running fine. Total B.S. ! Anyone know of an attorney for a class actionlawsuit? Last Ford ever!!!

 

If it is in fact the filter, your anger should lie on the company that manufactured a fauly filter (Fram by any chance?). The dealer is basing his oil filter accusations on a Ford Special Service Message:

Special service messages
21049 1997-2010 multiple vehicle - 4.6l/5.4l - engine ticking and/or rattle noise
multiple vehicle lines with 4.6l or 5.4l engine may experience an engine ticking or rattle noise that sounds like a stuck tappet (hla). This
may be due to the deterioration of an aftermarket oil filter. Vehicles with this condition have low oil pressure at one cylinder head
only, while main pressures are normal. Dislodged material from the aftermarket oil filter blocks the cam cap oil passage, either at
cylinder #4 (right bank rear) or cylinder #5 (left bank front). For vct equipped engines, inspect the vct valve body and the oil passages
under the first cam cap. Damage to engines caused by aftermarket oil filters are not covered under warranty.
Effective date: 10/22/2009

Every motor has its problems, and I think the 5.4 is far from infamous (compare it to something like the infamous 6.0PSD). Every brand has it's TSBs, the F150s have less than Chevy's from similar years. For reference, here is the engine TSB list for my old 03 Silverado (notice the Oil Filter TSB):

04-06-01-029D 12/11/2009 Vehicle - Engine Crankcase and Subsystems Flushing Info.
07-06-01-016B 07/27/2009 Engine - Noise/Damage Oil Filter Application Importance
08-06-01-008A 07/27/2009 Engine - Drive Belt Misalignment Diagnostics
01-06-01-011E 12/18/2008 Gasoline Engine - Oil Consumption Guidelines
03-06-04-060B 07/30/2008 Ignition System - New Spark Plugs & Gapping Info.
05-06-02-001A 07/16/2008 Cooling System, A/C - Aluminum Heater Cores/Radiators
05-00-89-072B 06/17/2008 Engine/Fuel System - Oil/Fuel Additive Information
00-06-01-012C 04/14/2008 Engine - Use of 'Surface Conditioning Disks'
05-06-02-002B 01/18/2008 Cooling System - DEX-COOL(R) Coolant Leak Detection Dye
05-06-01-010B 09/28/2007 Engine - Sealant Usage/Procedures
00-06-01-026B 06/21/2007 Intake Manifold - Inspect/Replace After Engine Damage
06-06-01-019B 06/12/2007 Engine - Coolant Loss With No Visible Leaks
07-06-01-002 03/05/2007 Engine - Revised Connecting Rod Bolt Torque
03-06-05-008D 03/05/2007 Exhaust System - Popping/Snapping Noise When Hot/Idling
04-07-30-013B 02/01/2007 Engine, A/T - Shift/Driveability Concerns/MIL ON
06-06-02-026 12/22/2006 Engine - Revised Exhaust Manifold Bolts/Torque Specs.
06-06-01-026 12/22/2006 Engine - New Exhaust Manifold Bolts/Torque Specs
00-06-02-006D 08/15/2006 Cooling System - Coolant Recycling Information
05-06-04-029A 06/24/2005 Engine - Rough Idle/Misfire/MIL ON/DTC P0300
05-06-01-014 05/09/2005 Engine - Oil Leaks In Extreme Cold Temperatures
04-07-30-029 06/30/2004 A/T - No Start/MIL ON/DTC P0706/Indicator Inaccurate
04-06-04-040 06/14/2004 Fuel System - Low/Rough or Unstable Idle
04-06-01-013 04/01/2004 Engine - Serpentine Drive Belt Wear Information
03-08-49-009 06/24/2003 Instruments - Revised Oil Pressure Gauge Diagnostics
02-06-01-038 12/01/2002 Engine - Knocking or Lifter Noise
99-07-30-016B 10/01/2002 A/T - Intermittent Downshift/Slip/Cycling Diagnosis
02-05-23-004 10/01/2002 Brakes - 'Reduced Brake Power' Shown on DIC
02-06-01-028 08/01/2002 Engine - Crankcase Flushing Recommendations
02-06-01-026 06/01/2002 Engine - Identification Information

 

I guess I should not complain as all the truck makers have some problems - some more than others . Anyone know if it is safe to keep driving with loud ticking or is this thing going to grenade on me?