wonospeed

my '11 gt has 16k miles i bought it with 11k miles and i guess i didnt notice the tick til after the first time i changed the oil somewhere between 11-12k miles with mobile1 5w20, i was thinking the next oil change goin to mobile1 5w30 any one have any luck with thicker oil?

SpartaPerformance

If you have a tick after oil change I bet you didn't use a Motorcraft filter, if that's the case it's not the oil its the filter!!

wonospeed

I used a Fram ultra guard I think or tough guard one of the more expensive ones, I'll try a motorcraft filter next time, but how would the filter cause that?

wonospeed

anyone else have any ideas on fixing or quietly down the tick?

grabber blue gt

Just changed my oil for the second time at 10K and the tick came back. I used mobil 1 5w20 with a MOTORCRAFT filter and still have the tick. I remember getting it after my first oil change at 5500mi (mobil 1 5w20 & MC filter) and it went away within a few hundred miles, but this time around it seems to be worse.

Whats everyones thoughts about switching to 5w30? I read on another forum that one guy said there was a big difference in valvetrain noise and he said the car felt better with 5w30

wonospeed

I'm due for an oil change next week I'm gonna use mobile1 5w30 and a motorcraft filter and I'll report my results.

code3GT

No problems here, Motorcraft 5w-20 synthetic blend and K&N filter.

wicked400ex

There are two TSB's out for engine noise, might wanna look them up and see if the noises might be what you are hearing.

wonospeed

the water pump and a/c belt ones or are there new tsb's out for engine noises?

grabber blue gt

Yeah I coulda swore thosw TSB's for for the earlier 11's. Any TSB's for the 2012's?