Ticking like a Diesel

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11-28-2008, 01:01 AM

#21

aimhigh10

Join Date: Nov 2008

Location: Florida

Posts: 33

Try this, get a long screwdriver and put it up to the fuel injector that's nearest to the ticking. Put the other end up to your ear. See if you hear the fuel injectors ticking. That could be your problem. I'm about 99% sure that is what my noise is from. Keep the screwdriver up to the injector and take your ear on and off of the other end. That way you can tell if the noise your hearing is the same noise as the injectors.

Seems as if we all have some sort of ticking.

Good luck

11-28-2008, 02:10 PM

#22

mustangman02232

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Join Date: Dec 2004

Location: Ludlow, Mass

Posts: 15,864

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluepony4.6

Even when my car was an Auto V6 I had a slight ticking noise that I could only hear while driving close to a wall. Once i put the 4.6 auto in, I still got the same ticking noise. However it was after I put the aftermarket exhaust on.
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3.8s and 4.6s have the same fuel injectors. (the 3.8s actually have a slightly BIGGER fuel demand)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hangwire

This settles my nerves alot to hear that I didnt **** it up. The thing that made me think that is.....well......when I did the launches I did the 1-2-D manual-auto strategy. I ran the first and second gears up to about 5,500 RPM's when I did it(My god I love hearing it chirp into 2ndd gear). I later read never to do that, but that thread was on the preceeding automatic tranny for the 96-00s.

So....where do I go with this next? How do I further determine if its the tensioners or not?

1-2-D does nothing other then manually shift the car, if you go D-2-D it will firm up the 1-2 shift and make it quicker.