Engine ticking.....
Thread Starter
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 16
From: Oklahoma
Engine ticking.....
Ok, the past couple of days i've been noticing a ticking coming from the engine, so today I open up the hood and listen around and it sounds like its coming from either the injectors, intake manifold, or maybe underneath the manifold from the lifters and can't tell which one. I have about 8000 miles on itanda C&L intake and a brenspeed 87 tune right now because when I'm at 89 or 91 tune the ticking gets worse and more pernounced at WOT or even at semi-hard acceleration. I put fuel injector cleaner in and ran about half a tank but the ticking is still there. SoI was just wondering if anyone else had this tick coming from that area and should I take it in the ford and have it checked out so it doesn't screw anything up. I wouldn't be so concerned with this but it sounds like crap when underacceleration.
6th Gear Member
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 11,278
From: Gainesville, FL
RE: Engine ticking.....
If you can hear it under acceleration then it's pinging and you should either get a new tune or try a higher octane gas. The injectors on these cars do tick, but it's not audible from inside the car.
Try the 89 tune with 91 gas.
Try the 89 tune with 91 gas.
Thread Starter
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 16
From: Oklahoma
RE: Engine ticking.....
Well, I emailed brenspeed to get a new tune, but I returned the car to stock and for some reason it still doing it and sounds even worse at idle and under acceleration. I'm not sure if the tune was the problem now.
4th Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,173
From: WI
RE: Engine ticking.....
Bring it in and get it checked out.
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Ok, the past couple of days i've been noticing a ticking coming from the engine, so today I open up the hood and listen around and it sounds like its coming from either the injectors, intake manifold, or maybe underneath the manifold from the lifters and can't tell which one. I have about 8000 miles on it and a C&L intake and a brenspeed 87 tune right now because when I'm at 89 or 91 tune the ticking gets worse and more pernounced at WOT or even at semi-hard acceleration. I put fuel injector cleaner in and ran about half a tank but the ticking is still there. So I was just wondering if anyone else had this tick coming from that area and should I take it in the ford and have it checked out so it doesn't screw anything up. I wouldn't be so concerned with this but it sounds like crap when under acceleration.
Ok, the past couple of days i've been noticing a ticking coming from the engine, so today I open up the hood and listen around and it sounds like its coming from either the injectors, intake manifold, or maybe underneath the manifold from the lifters and can't tell which one. I have about 8000 miles on it and a C&L intake and a brenspeed 87 tune right now because when I'm at 89 or 91 tune the ticking gets worse and more pernounced at WOT or even at semi-hard acceleration. I put fuel injector cleaner in and ran about half a tank but the ticking is still there. So I was just wondering if anyone else had this tick coming from that area and should I take it in the ford and have it checked out so it doesn't screw anything up. I wouldn't be so concerned with this but it sounds like crap when under acceleration.
