help 06 f150 with 5.4 engine seems to tick loud can hear it inside the cab and outside as well can hear better on right side. just last year in jan 2010 ford change cam phasers and other related parts for 2650 a year later the noise is back can anyone tell me about this? Thanks

 

Was going to say cam phasers...but looks like you already did em'! You sure they did them both?? For the price they should have!! I always wonder when dealerships perform work if they are really doing the work...not like you can pull it apart to look....

 

Chain tensioner seals blown out? causing chain slap....

 

I'm at a lost... I'm not sure where to start i'm thinking of trying another ford dealer and let them tell me what's going on. one dealer said these trucks are good for about 189,000. And he was a ford dealer.. Wow i'm not trying to belive that..Is there anything else that would cause this ticking sound?

 

Do a little more searching on here, they all tick. from what I have read and seen doesnt hurt a thing just sounds bad.

 

I have a 2004 with similar ticking. I had my mechanic look at it and he says it's simply the fuel injectors. He works for Visteon and dealt with these motors a LOT. Ford went away from the metal fuel injectors to plastic housing fuel injectors which echo like hell. I can hear it in the cab when the radio, fans are off and at idle, barely. If I roll down the driver's window I can hear it just a tad more. The reason you hear it in the cab is the right side of the motor the fuel injectors are closer to the firewall than the left.

He told me the cam phasers will cause other problems than just ticking, including it running like *** and practically stumbling over it's own nose when trying to accelerate. Honestly? If it's running okay, I don't think I'd worry about it a whole lot. Just my two cents.

Best of luck.

 

@ kijutsu. Thanks it actually runs and pulls strong. The noise areas u spoke of are to the T. Anybody knows what injectors cost? Also I'm looking for an 07 Harley Grill anybody know where to get one less than $300-500.? Thanks

 

why replace the injectors? new ones are just as noisy

 

FYI.....Cam Phasers will not always make the truck run poor. Some people have them ticking for 50k miles and live with it with no probs. Cam phasers are part of the timing so perhaps why trucks run poor are relitive to timing issues rather than phaser?

 

Today I started it up and it was ticking then got really quite. I just don't get it. The ticking is really embrassing.

 

Well i have been dealing with my 07 5.4 tick since a few months after i bought it in 09. 1 st time was stuck lifters so replaced all on right bank. they started it the next morning and guess what ? still a tick. well said journal was plugged on #4 which is the lifters that were stuck, my question was why was lifters stuck in the first place, they dont check that out, just do enough to quiet it down. well a few months later it was ticking like a bomb and they called and confirmed that i had a tick on the right side. damn wish i had known that to start with! well 2.5 weeks later they stiil havent got it back together but they discovered it was a scored journal so are replacing the head and cam. thank for for the 6 year 50000 powertrain warranty. my only compliant is, if something isnt getting oil, shouldnt we find out why?

 

okay driving to work this am and going up a hill it suttered and finally got to the top and cut off and i crank it up only for it to die. cranked again and there was now a really loud like whining noise combine with the ticking. and ran really rough. had it towed to the shop. and i decided to go with an 80,000 mile engine for 3,500 installed. has anyone went this route? If so how much have you guy's paid? I could not afford the reman engine for 7,500 although the 3yr unlimted warranty sound like the way to go.