Excessive engine ticking.. need opinions
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Excessive engine ticking.. need opinions
Hi everyone! Im new on here and I really need some opinions.
I have a 2005 F250 with the 5.4L 3 valve motor with just over 100,000 on it. For about a month or two I've been hearing a loud ticking sound coming from the motor once it warms up. Its not really a knock more of a tick. the truck sounds more like a diesel.
I drive about 45min to work on the turnpike everyday. I don't use it for anything crazy. I have reason to believe though the person before me used it a lot for towing since it looks like a trailer brake was previously installed.
Now I took it to the Ford dealer I've used before and they say its going to be a $4500 repair because they believe the timing chain components need replaced and this just based on a real good listen. So I took it to another shop and they checked the oil pressure and said that was fine. Ive done a ton of research and can't figure out if I should get rid of the truck and get another before it gets worse? or should i just bear it and get it fixed? or is there another issue I should have looked at?
I have a 2005 F250 with the 5.4L 3 valve motor with just over 100,000 on it. For about a month or two I've been hearing a loud ticking sound coming from the motor once it warms up. Its not really a knock more of a tick. the truck sounds more like a diesel.
I drive about 45min to work on the turnpike everyday. I don't use it for anything crazy. I have reason to believe though the person before me used it a lot for towing since it looks like a trailer brake was previously installed.
Now I took it to the Ford dealer I've used before and they say its going to be a $4500 repair because they believe the timing chain components need replaced and this just based on a real good listen. So I took it to another shop and they checked the oil pressure and said that was fine. Ive done a ton of research and can't figure out if I should get rid of the truck and get another before it gets worse? or should i just bear it and get it fixed? or is there another issue I should have looked at?
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