Yeah there's a spot on the front of each that requires a bead. Looks like a seam where two other spots meet, hard to explain but you'll see it. You'll have to scrape off the old compound, preferably with a plastic scraper, you don't want to damage the aluminum surface, which would also cause leaks potentially.

 

Razorsedge....

what parts did did you order?

Roller followers too? Or just lash adjusters?

which brand?

Which method are you taking?


i was just putting together a rock auto order for the cheapest lash adjusters and a couple roller followers JIC

however the weather has turned really effing cold here in western ny and I work in the driveway mainly. So waiting on warmer weather here for optional work.

 

I ordered Motorcraft OEM parts from fordpartsgiant.com. I looked at rockauto but they don't have the Motorcraft parts and I'm skeptical about aftermarket stuff especially when the job may be time consuming or critical. The OEM parts were actually cheaper than some of the aftermarket stuff on rockauto. I ordered 10 of each and will do everything on the passenger side for now. I don't have any noise from the drivers side right now but if it starts I will tackle that side at another time.


Roller follower: F8AZ-6564-AA - $6.24
Lash Adjuster: F6DZ-6C501-A - $8.98

 

Don’t forget to let us know how it goes!!

 

Well I finally got around to getting started on this. It was a pretty big pain to get that valve cover off. I had to drain the coolant as there were several heater hoses that had to be disconnected and that rear bolt closest to the fender was a real challenge to get to. I had to remove the rearmost cop to make room for the cover to come up and out. I also ended up breaking one of the plastic vacuum lines. I did find that the valve spring tool designed for the 3v engine will not work on the 2v. The legs aren't long enough to go under the cam and reach the edge of the head for support. It's also too fat to fit between the lobes and the cam supports. The 2v tool was real awkward to use so I used the pry method. I saw where a lot of guys used a screwdriver but I found the 3v tool made a perfect pry tool without the risk of hitting a cam lobe. Actually changing the lash adjusters and followers was much easier than the valve cover removal.

This is at just over 213k. Not sure if it looks good for that mileage or not.


Here's the 3v tool positioned to pry and pop the follower off.


I must've somehow nicked the valve cover gasket while removing it. I think it might have snagged a cam bolt in the back. Do you suppose this gasket is still re-usable? I hadn't really planned on replacing them.

 

Forgot the add, I found no obvious signs of a problem. No roller bearing issues, no lash adjusters had failed that I could definitively tell although it's what I suspect was the issue, and the cam itself had no signs of any scoring.

 

I'd connect a real oil pressure gauge to the port where the instrument cluster OP sensor is placed, monitor your OP as the noise comes and goes. Even if you install a cheapie gauge in a temporary configuration you do want to know how the oil pump is behaving.

By all means use a gauge with an electric sending unit so you don't have real oil flow inside the cab.

 

I have done drivers side first because it was easier.

I also ordered the 3v tool and confirm it does not fit. Returned it. I had to improvise a pry tool for the different areas. Balance shaft in head and cowl clearance in rear makes it very tight. Inner mist one is done blind, absolutely cannot see anything.

I too thought all removed lash adjusters felt fine, however there is absolutely no noise on the changed side. I purchased 2 roller followers for just in case and found none of the originals had issues.

I think your valve cover gasket looks fine. Don’t forget the rtv dabs at front timing cover.

thanks for the pointers on passenger side. That looked challenging.

 

I hope it helps, and maybe helps someone in the future. I know I searched and searched for some info on removing the passenger side valve cover since it looks so tight in there. I found basically no info. It was a challenge for sure, I think I'll remove the remaining cops just to get a little more room to get the cover back in.

You are correct about having to do the follower in the back blind, there's no way to see back there. I thought about returning my 3v tool too but once I found it had another use it made it worth it, it was a cheap knock off anyway since I wasn't sure it would be useful at all.

Good to hear the lash adjusters fixed your problem, I hope I'm correct in thinking it's my problem as well. I hope the valve cover gasket is still good. I think I'm going to try it and hope for the best, I just don't wanna take it apart again haha.

 

Got it all back together, the only tough part was torquing that back left bolt since it's so tight back there. Good news though as the sound appears to be gone so I think it's a safe bet that one of the lash adjusters was in fact faulty.

I also checked the plugs on that side while I had the cops off. I used a borescope and couldn't find any signs of any kind of inserts that would indicate a blown plug in the past. The plugs were nice and tight as well. I need to get around to checking the plugs and holes on the driver's side as well sometime.

 

my 99 f250 does this same ticking sound when it's cold. Once warmed up some the tick is completely gone. Will try and do a video later. Sounds like it's coming from the transmission on mine.

 

the lash adjuster tick is a light tapping sound that can range in sound from nearly inaudible when fully warm to constant at any speed for a fully collapsed one. Most easily identified by a light tapping that comes and goes, slowly crescendos from softer to louder and then all of a suddenly stops, quiet again and then repeats the crescendo. Often heard the loudest from each wheel well. Often goes away completely when fully warm.

Not a hard job per se but high potential for screw up and accessibility issues on passenger side

 

I believe your going to pop a plug soon

 

I'm guessing reading isn't your strong suit.

 

We all suffer that malady from time-to-time on any forum!