odd clicking sound in engine?
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odd clicking sound in engine?
so this started a week ago after i went down a street that water went up to the bottom of my door. after that i heard a clicking sound and i thought it was water in my fan or somthin and after i got home it went away.... then it happened 2 other times after mudding and such.. then this morning i was coming back from camping and i was on a dirt trail and it started again, but i didnt go threw water. and it starts off loud and gets quite tell its gone... i got home today and didnt know what to do. so i jiggled some spark plug wires around and such and it started getting quite then went away again....
does anyone have any idea what this sound might be???
does anyone have any idea what this sound might be???
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Does the clicking sound stay constant, or does it change with the engine revs? Is the tick/click quiet, or is it a louder clack?
Here's what I have experienced that make noises that sound like the OP's description:
1. Bad spark plug wire allowing the electricity to arc to some metal point/water puddle on the engine/body.
2. Exhaust leak. Depending on the size of the leak, the louder it gets. Small leak, small tick. Bigger leak bigger tick/click/clack.
3. Low oil. Clicking noises because the hydraulic lifters aren't getting enough oil. Sound/volume depends on how much oil is missing.
4. Hydraulic lifter going bad. Same as above, but less noise.
5. Wrist pin/bushing worn out. (Sounds very much like an exhaust leak. - I recently found out the hard way.)
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Some additional questions for the OP:
Does the clicking sound stay constant, or does it change with the engine revs? Is the tick/click quiet, or is it a louder clack?
Here's what I have experienced that make noises that sound like the OP's description:
1. Bad spark plug wire allowing the electricity to arc to some metal point/water puddle on the engine/body.
2. Exhaust leak. Depending on the size of the leak, the louder it gets. Small leak, small tick. Bigger leak bigger tick/click/clack.
3. Low oil. Clicking noises because the hydraulic lifters aren't getting enough oil. Sound/volume depends on how much oil is missing.
4. Hydraulic lifter going bad. Same as above, but less noise.
5. Wrist pin/bushing worn out. (Sounds very much like an exhaust leak. - I recently found out the hard way.)
Does the clicking sound stay constant, or does it change with the engine revs? Is the tick/click quiet, or is it a louder clack?
Here's what I have experienced that make noises that sound like the OP's description:
1. Bad spark plug wire allowing the electricity to arc to some metal point/water puddle on the engine/body.
2. Exhaust leak. Depending on the size of the leak, the louder it gets. Small leak, small tick. Bigger leak bigger tick/click/clack.
3. Low oil. Clicking noises because the hydraulic lifters aren't getting enough oil. Sound/volume depends on how much oil is missing.
4. Hydraulic lifter going bad. Same as above, but less noise.
5. Wrist pin/bushing worn out. (Sounds very much like an exhaust leak. - I recently found out the hard way.)
yea it goes with the rev, and yea it clicks in nutral.... the sound will start out kinda loud and slowly get quite tell its gone.
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or you could have a worn valve tip or bad rocker too but i wouldn't count on it maybe you bent a pushrod or one of the oil holes in the pushrod got clogged
i would definatly pull the valve covers and check your valve lash and make sure it is the same roughly for all of your rocker arms
i would definatly pull the valve covers and check your valve lash and make sure it is the same roughly for all of your rocker arms
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Some additional questions for the OP:
Does the clicking sound stay constant, or does it change with the engine revs? Is the tick/click quiet, or is it a louder clack?
Here's what I have experienced that make noises that sound like the OP's description:
1. Bad spark plug wire allowing the electricity to arc to some metal point/water puddle on the engine/body.
2. Exhaust leak. Depending on the size of the leak, the louder it gets. Small leak, small tick. Bigger leak bigger tick/click/clack.
3. Low oil. Clicking noises because the hydraulic lifters aren't getting enough oil. Sound/volume depends on how much oil is missing.
4. Hydraulic lifter going bad. Same as above, but less noise.
5. Wrist pin/bushing worn out. (Sounds very much like an exhaust leak. - I recently found out the hard way.)
Does the clicking sound stay constant, or does it change with the engine revs? Is the tick/click quiet, or is it a louder clack?
Here's what I have experienced that make noises that sound like the OP's description:
1. Bad spark plug wire allowing the electricity to arc to some metal point/water puddle on the engine/body.
2. Exhaust leak. Depending on the size of the leak, the louder it gets. Small leak, small tick. Bigger leak bigger tick/click/clack.
3. Low oil. Clicking noises because the hydraulic lifters aren't getting enough oil. Sound/volume depends on how much oil is missing.
4. Hydraulic lifter going bad. Same as above, but less noise.
5. Wrist pin/bushing worn out. (Sounds very much like an exhaust leak. - I recently found out the hard way.)
(And an exhaust leak can sound like a lifter also--as I found out the hard way).
And the cold water could have cracked the hot exhaust manifolds.But I would suspect that this noise is electrical and that some WD40 and/or dielectric grease in the plug wire caps may correct it.
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might be the smog pump? they make a clicking noise maybe he got water or crap into it and it is clicking louder
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or you could have a worn valve tip or bad rocker too but i wouldn't count on it maybe you bent a pushrod or one of the oil holes in the pushrod got clogged
i would definatly pull the valve covers and check your valve lash and make sure it is the same roughly for all of your rocker arms
i would definatly pull the valve covers and check your valve lash and make sure it is the same roughly for all of your rocker arms
If it were me, I would definitely follow 66Tbird's advice, and check out the valve train.
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no it doesnt sound like a electrical snap and it sounds like its coming from under the valve cover on the passangerside near the back. thats why i kinda got confused that the sound went away when i was messin with the spark plugs and wires.
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Good luck with this, and I hope it doesn't turn out to be an expensive fix.
(This is the same area my 351W's "exhaust leak" was eminating from. A new long block now resides in the engine bay.)
May your luck be better than mine.
i donno how that happend. i checked my oil levle 2 weeks ago and it was fine... and my truck doesnt leak...
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If it is not leaking, it's going out the exhaust. You might want to have a leak down test done to see if the rings, and valve-train are okay.
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That's really odd to have oil leak out that much in just two weeks, I'd definitely be looking around for leaks on the engine. I do know that Ford actually says that an engine is within spec. if it uses 1qt of oil for every 1000 miles ( that could be 2000 miles, not exactly sure) on these newer engines, at least before the switch to the Mod motors. Not sure of the spec. on the Mod motors.
Did the ticking noise go away after topping off the oil?
Did the ticking noise go away after topping off the oil?