F250 7.3L sounds like someone dropped a socket in the engine
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F250 7.3L sounds like someone dropped a socket in the engine
2024 F250 7.3 L, 15,000 miles. Periodically makes a loud rattling noise that sounds like a 10mm socket fell into the engine(video attached). Does it after starting and it goes away within 10minutes.
Comes and goes randomly. Sometimes it does it multiple days in a row and then won’t do it for a month at a time. Dealer won’t do anything because they can never reproduce it. I was thinking something loose in catalytic converter but dealer is guessing starter.
Anyone have any experience with this issue or thoughts on cause?
Comes and goes randomly. Sometimes it does it multiple days in a row and then won’t do it for a month at a time. Dealer won’t do anything because they can never reproduce it. I was thinking something loose in catalytic converter but dealer is guessing starter.
Anyone have any experience with this issue or thoughts on cause?
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Seeing it's only a 10mm socket you should be good. Now if it it was a 15mm socket you would have a problem. 
Seriously though it sounds like what the previous poster is suggesting. I vaguely remember other forum members posting similar sounds.
Seriously though it sounds like what the previous poster is suggesting. I vaguely remember other forum members posting similar sounds.
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I get the same on my 2024 7.3L. For me it happens the next cold start after I tow my 7.5K travel trailer and persists for several starts after that only when cold. Then is just mysteriously goes away until the next tow. I think I only encountered this issue once without towing and it was particularly short-lived and minor. It doesn't seem temperature related as it happens in both summer (80s) and winters (30-50s). There have been a few forum posts in the past with similar video & audio. I have no idea what the issue is only that it hasn't worsened over time with my 20K miles of ownership.
Edit: similar thread here (and someone else suggesting 10mm socket, lol): https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...on-rattle.html
Edit: similar thread here (and someone else suggesting 10mm socket, lol): https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...on-rattle.html
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Not sure if you have another dealership relatively close by to talk about the issue?
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I get the same on my 2024 7.3L. For me it happens the next cold start after I tow my 7.5K travel trailer and persists for several starts after that only when cold. Then is just mysteriously goes away until the next tow. I think I only encountered this issue once without towing and it was particularly short-lived and minor. It doesn't seem temperature related as it happens in both summer (80s) and winters (30-50s). There have been a few forum posts in the past with similar video & audio. I have no idea what the issue is only that it hasn't worsened over time with my 20K miles of ownership.
Edit: similar thread here (and someone else suggesting 10mm socket, lol): https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...on-rattle.html
Edit: similar thread here (and someone else suggesting 10mm socket, lol): https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...on-rattle.html
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