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My car just turned 2k, I never changed the oil, and my car has some ticking noises here and there but its only sometimes. My car stays parked in the garage all night so it has nothing to do with the cold weather.
But my car pulls like hell, sounds great, and as long as I am in warranty with no CEL I am going to keep enjoying the hell out of the car. Unless ofcoarse its a BAD tick lol
But my car pulls like hell, sounds great, and as long as I am in warranty with no CEL I am going to keep enjoying the hell out of the car. Unless ofcoarse its a BAD tick lol
Ok I'll look into it. I drove my car from my buddies house and didn't here anything at any stop lights then pulled it in the garage and didn't her anything for like 5 min of idling and slight revs so things are setting idk. But if it Pesists I'll go get the additive.
How much of this xl-7 should I get and put in the motor?
How much of this xl-7 should I get and put in the motor?
You have the same thing I had. Prior to the Procharger install I could hear it over the exhaust note pretty clearly. I hear it just goes away on its own, that's what mine did. The Procharger is pretty loud but I guarantee you would still be able you hear the tick if it was still there on my car. I have a VMP tune. Didn't get the Procharger tune. I wouldn't worry too much about it, my car still runs perfectly and has zero drivesbilty issues.
Oh ok. Yeah I'm not stressing to much. Thanks again for all your replies everyone! I really appreciate it!
I got the tick when I changed to 5w30 RP at 5k miles. Made a trip from San Diego to Denver where I parked my car at my dad's house before I deployed and I couldn't seem to hear the tick when I had gotten to Colorado.
I think there might be some misinformation on this thread. There are several "ticks," and there are several "solutions," though some didn't pan out.
OP, I had the tick from the second it came off the dealer floor. Does it sound like this?
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB-F409uegg"]2011 Mustang GT 5.0 engine tick - YouTube[/nomedia]
If so, that's the "ignitor" tick (because it sounds like someone is hitting the ignitor button on your grill or hot water heater). It can be heard from 50 feet away, and is FAR worse when hot. I went through a bunch with Ford for about 15 months trying to get it fixed. The additive one poster spoke about only fixed it until the next oil change (they put this stuff in my car 3 times, but the noise always came back). Many folks don't get the tick until the first oil change, which has led to the speculation about the additive being used at the factory. Also, I'm not convinced the stuff they put in my engine, which silenced the noise immediately but only until next change, was XL-17. The engineers were very "hush hush" with it, especially the first time in August 2010 -- they wouldn't even tell the dealer what it was.
To my knowledge, there has been no fix to this noise (except engine replacement). After lots of engineer visits, phone calls, and a lawsuit, I ended up with a new engine (and a cash settlement for my trouble).
OP, I had the tick from the second it came off the dealer floor. Does it sound like this?
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB-F409uegg"]2011 Mustang GT 5.0 engine tick - YouTube[/nomedia]
If so, that's the "ignitor" tick (because it sounds like someone is hitting the ignitor button on your grill or hot water heater). It can be heard from 50 feet away, and is FAR worse when hot. I went through a bunch with Ford for about 15 months trying to get it fixed. The additive one poster spoke about only fixed it until the next oil change (they put this stuff in my car 3 times, but the noise always came back). Many folks don't get the tick until the first oil change, which has led to the speculation about the additive being used at the factory. Also, I'm not convinced the stuff they put in my engine, which silenced the noise immediately but only until next change, was XL-17. The engineers were very "hush hush" with it, especially the first time in August 2010 -- they wouldn't even tell the dealer what it was.
To my knowledge, there has been no fix to this noise (except engine replacement). After lots of engineer visits, phone calls, and a lawsuit, I ended up with a new engine (and a cash settlement for my trouble).
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Yeah when it does do it it sounds like that. What is this igniter tick? What is it caused from? If you have it does it damage something?
I changed my factory fill with 1,500mi on it with RP 5-20w and NO tick used a Motorcraft filter. My 5.0 was built 12/10 and I was concerned with the age of the oil not the miles on it. I plan on changing my oil/filter once a year
How many miles were on your engine before they changed it out?
BTW, you are correct , it's XL-17, nor XL-7, didn't notice I'd put it in incorrectly.
Well as of this morning I started with no ticks then let it warm up and no ticks with reving. then drove to the gym and when I parked and listened next to another parked car no ticks. So maybe it just needed some running time. Idk but time will tell.
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They never did say what the problem was on my car. I labeled it the "ignitor" tick about 18 months back because of how it sounds, not because of what causes it. I ended up going to the dealer close to 10 times on it, with several different engineers looking at it on different occasions. No one seemed to know.
At first, they said the mystery additive would cure the problem. Then, when I changed my oil, they said I didn't leave it in long enough, and they put it in again. So, I went 5000 miles, but it came right back.
The reason I'm not sure the mystery additive was XL-17 is this: When they put an additive in mine, the sound was silenced INSTANTLY until the next oil change. In posts from other folks, their tick did not go away with XL-17. Of course, they might not have had the same tick, so who knows.
On one or two occasions, Ford hinted on the "normal operating characteristic" response. But, by that time, they had already begun trying to fix it, so they couldn't hang their hat on it. Different weights of oil won't fix it either.
Eventually, I got a new engine. It had about 10k miles on it when they finally changed it out. By that time, I had already filed the lawsuit, and it's unclear whether that was a factor on whether they changed the motor out. Note, I ended up with the settlement because of this problem and one other smaller issue.
BTW, the person who's car is in that YouTube video claims he got a new engine also. I have heard of several others recently who were successful in getting a new engine.
My cluster is chronicled here:
2011 Mustang 5.0 Engine Problem . . . and Ford's Strange Fix - Ford Mustang Forums
2011 Mustang 5.0 Engine Problems Again - Ford Mustang Forums
Yay for me, the ignitor tick is back - Ford Mustang Forums
OP, good luck. Unfortunately, the hotter the ambient temperature (and the motor), the more prevalent the tick. So, I suspect this will seem to get worse for you when summer rolls around. Others have said their ignitor tick went away with break-in, so maybe that will happen for you.
At first, they said the mystery additive would cure the problem. Then, when I changed my oil, they said I didn't leave it in long enough, and they put it in again. So, I went 5000 miles, but it came right back.
The reason I'm not sure the mystery additive was XL-17 is this: When they put an additive in mine, the sound was silenced INSTANTLY until the next oil change. In posts from other folks, their tick did not go away with XL-17. Of course, they might not have had the same tick, so who knows.
On one or two occasions, Ford hinted on the "normal operating characteristic" response. But, by that time, they had already begun trying to fix it, so they couldn't hang their hat on it. Different weights of oil won't fix it either.
Eventually, I got a new engine. It had about 10k miles on it when they finally changed it out. By that time, I had already filed the lawsuit, and it's unclear whether that was a factor on whether they changed the motor out. Note, I ended up with the settlement because of this problem and one other smaller issue.
BTW, the person who's car is in that YouTube video claims he got a new engine also. I have heard of several others recently who were successful in getting a new engine.
My cluster is chronicled here:
2011 Mustang 5.0 Engine Problem . . . and Ford's Strange Fix - Ford Mustang Forums
2011 Mustang 5.0 Engine Problems Again - Ford Mustang Forums
Yay for me, the ignitor tick is back - Ford Mustang Forums
OP, good luck. Unfortunately, the hotter the ambient temperature (and the motor), the more prevalent the tick. So, I suspect this will seem to get worse for you when summer rolls around. Others have said their ignitor tick went away with break-in, so maybe that will happen for you.
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Yeah I'm hoping it will just be a break in issue. Thanks. Like i said as of this morning no ticks at all.
cidsamuth, did you have any mods on your car? I'm just wondering how decent ford and the dealers are for cars that have any mods when this issue so frequently shows up and is seemingly caused by changing the oil.
If you have the ticking that is in the video, that is caused by the A/C stretchy belt and timing chain tensioner/guide. I had the same problem, and Ford replaced the parts per TSB 11-7-1. Igniter ticking went away, but since they removed the timing chain cover, I essentially got an oil change at 4000 miles and that's when I got the valve train ticking from 1000-2000 rpm. It mainly happens when the engine has been sitting for an hour our two, but the oil is still warm.
The ticking in the video you referenced is fixed by the TSB.
The ticking from 1000-2000 rpm is addressed by the XL-17.
Hope this is all coherent. I'm typing on my iPhone during a road trip.
mobil 1 5-20 ,,,,,,,,14k miles on one and 6k on other,,,,,,,,,zero problems!
Grrr! On well I left the gym and no ticks then I decided to go run some back roads and give her a little hell. So basically after a few runs it started doing the intermitent ticking! I'm wondering if the royal purple is to thin once it gets really hot(warm)? Because it didn't do it when it was cold/slash warmed up really good. So maybe I should go to a 10w30 maybe? Since the additive that ford is putting in is making the oil in a sense (thicker) I've been reading and seeing people go with the 10w30 and no issues? What should I do? Go get the little bottle from ford to quiet it down? Or should I go buy 8q of Mobil one 10w-30?
Just to be sure, do you have the random igniter ticking like in the video, or the valve train ticking that varies proportionally with rpm between 1000-2000 rpm?
its for sure a random ignitor ticking its not rpm based or goes with the motors rpm, sometimes i rev it and it does it and sometimes it doesnt.
why? what should i do? Or should i say what would you do in my current situation being that i just put in RP 5w20 and should have my procharger here on wednesday/thursday.
should i go back to the motorcraft 5w20 semi synthetic blend with a bottle of xl-17? I mean thats what was in initially with no issue so maybe i should ho back to that and let everything break in more
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