I recently purchased my cobra and the drivers side is ticking my car was built 09/02. Called ford for the recall gave my vin number and theyre claiming theres no recall. How can i get them to cover the replacement
Drivers side head ticking (isnt there a Recall?)
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Not gonna happen
There was no recall, there's a TSB. Basically you have to come up with coin and replace the head.
was it not ticking BEFORE you bought it? or did it just now start ticking?
either way tho, these guys are right...ford wont be paying to fix your car.
either way tho, these guys are right...ford wont be paying to fix your car.
sounds like a loose or spilt valve seat ? that is what my problem was, i got my old head fixed new seat in head with new valve. but i just went ahead and got the new ford revised heads, doing it your self , will take lots of time. but will save you lots of labor.its 2100 bucks just labor for a cam swap in a book i have ,not incl. pulling the heads .
just to give you an idea on cost both my new heads where 2200 bucks plus bolts and all gaskets..got ins.full coverage? go wreak it . and get the money or fix it have 7g on hand at least. if not doing it yourself add another 4g . not worth it. part it out.
just to give you an idea on cost both my new heads where 2200 bucks plus bolts and all gaskets..got ins.full coverage? go wreak it . and get the money or fix it have 7g on hand at least. if not doing it yourself add another 4g . not worth it. part it out.
WTF??
OP, post up a vid of the "ticking" your hearing. There are alot of other things that go "tick"
quote=Grimster;10843088]Wow. Do not listen to this guy.[/quote]Okay ROOKIE seems you know alot. if he's got the tick , ford is not going to cover it , and if you just got it i hope you didn't pay much for it , you been screwed big time . HE WILL FIND DAMAGE.>pistons/rings$ heads problems,we all know that. like my motor. good luck and good day i got over 7grand in my head tick problem>and I still need few more parts,and i'am a car line tech going on 28 yrs. now. not incl. labor. these car suck you dry !
edit: lol... have you even compression checked it yet?
edit: lol... have you even compression checked it yet?
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Changed the oil and the tick started after that. Put a Wix oil filter and 5w-20, just uploaded the vid [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBETLnYzAOI&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]YouTube - Head ticking‏[/nomedia]
Okay ROOKIE seems you know alot. if he's got the tick , ford is not going to cover it , and if you just got it i hope you didn't pay much for it , you been screwed big time . HE WILL FIND DAMAGE.>pistons/rings$ heads problems,we all know that. like my motor. good luck and good day i got over 7grand in my head tick problem>and I still need few more parts,and i'am a car line tech going on 28 yrs. now.BWDIK? that not incl. labor. these car suck you dry ! :lol:
edit: lol... have you even compression checked it yet > or do you know what that is?
op:[/QUOTE]I havent said shit to you so I dont know what your deal is Im not an idoit yeah I know it might be in the shortblock but its a common problem that I hear is the drivers side has a vavle seat problem
I think youtube is down right now so I cant watch the video. You may not have the head tick, you may have a valve lash adjuster that may not be priming. Does it tick as soon as it starts, only when cold, only when hot? Im curious if you switch to a royal purple 5w30 if it would go away. If it started right after your oil change I dont believe its the "Tick." Ill wait to watch the video though..
your not going to see a dime from ford or a recall. Stop driving it before you cause more costly problems than you already have
Ive had this in my GT, Im not sure if its a related problem or just a same sounding issue. But it taps 7,8th and my car started at 75k and its at 145k now
I had a tick at warm, turned out to be scorched piston walls. Any high speed passes lately?
If it just started after your oil change, swap the filter back to an OEM Motorcraft. A few Cobra's have had a fake tick coming from the oil filter, it's worth the shot only $6.
Was your tick constant when warm? Do you have a video of it by chance? Im just curious thanks!
Nothing crazy not since Ive heard this ticking havent been driving it but just to get it warm
All the TSB information is here:
http://www.stangnet.com/images/stories/docs/sn95_TSBs/03-11-04.pdf
http://www.stangnet.com/images/stories/docs/sn95_TSBs/06-05-13.pdf
It's not a recall. If you have to replace the head, it comes out of your pocket.
http://www.stangnet.com/images/stories/docs/sn95_TSBs/03-11-04.pdf
http://www.stangnet.com/images/stories/docs/sn95_TSBs/06-05-13.pdf
It's not a recall. If you have to replace the head, it comes out of your pocket.
Okay ROOKIE seems you know alot. if he's got the tick , ford is not going to cover it , and if you just got it i hope you didn't pay much for it , you been screwed big time . HE WILL FIND DAMAGE.>pistons/rings$ heads problems,we all know that. like my motor. good luck and good day i got over 7grand in my head tick problem>and I still need few more parts,and i'am a car line tech going on 28 yrs. now.BWDIK? that not incl. labor. these car suck you dry ! :lol:
edit: lol... have you even compression checked it yet > or do you know what that is?
I havent said shit to you so I dont know what your deal is Im not an idoit yeah I know it might be in the shortblock but its a common problem that I hear is the drivers side has a vavle seat problem[/QUOTE]
that was not directed at you rookie , this one>
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i hope all works out well, i just know how costly this repair is. sorry for your loss.no pun intented .
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