lifter noise question

[John81]

hi, I bought an 02 lightning ,the problem im having is a very annoying lifter ticking noise coming from the passenger side. I already changed the spark plugs, cleaned the intercooler, changed the oil and added some lucas oil treatment. Do i need to rebuilt the heads or block? could it be the spark plug coils? my truck only has intake ..



heres a link to a video i posted on youtube ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVNVbgAkudo

 

[Sbr240]

Sounds like a mechanical problem inside. Definitely going to have too pull valve covers and see what's going on. I just had my driver side head off to repair it was two weeks of fun

 

[04DeadShort]

probably have a bad lash adjuster

 

[John81]

Sounds like a mechanical problem inside. Definitely going to have too pull valve covers and see what's going on. I just had my driver side head off to repair it was two weeks of fun

what was the problem with the head? lash adjuster?

 

[Sbr240]

My heads have sleeves for spark plugs and had on blow out at the track. Had to double sleeve head and do it on the bench too hard on engine. Plus upgraded some parts while in there. For you it's really easy to change lash adjusters. Just buy and get the valve spring tool from trick flow so you can release tension to remove rocker.

 

[4a7191a]

My neighbors f250 with the v10 had some clatter. Marvel's mystery oil for a few hundred miles then changed the oil and problem was gone. That stuff really cleaned the motor quite well imo. Oh.. Proof of ford tough. That v10 has 312k miles on it and its still runs pretty well .
Never rebuilt.

 

[Dusten]

lifter can be changed by pulling the valve cover... but are you sure thats the cause? Judging by your questions you might want to get it professionally evaluated.

 

[John81]

update: I took my truck to a mechanic who used a stethoscope to pin point were the noise was coming from. He said the noise was coming from the front of the motor which could be timing chain or tensioner pulley.. after 2 days he contacted me saying the tensioner was bad so he replaced it ,but there's still noise coming from the center of the motor..im starting to think I might need block rebuilt...btw the mechanic is going to run further test to see if its in fact the block or the head

 

[benspeed]

I have the same trouble in my Harley Davidson 2003

 

[John81]

:update:.. problem solved. seems like the camshaft was loose..mechanic torqued it down to its spec torque..no more ticking noise : )

 

[Dusten]

How was the cam loose? I'm the cam caps were loose you have more major problems, there will be excess wear. If the cam gear is loose, you need to find out why. They don't just come loose...

 

[Darren5.0L]

How was the cam loose? I'm the cam caps were loose you have more major problems, there will be excess wear. If the cam gear is loose, you need to find out why. They don't just come loose...

+1

Either that or someone was into the motor before and didn't re-assemble it correctly...