My car ticks under acceleration at low rpm, but it's not "the tick"

[Jorday]

Under light acceleration My car makes a ticking that sounds to me just like an exhaust manifold leak. It's not very loud and you can't hear it at higher rpm or at idle. I thought I read about another guy having this noise and it turned out to be something other than an exhaust leak, but I looked and looked for it and couldn't find it.

I've watched a bunch of videos of "the tick" and that is definitely not what I have.

 

[U1arunit]

If you installed a different mid pipe you could have an exhaust leak at the manifold to pipe connection. I went thru the same thing before I found out that was my problem.

 

[Jimmysidecarr]

And your mods are???

 

[bRa_DeN]

my catted slp x-pipe does the same thing, I fixed it once by replacing the manifold bolts. Then I took the car to the ford dealer for them to replace my clutch under warranty and I got the car back and now my leak it back. But I am not too concerned about it

 

[bRa_DeN]

I probably will end up taking my car back to the dealer within a few weeks and have them fix it. I spent almost $50-60 on 3 bolts from ford last time to fix the problem. Supposedly napa makes a bolt kit that allows bigger exhaust piping to clamp down better, do a search and you will find the part #

 

[Jorday]

The only mod done to my car is a catback, but the sound is coming from the engine it sounds like. I'm all stock otherwise.

 

[vipergts281]

Check your spark plugs and make sure they are tight!!

I thought I had an exhaust leak one day, then about 30 minutes later I blew a spark plug. And about $600 later, the problem was fixed.

CHECK THEM ASAP.

 

[FireRed04Vert]

Check your spark plugs and make sure they are tight!!

I thought I had an exhaust leak one day, then about 30 minutes later I blew a spark plug. And about $600 later, the problem was fixed.

CHECK THEM ASAP.

VERY GOOD POINT!!!!

 

[nothingelse]

Check your spark plugs and make sure they are tight!!

I thought I had an exhaust leak one day, then about 30 minutes later I blew a spark plug. And about $600 later, the problem was fixed.

CHECK THEM ASAP.

Yeah that is a good point on my old 00 GT I though I had an exhaust leak eventually one of the spark plugs popped out and almost 3,000 later it was fixed with a new head. Then what do you know 8 months later the same thing happened to the other side. Then the guy at the dealership tells me to lay off the gas oke: I was like WTF this is a muscle car its supposed to be driven like you stole it. :rockon:

 

[Jorday]

Damn...I called the dealer and gave them my VIN. They told me that my warranty had expired yesterday so that sucks.

Thanks for the info guys. I will have a look at the plugs. Anybody else have any ideas?

 

[WDW MKR]

Is it a tick or a rattle? If it's a rattle at low-rpm, it's probably detonation. Don't try to accelerate from too low of an rpm, especially in the higher gears... it puts too much load on the engine.

 

[Jorday]

It's a tick. I think it's an exhaust leak.