Help!!!

[dsg03bullitt]

Ok so i noticed a ticking sound last night while my car was idleing. I didnt think nothing of it, I just thought my exhaust leak was getting worse. It was running strong all of last night and this morning. I washed my car after that and it sat for about 4 hours. I cranked it up a few minutes ago and was driving down my road and it felt like it was missing really bad.....So i let it warm up and it just gets worse. It feels horrible, it runs like an old dirtbike with a clogged carb. I dont know what it is....Can you guys throw some suggestions out there or help me out a little bit. I raised my hood and that ticking sound is coming from the motor its like it all of a sudden happened

 

[orange_whiner]

possibly injector noise. Get a section of rubber tubing about 3 ft. to use as a stethoscope to hear exactly where the ticking is coming from. Also do you have ngk tr6 plugs?

 

[03cobra#694]

possibly injector noise. Get a section of rubber tubing about 3 ft. to use as a stethoscope to hear exactly where the ticking is coming from. Also do you have ngk tr6 plugs?

Agreed,How many miles?=Fuel Filter/Air Filter Changed or clean
I think alot of people confuse injector noise to yhe "Dreaded Tick"
My 04 F-150 makes noise,definatly injectors!
Whoops,missed that missing point you made!Could be a fuel filter issue.

 

[dsg03bullitt]

I think i may have gotten water down in my coils/plugs? while detailing my engine bay?

 

[03cobra#694]

When did you detail it? Did you take the hose to it?

 

[Posi]

I think i may have gotten water down in my coils/plugs? while detailing my engine bay?

This is what it sounds like to me. If it ran fine last night and this morning and all you've done was wash it and now it's got a miss. Hopefully it's all it is. You got an X-cal? If you do you can pull some codes with it. I think your check engine light might have to come on though. I can't remember right now.

 

[03cobra#694]

I think i may have gotten water down in my coils/plugs? while detailing my engine bay?

Is the Check Engine Light on?

 

[CobraBob]

Someone else had some issues recently after hosing down their motor and not covering the coil packs. I believe he ended up replacing the pack(s).

 

[04sleeper]

Pull your coil covers off and check each coil pack and make sure you don't have any loose spark plugs.

 

[DrTaco]

It sounds like the coils/plugs. Happened to me when I wasn't careful detailing the engine a few weeks ago. Just pull em out, check for water/blow it out with compressed air and be prepared to buy new plugs.

 

[dsg03bullitt]

yea i checked my coils/plugs and there is water down in there Im fixing to try and suck some out with a shop vac:shrug: So i need new plugs?

 

[Kenny04Cobra]

Wouldnt change the plugs... just sounds like the packs are grounding out because of the water in the tubes... just dry them out, use rags, shop vac, compressed air etc...

Kenny

 

[dsg03bullitt]

yup thats what it was^ I blew all of the water out and now it runs fine. BUT, That tick is so loud and it sounds like its coming from around my blower????? If its the injectors what should i do:shrug: Replace them?