Tick issue
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I didn't know that. Paranoid? Maybe. LOL. But seriously, if it was my car a 1-3 second rattle on a cold start would be "normal" to me. @01yellercobra made a similar comment. I'd make a note of it and see if it gets worse, but I'd wrap my head around it being "normal" for now.
Guess you guys just like to wait for things to totally break. I haven’t heard the 1-3 second rattle noise on cold start in two years of ownership, but now I have. To me it has already gotten worse because I have never heard it produce such a noise before.
Damn. Ok. Or maybe I've had more than one mod motor come through my garage and I've learned one or two things since I started messing with them back in 2005.
You do you bubba. Enjoy that bill from your Roush certified dealer.
You do you bubba. Enjoy that bill from your Roush certified dealer.
Then just do what you feel you need to do. You're obviously not going to be able to just keep an eye on it. You're concerned about a minor occasional 2-3 second rattle on an occasional cold start. Take it to a good shop and let them find and fix the issue.
If you look around hard enough there’s many threads on this from 2,3,4v cars and it is normal. My 2v f-150 does it when it’s very cold and it’s time to change the oil or close to it. It’s not the end of the world, get some liqui moly flush or the BG products kit and do a full oil flush and see what happens. Or throw some MMO in it with the next oil change.
Maybe I missed it, but are you pulling the engine to have it gone through? I would just replace all the timing components with new OE hardware
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And install a billet pil pump setup at the same time.
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You already had the lash adjusters/lifter replaced right?
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Maybe I missed it, but are you pulling the engine to have it gone through? I would just replace all the timing components with new OE hardware
And install a billet pil pump setup at the same time.FORD PERFORMANCE 4.6L 4V CAM DRIVE KIT
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You already had the lash adjusters/lifter replaced right?Boundary Oil Pump Gears Mod Motor Ford 4V (03-04 Cobra, Mach 1 Mustang)
Beefcake Racing specializes in supercharging and turbocharging your late model Mustang, Shelby GT350, GT500, Corvette, Camaro, Hemi or Truck.
Good last point; that is the source of my random idle tick. It’s the lash adjuster on cylinder 6/7 on mine. One of the reasons I am going to go through the timing and lash adjusters.
I know the GT500s have issues with cylinder head tick and usually replacing the lash adjusters/lifters fixes it.
Thanks for the info.
Dealer is suppose to do a diag first before doing anything, but yes I have had the lash adjusters and cam followers replaced on the passenger side already by another dealer. They even inspected the timing components on the passenger side, and said everything looks fine, but not sure how they checked the main tensioner on the passenger side without removing the front cover.Maybe I missed it, but are you pulling the engine to have it gone through? I would just replace all the timing components with new OE hardware
And install a billet pil pump setup at the same time.FORD PERFORMANCE 4.6L 4V CAM DRIVE KIT
Ford Specialists for over 20 years. We specialize in supercharger installation, header installation, Modular Ford engine builds, Ford Lightnings, Shelby GT500's, Coyote engine builds, Ford Raptor Tuning, Whipple Superchargers and more!
You already had the lash adjusters/lifter replaced right?Boundary Oil Pump Gears Mod Motor Ford 4V (03-04 Cobra, Mach 1 Mustang)
Beefcake Racing specializes in supercharging and turbocharging your late model Mustang, Shelby GT350, GT500, Corvette, Camaro, Hemi or Truck.
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Well the dealership just let my car sit in their shop for days, and never got anything done, so I actually picked it up and drove to hpp racings shop where manny & brad listened to my car, and told me that they didn't hear anything concerning. Pretty crazy considering the ticking. Guess the light ticking I have isn't a big deal. After returning home after the 344 mile trip I didn't hear it making the noise anymore either. Guess it just needs more exercise considering it only has 3600 miles. I'm surprised I didn't catch any rock chips during my 344 mile trip in one day as well. The tick comes and goes, but has never gotten worse in the 2100 miles I have put on the car since I got it with 1500 miles. Guess I'm just gonna leave it be for now.
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Been awhile since I’ve updated this thread, so lets get to it…
Today I’ll be picking up my car from hpp racing in garland texas after they have had it for a day to install a new timing kit onto it. My tensioners were indeed shot as confirmed by hpp after they opened the front cover. If your car rattles for 1-2 seconds after sitting for a few days your timing chain tensioners are shot.
Low mileage 03 cobra saved. =)
Today I’ll be picking up my car from hpp racing in garland texas after they have had it for a day to install a new timing kit onto it. My tensioners were indeed shot as confirmed by hpp after they opened the front cover. If your car rattles for 1-2 seconds after sitting for a few days your timing chain tensioners are shot.
Low mileage 03 cobra saved. =)
So everything is good now? And tensioners were the issue?
Yep. =)
You can see where the seal was leaking on the tensioner. You people just needed those swapped out. But I get the whole "while you're in there" thing.
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