Loud ticking noise!
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Loud ticking noise!
I just got back from McDonalds and as I was going through the drive-thru I noticed a loud ticking noise coming from my truck. So I get home and pop the hood and it doesn't really seem too loud until I get underneath. It sounds like it is coming from the oil pan area. Is this a bad sign? The only thing I have done different in the last few days is put in 91 octane instead of 85 and switched from 265 tires to 285's.
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RE: Loud ticking noise!
I did an online check and it might possibly be gunk in the oil perhaps. I know that my truck sat at a used car lot for about 8 months before I purchased it so I just went to the auto parts store and got some engine flush and some synthetic oil and a filter and am gonna change it out and see what happens.
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RE: Loud ticking noise!
I decided not to do the engine flush thing, did some checking on that too and there were some bad things said about it. Anyway I put in a some valvoline synthetic blend and started it up and it was still ticking, I let it idle for a few minutes and revved it up a couple of times and it went away. I let it set for an hour or so and went and started it up again and the ticking was still gone. Hopefully it was just because the oil was bad and the problem is solved.
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RE: Loud ticking noise!
Flax plate? Come on guys, don't you mean FLEX PLATE ?
The flex plate is what connects your engine to the torque converter. (in an automatic)
It looks kind of like a flywheel in a manual trans, but thinner. It's location is indeed close to the oil pan. Never heard of one 'ticking'. But if it was bent, it could have been hitting something. Next time you service your tranny, consider upgrading to a heavier duty aftermarket one.
Other things that go 'tick' in the night:
1.Broken valve springs.
2.Piston slap. (aka the deathrattle) (gapping between piston and cylinder wall) (goes away after good warm-up)
3. Loose rocker arms.
4. And the worst, rod knock from a cracked / broken connecting rod. Eventually fatal.
The flex plate is what connects your engine to the torque converter. (in an automatic)
It looks kind of like a flywheel in a manual trans, but thinner. It's location is indeed close to the oil pan. Never heard of one 'ticking'. But if it was bent, it could have been hitting something. Next time you service your tranny, consider upgrading to a heavier duty aftermarket one.
Other things that go 'tick' in the night:
1.Broken valve springs.
2.Piston slap. (aka the deathrattle) (gapping between piston and cylinder wall) (goes away after good warm-up)
3. Loose rocker arms.
4. And the worst, rod knock from a cracked / broken connecting rod. Eventually fatal.
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RE: Loud ticking noise!
Yup, thats exactly it, he was asking if the transmission had been out but I wasn't sure since I have only had the truck for about 3 months or so. I thought he said flex plate but when I read the work order it was spelled flax so the service writer must have been a bad speller. The mechanic said something was hitting against the bent plate, the flywheel perhaps?
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