....everyone who has one knows what I'm talking about! I know that there are probably lots of threads about this, but this is just one from my personal experience. I have always had the tick. I recently switched from the Valvoline MaxLife to Mobil 1 full synthetic and the ticking has 98% gone away. Maybe this will help someone trying to get rid of the tick.....but then again it may not work for everyone.....it sure did for me!!

 

I bought the truck and immediately went to Mobil 1 synthetic. Haven't had the tick yet. And hopefully never will.

 

I will agree with the claim. The lifter tick I had in my 4.7 has gone since I put Mobil 1 Full Synthetic in my engine.

 

I went from Mobil 1 to AMS oil and it went away.

 

I don't like the idea of running an oil that thickens up like amsoil does.

 

Ran Mob 1 for years, didn't help mine. But mine isn't that bad anyways..

 

Run Mobil 1 / wix filter mine tick is terrible !

 

I've found that my tick is loudest with Mobil 1, somewhat quieter with Castrol Edge and almost non-existent with both Valvoline Synpower and Royal Purple.

 

I have 107,000 miles on my 06 Hemi, and have never had any ticking at all, so undoubtedly not all hemis have the tick. I have run both regular oil and synthetic, and the motor has always sounded the same

 

We've had Chrysler Engineers as chat guests from time to time and it's been one of the more frequent asked questions of them. According to the men who designed the modern Hemi engine the tick is because the Hemi has a very short skirt with *******ly no land area, due to intended design tolerances, the piston will naturally rock in the bores.

As per the designers, a slight tick is natural and normal and occurs to varying degree on ALL modern Hemi engines. Piston ring wear and the use of different lubricants can vary the decibel level, but to some degree, it's always present.

If your engine has NO Hemi tick, it's a rare anomaly...