Originally Posted by vatdim
Originally Posted by Russell
Does it need a valve lifter adjustment?
This engine has hydraulic lifters that are supposed to self-regulate. While the engine still works great most of the time, especially in the summer and after driving at a bit lower RPMs (such as in town traffic), I can hear the ticking noise at idle.
Well, if you read the TSB kschachn posted, this was going to be my second guess. Collapsed lifters. Happened to my F150 and new lifters fixed the problem. I noticed when I had the valve cover off I some valves were not opening as far as others.
Originally Posted by Russell
Does it need a valve lifter adjustment?
This engine has hydraulic lifters that are supposed to self-regulate. While the engine still works great most of the time, especially in the summer and after driving at a bit lower RPMs (such as in town traffic), I can hear the ticking noise at idle.
Well, if you read the TSB kschachn posted, this was going to be my second guess. Collapsed lifters. Happened to my F150 and new lifters fixed the problem. I noticed when I had the valve cover off I some valves were not opening as far as others.
