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engine tick
Thanks for your replies. I have tried thicker syn. oil with little affect and have looked for exhaust manifold leaks. As far as I know no one has considered the timing chain making the noise, I will look into that. My wife and kids travel down country roads often in the truck so reliability is...- rendrag
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- Forum: 1st Gen Ford Expedition Engine & Performance
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engine tick
after some research I found that the crown vic 4.6 is rated with the same hp.- rendrag
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- Forum: 1st Gen Ford Expedition Engine & Performance
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engine tick
We have a '99, 4.6 that has developed a tick. After many mechanics have looked at it, no one seems to have been able to diagnose the problem. Most feel it's in the lifter/valve area. Our mechanic has replaced some springs and adjusted the lifters and still it ticks(cold or hot, comes and...- rendrag
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- Forum: 1st Gen Ford Expedition Engine & Performance
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Life of an Expy
We own a 1999 XLT and at 117km we've been told we're looking at a new engine. We bought it at 88km from a Ford Dealership and babied it. We first noticed a ticking noise going over the Skyway bridge to Niagara Falls. Since then we've had many opinions on what the engine noise could be. Very...- rendrag
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- Forum: 1st Gen Ford Expedition General Discussion
