2017 Mustang GT ticks

Just dropped my '17 GT / PP2 off at Santa Monica Ford for diagnosis of tick, will report back.

All this talk of engine failure has me scared, so I will be dropping my car off to have it looked at as well. I’m curious, if I bring it in and they find no cause, if my engine fails outside of warranty and it’s due to this tick, will it still be covered or will I be SOL?

AppoTheApple said:

All this talk of engine failure has me scared, so I will be dropping my car off to have it looked at as well. I’m curious, if I bring it in and they find no cause, if my engine fails outside of warranty and it’s due to this tick, will it still be covered or will I be SOL?

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You'd be SOL unless you find some amazing dealer. My service advisor was sort of trying to cover it up. The tech said he could hear it but then the advisor called back and said that they can't actually hear it. I traded my car in soon after, but I wasn't happy with how they flip flopped. The sound was so obvious that even my gf who doesn't notice any new noises asked what that ticking was inside a tunnel.

usgiorgi said:

You'd be SOL unless you find some amazing dealer.

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So basically hound them until they make it right before the warranty is up.

AppoTheApple said:

So basically hound them until they make it right before the warranty is up.

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Keep trying different dealers if they give you the "it's normal" explanation. If they do say that, ask them to start up one of their new ones on the lot.

What was the cause of the tick again?

Hey man, i blazed this path already. Read my whole post.

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24612&highlight

Entire engine replaced - then lemon law'd it for other issues it was having. Ford is gonna blow smoke up you're tailpipe. Its not your clutch. Its not in your driveline, its your engine. The only thing to fix that is a whole new one. Short blocks are jokes, if not milled correctly you'll have fitment issues.

Get the long block like I did and your problems will go away...assuming someone competent installs it. PM with any questions.

I had to lemon my 16 mainly due to the tick. they installed a shortblock to fix it and I would not accept a mechanic that didnt want to turn wrenches on it installing a shortblock. They found bluing and scoring on two cylinder walls.

Mine wasn't as bad as asolt's tick, but it was very similar and more rapid under very light throttle. I only heard it a few times without touching the throttle but I tried to convince myself it was just a heatshield.

I had been tuned very moderately, but still a tune. I knew the Ford would have voided my warranty if the rod went through the block.

Went to pick it up today... ticking wasn't as excessive but still popped a couple times. More pissed off now because my headlights are stupid out of alignment (one is aligned and the other is sticking out) and my fender is damaging my passenger door! Ugh.


On top of it all, the area near the throw out bearing and clutch whines like crazy on start up but stops when it warms. up now. This is totally new. I am seriously regretting buying this thing now. Been almost a month without my car.

My car started having the ticks after the first oil change. I read through some threads regarding this issue, and I decided to use 5w30 oil for the 2nd oil change instead. The tick got worse... :frusty: BTW, the ticks happen at around 2000rpm.

Two weeks ago, I hit a racoon on a highway (poor racoon...). The front bumper and the condenser had to be replaced. After I got my car back, the tick was gone. I have no idea how this happened. Does AC/condenser cause the ticks perhaps?

hipporo said:

My car started having the ticks after the first oil change. I read through some threads regarding this issue, and I decided to use 5w30 oil for the 2nd oil change instead. The tick got worse... :frusty: BTW, the ticks happen at around 2000rpm.

Two weeks ago, I hit a racoon on a highway (poor racoon...). The front bumper and the condenser had to be replaced. After I got my car back, the tick was gone. I have no idea how this happened. Does AC/condenser cause the ticks perhaps?

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Shouldn't but you would know the difference based on the location of the ticking. Obviously the AC would be at the front of the engine not towards the bottom.

MasterCylinder said:

Went to pick it up today... ticking wasn't as excessive but still popped a couple times. More pissed off now because my headlights are stupid out of alignment (one is aligned and the other is sticking out) and my fender is damaging my passenger door! Ugh.


On top of it all, the area near the throw out bearing and clutch whines like crazy on start up but stops when it warms. up now. This is totally new. I am seriously regretting buying this thing now. Been almost a month without my car.

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Did they remove the fenders to replace the clutch?

usgiorgi said:

Did they remove the fenders to replace the clutch?

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No. I was having the panels re-aligned since they did a shit job from the factory. Figured I'd knock it out all at once. Stupid me.

I just got a call from my dealer saying that the noise is coming from either the suspension or the wheel, not the engine, so that's a huge sigh of relief for me...