bbq tick and driving habits

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Let's see if driving habits may be correlated to bbq tick!

MT:
Some drivers would routinely keep engine at low engine speeds on daily basis. I.e - get on the 6th gear in the city. That would mean high engine loads and low oil pressure.

Others would use lower gears and higher rpms. Engine like this would use more fuel, but maintain higher oil pressure with less engine load. I.e. use 5th gear at 70mph.

AT:
At is programmed to correlate engine load and a bunch of other parameters. From this point of view it should be less susceptible to oil starvation situations.

So pick your transmission, pick your most usual driving style and lets see....

A lot of those who complained on bbq tick also say they babied the car...

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[GT Pony]

I chose "MT - high engine speed - no tick" because I never let the engine lug down while under load. I don't necessarily driver around at 4000+ RPM, but it's usually 2500 to 3000 RPM.

 

[TheLion]

I chose MT - low engine speed - got the tick as mine used to do it before TriboTEX in a very mild form. It would only be when starting from a stop under light or intermediate loads. It would NOT do it in any gear above 2nd weather i lugged it at WOT, 50% throttle or just barely on the gas. And it would also go away as mileage build up on the oil. Mostly for the first 500~1,000 miles after a synthetic oil change.

 

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I chose "MT - high engine speed - no tick" because I never let the engine lug down while under load. I don't necessarily driver around at 4000+ RPM, but it's usually 2500 to 3000 RPM.

Not enough votes yet, but might be 5w20 alone is not a problem. But 5w20 under load and low oil pressure conditions on a regular basis might lead to poor lubrication.

Surprised by AT. It should be programmed to be safe in any mode.

I got new short block and wonder if I should drive it like honda with vtec rather than low rpm fuel saving mode. I also am seriously considering moving to 5w30 or even 5w40.

6th gear ratios at 15-17 always looked fishy to me. To be just above 2000rpms you'd need to drive 80+ mph which is above speed limit in most US states. And Ford suggests 43mph 5->6 gear change for fuel economy. But even at 65mph at 6th gear engine runs out of steam if you watch VAG gauge as you drive.

 

[TheLion]

Forgot to mention that I run the living piss out of it when the opportunity presents itself, keeping the RPMs up above 4k and running it out or at high RPM in "road race" fashion. But I also do a decent amount of highway and back road cruising. So a good mixture of hard sustained use and typical driving conditions. Before TriboTEX was added, the issue was only as I described above and had not gotten any worse or better. TriboTEX eliminated the above cases where that occurred and after 2,000 miles on it, it has not returned thus far. We'll see next oil change and also if there's anything more to this P0420 code other than a bad sensor, exhaust leak or possible back cat. Car is under full warranty still at 22,900 miles, Ford Performance Power Pack 2 is the only power adder, installed by dealer.

 

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Forgot to mention that I run the living piss out of it when the opportunity presents itself, keeping the RPMs up above 4k and running it out or at high RPM in "road race" fashion. But I also do a decent amount of highway and back road cruising. So a good mixture of hard sustained use and typical driving conditions. Before TriboTEX was added, the issue was only as I described above and had not gotten any worse or better. TriboTEX eliminated the above cases where that occurred and after 2,000 miles on it, it has not returned thus far. We'll see next oil change and also if there's anything more to this P0420 code other than a bad sensor, exhaust leak or possible back cat. Car is under full warranty still at 22,900 miles, Ford Performance Power Pack 2 is the only power adder, installed by dealer.

The poll is about daily habits. All of us drive spirited way once in a while.

But you mentioned the car ticked when you bought it used. So it might be the previous owner who drove it very consrrvatively.

 

[GT Pony]

Surprised by AT. It should be programmed to be safe in any mode.

Cars with an automatic transmission will lug the motor down as much as possible, unless you have your foot in the gas a lot.

 

[Condor1970]

I don't beat on my car much. Mostly daily driving with a few "get up and goes" on the highway on ramp. The one time I ran it up to 3,500rpm for about 10 minutes, the ticking temporarily stopped. Go figure.

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