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Itās been ticking since Gen1, why stop now
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"Takes a licking, keeps on ticking."Itās been ticking since Gen1, why stop now
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If my Yote don't have a Tick I dont want it!
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I only hear it in parking structure, garage or Drive through.
metalmadman
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Not a S650 but my 2023 GT 5.0 has 3900 miles on it and ticks. I was letting it run and bent over close to the driver's side front tire, there it was. I bought it used with 1965 miles on it. I have noticed through reading that the tick happens at different mileages. I guess the Coyote is like a Timex. "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking!" LOL
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I personally think it might be a exhaust leak. The CAT gets hot and ticks a little. From what I have read and heard through videos on YT, no one knows what it is. Ford even says it is normal and doesn't seem to know what it is. I know the CATs get hot. As we all know, dogs don't like CATs, so it stands to reason Coyotes don't either.
CATs have been the burr up the butt since they put them on. I would not be surprised it is a small leak somewhere on a seam that produces itself from the heat. I had a 66 Galaxie 500 with a 390 when I was young that had a exhaust tick. This tick sounds the same except not as loud.
CATs have been the burr up the butt since they put them on. I would not be surprised it is a small leak somewhere on a seam that produces itself from the heat. I had a 66 Galaxie 500 with a 390 when I was young that had a exhaust tick. This tick sounds the same except not as loud.
metalmadman
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One more thing, the exhaust is clamped, not welded from what I have seen. The clamp could get hotter on that one side and cause a tick. I really think it is exhaust related hence, Ford ignores it.
KingKona
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I went with 2.5W-40 Mobil 1 yesterday for my oil change, thinking the thicker oil might quiet things down a bit.
I think it may of helped a little bit.
I think it may of helped a little bit.
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@metalmadman i once thought about that as well kinda sounds like that expanding metal sound in a way but sadly after adding headers and no cats its still there after a fresh oil change ha ha. Just noisy engines only thing Iāve ever heard that makes sense is someone on here awhile back said it could be solenoid or oil pressure related where the lash adjuster and rocker arm make contact for a split second and makes the tick due to low oil pressure this kinda makes sense as Iāve noticed the tick and 2k rattle slowly fade away with mileage on oil but become very loud on fresh oil but who really knows. Iām just glad to see I wasnāt the only one down by my wheel thinking those ticking cats gotta go 
metalmadman
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When the oil pressure comes up the tick is still there. It must not be serious because Ford is ignoring it. Ford did not ignore the "idiot light", however. I was just thinking off the top of my head just like everyone else. Someone could listen with a scope and maybe find it. The tick is not being heard in the cabin of the car, so Ford does not care. If the tick was as loud as the exhaust leak I had on my Galaxie they would. If it was a safety issue they would recall. Durability issue they would. I don't know if Gen 1s and 2s had the tick. If they did, a lot them have a lot of miles on them and are still running. I have only heard about Mustangs having it. Do the F150s have the tick too? If they do, then it is a part of the motor and we can move on.@metalmadman i once thought about that as well kinda sounds like that expanding metal sound in a way but sadly after adding headers and no cats its still there after a fresh oil change ha ha. Just noisy engines only thing Iāve ever heard that makes sense is someone on here awhile back said it could be solenoid or oil pressure related where the lash adjuster and rocker arm make contact for a split second and makes the tick due to low oil pressure this kinda makes sense as Iāve noticed the tick and 2k rattle slowly fade away with mileage on oil but become very loud on fresh oil but who really knows. Iām just glad to see I wasnāt the only one down by my wheel thinking those ticking cats gotta go
I brought it up because a lot of people talk about it. It has become a legend like Bigfoot. "Is it serious or not?" "What is it?" Ford seems to be of the opinion to ignore it. Well, considering the price of Mustangs, I can understand why people still talk about it. 60,000 to 80, 000 thousand dollars and the motor makes a noise no one knows what causes it. Like people talk about the existence of Bigfoot, people will continue to talk about the infamous Tick of the Coyote. Maybe we need to put a flea and TICK collar on our Mustangs. LOL
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