Sounds like oil brand does have an effect for some that posted in this thread. They use one brand of oil and it ticks, then switch to a diffefent brand and the tick goes away. It's just not a 100% consistant phenomenon between cars when switching oil brands.I think we've established that brand has zero impact on the tick.
I think it's related to the friction level of the oil, and the effect of new oil on the existing anti-friction tribofilm left by the previous oil run. That's why the tick can show up right after an oil change, due to the anti-friction tribofilm being effected by the new oil. Some ticking Coyotes seem to be sensitive to the friction level between moving parts - possibly from tolorance stack-up, so some Coyotes tick and others don't. Been some discussions on bobistheoilguy about anti-friction tribofilms and how they are built-up and sripped away, and the effect on the friction. Oil and lubrication (tribology) really can become complicated.I'm still not even sure WTH the "BBQ tick" is.
Not that it matters at all anymore, because clearly the oil doesn't matter.
I am in the same situation. As long as my oil level is "topped off", no tick. I use what Roush recommends, Motorcraft 5-50 full synthetic. I am at about 33,000 miles.My tick was dependent on the oil level. Half way on the dipstick (checked cold) gave me the tick. That's right where it would be, using two 5 qt jugs, after a new filter + prefilling filter and dumping the remaining oil in the fill cap.
If I poured a little bit more in to get it about 3/4th of the way on the dipstick (checked cold) the tick would go away and stay away. I always knew I had burned a little bit of oil if I heard the tick when pulling into my garage.
It didn't matter what oil I used. Pennzoil platinum, motorcraft, valvoline... 5w20 initially and then 5w30 for the rest of its life.
Agreed, I buy my oil at Walmart, they seem to always have the best pricing on oil and filters. Btw I use Motorcraft full synthetic 5W-30 and so far no tick as of 12,500 miles (knock on wood). My F150 gen3 Coyote with 37K miles has a very slight amount of tick, nothing terrible though. Same oil used on both, these Coyotes are strange in this regard..that’s insane … mine happened immediately after I put royal purple in it, the next day went back to Walmart got mobile 1 and it went away. Also if you do your own oil I recommend only going to Walmart lol I know sounds weird but autozone and advanced sells mobile 1 for 39-40$ a jug…. Walmart 29.99 for a 5 qt jug
I'm still not even sure WTH the "BBQ tick" is. The only time i heard any kind of ticking was when i was running e85 during a cold start up in a basement garage. Then it went away after warming up and the revs lowered. Chalked it up to the DI pump or injectors.
Not that it matters at all anymore, because clearly the oil doesn't matter. Mine has been running on BG for the last 30k miles. For what ever the fuck you all want to make of that.
I’m going to say that aside from the “DI assumption” that always creeps up in the BBQ tick threads it is not the only mechanics that can be creating the sound.I think it's related to the friction level of the oil, and the effect of new oil on the existing anti-friction tribofilm left by the previous oil run. That's why the tick can show up right after an oil change, due to the anti-friction tribofilm being effected by the new oil. Some ticking Coyotes seem to be sensitive to the friction level between moving parts - possibly from tolorance stack-up, so some Coyotes tick and others don't. Been some discussions on bobistheoilguy about anti-friction tribofilms and how they are built-up and sripped away, and the effect on the friction. Oil and lubrication (tribology) really can become complicated.
I think that's why some guys find that the tick goes away with using certain oil vs others (all oils are not really the same). And when a small amount of Ceratec (a friction modifier) is added to the oil the tick goes away almost immediately because the friction level was reduced quickly. When the tick goes away like a switch was flipped, even with as little as 100 mL in 10 qts of oil, it tells you that Ceratec had a direct effect.