If you let any skilled mechanic that's not working for a Ford dealership listen to that engine, they'd say those noises are far from normal. I don't even think that's really the typewriter tick, IMO sounds like something far beyond that.
You heard that video, right? It's insane. I guess there are others that are like that, and it's almost a slapping popping sound.
Yeah, that's why I quoted the video and commented on it. That's far from "normal".
Mine was exactly like this and ceratec worked. Still I have no idea what it is, or why ceratec works, but I am so glad it did work because I wouldnt be able to deal with this sound and would have kept taking the car in until lemon lawed probably. 11500 miles on the car now , I use a bottle of ceratec every oil change and have had no issues, car runs great and silent other than the 2k rpm rattle.
Yep, you along with many others, so we are glad that people figured out a solution that worked. I know this is old news, and so is the Ceratec solution but damn. Ridiculous! Not choosing sides, but just...damn!
This is my frustration. I’m telling them I’ll accept there is a ‘tick’ but you NEED to listen to my issue. They throw TSB’s at me and say it’s normal and sounds like all the others. I’m thinking my only option to get them to listen is to file lemon and let them direct me to a dealer, who they instruct to listen to me and the car.
I just recently was sitting at idle and heard this noise and I thought, good grief that sounds terrible. Popped the hood and fairly easily pinpointed it to the DI pump. But mine is completely random. That was the first time in 6500 miles that I had heard that at idle. I think your theory about the 2k rattle is very interesting. Now, I've had that since the beginning. Take this for what it is worth but I SEEM to notice mine the most around the point of the transmission shifting gears (around 2k rpm, cause I drive like a grandpa) and for some reason in Sport mode. I have had it in drive and loaded the throttle just enough to cause it to shift around 3k and I wouldnt hear the 2k rattle. I know that sounds weird but I've managed to replicate several times.
I always just hear Sarah McLaughlin singing in the back ground when someone talks about babying these cars. “ With just 3/4 pedal everyday you could save a coyote motor. That’s less than 6 gallons a month”All very good points but I'm pretty sure this is the second time you have called out my grandpa driving.
Your video is classic typewriter tick.
There have been a few cams wiped out on that bank...I wonder if related