What the **** is that noise?!?!?!?!?!? Please help!!!

[crackerican69]

It started ticking last week, then started making this noise on Saturday? Hasn't done it since????? Really dumbfounded on this one. Kinda sounds like it is coming from the crank pulley. The ticking, however, has not subsided. It has gotten worse. It is not there at idle, but is present with light throttle pressure, and "lightens up" with higher RPMs. Granted...some is from the TOB, but this is definitely new (like less than 2 weeks new). And my memory card in my phone took a crap so the video of the ticking is no longer. Will have one up first thing in the AM.




I need AS MUCH HELP AS POSSIBLE. This is a daily driver with no back up car.

NO CAR=NO WORK=NO MONEY=NO FIXNG CAR=NO WORK=NO MONEY=ME SAD

 

[vaboom123]

I'd maybe try pulling off the serp belt and see if the noise is still there when the car is running to rule that out.

 

[BAD SVT]

Sounds like a bad pulley. Try vaboom's suggestion. Also not sure if u're aware, but ur other videos are open & accessible to the public.

 

[crackerican69]

I noticed that too. Thanks. Changing that now!!!

 

[BAD SVT]

I noticed that too. Thanks. Changing that now!!!

Well, by pulley we mean any of the wheels that come in contact with the belt. So pull off the belt & turn each wheel by hand to see if there's noise. Odds are tho that it's ur tensioner.

 

[crackerican69]

Well...the noise in the video hasnt been heard since then. And as far as the ”ticking” sound ive been hearing...I got it narrowed down to a lifter or a valve on the front bank. might try that quiet lifter stuff and see if that helps or should I just switch the head???

 

[98 Contour]

Well...the noise in the video hasnt been heard since then. And as far as the ”ticking” sound ive been hearing...I got it narrowed down to a lifter or a valve on the front bank. might try that quiet lifter stuff and see if that helps or should I just switch the head???

What do you use to quiet lifters? I've heard Lucas is good, but I haven't tried it yet.

 

[CSVTFGM]

There are no such lifters in the Duratech engine. There are cam follower buckets in the valvetrain that operate the valves so there is no such thing as a tappet noise in the valvetrain.

FGM

 

[crackerican69]

My apologies for that error. Whatever it is, its making noise and that noise is coming from the head so it needs to get fixed.

 

[CSVTFGM]

One of our CSVT's had a bad wrist pin which almost sounded like a tappet noise. You could tell it was a wrist pin because when you revved it up it would quiet down some and when you let off you could hear the piston rattle. Has the engine ever been apart. Does the engine have an exhaust miss................

FGM

 

[crackerican69]

Thats the one thing im affraid of. engine has never been apart and no miss that I know of. Mine ”rattles” with light throttle pressure after 2000 rpm. It has a rough idle at start up (less than 500 rpm), but gets better with temp, which started this week. And the noise is much worse when im.actually driving and putting ”stress” on the motor. Im leaning towards 3L and rebuild the 2.5. Dont have to many options left.

 

[crackerican69]

Now its doing this on first start up. Does it for about 3 minutes, then stops. And it also stalls randomly now too.

Id imagine its the IAC or TPS.

 

[crackerican69]

So I see the video got taken down for whatever reason...
But after talking to my friend who had the same issue with his cougar, we have come to a main bearing. Largely in part to the pulley wobbles while sound is audible. Then spins fine when quiet. Tick-tick-tick=wobble-wobble-wobble. No sound=no wobble. If anyone can concur before I throw what little money I have into.a new motor. I really cant afford to, but if thats what I have to do,, then thats what I have to do. But if I dont, I would like to know ASAP.