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hey guys need help, i have a ba xr8 and on start up in the mornings or after work it makes a ticking noise but only goes for about 4-5 seconds then goes away completely but also it doesnt do it all the time on start up about 80 percent of the time, it only started to do this about 3-4 weeks ago now its sort pissing me off because i dont know what it is, any help would be much appreciated
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| TerroristGHIA |
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Check your oil level, could be low.
Brett
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| ace87 |
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yeah i have checked the oil level it was sweet, then i thought maybe change the oil and filter to some thing a bit fresher but still does it
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| xr6turnip |
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Is it an early BA pre 05?
Something to do with plastic timing chain tensioner.. Later models had a metal version which doesnt do it. Not sure if its just noise or causes damage but its not cheap to rectify..
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| ace87 |
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yeah i have heard of that yeah mine is may 2004
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| xr6turnip |
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Mine is a Aug 05 and does not do it.
I think somewhere in 05 ford upgraded them to metal due to the many that came back to be rectified.. Not sure if it actually harms anything or just a little noise.
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{USERNAME} wrote: Is it an early BA pre 05? Something to do with plastic timing chain tensioner.. Later models had a metal version which doesnt do it. Not sure if its just noise or causes damage but its not cheap to rectify.. That'd be the reason. AFAIK no danger, just noisy. They lose oil pressure, and are noisy until it builds back up again.
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| XR9UTE |
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You've got plastic tensioners...Here's my thread about changing them. Doing it yourself will save lotsa money but it will take a looooong time.
http://www.perthfalcons.com.au/index.php?showtopic=6434 |
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| ace87 |
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thank mate i thought this was going to be the case, i just rang ford for the 2 tensioners and all gaskets it came to $716.70,pretty expensive, but hey its gotta be done its starting to drive me nuts. if i left it (which i wont)will it cause any damage, by the way thanks for the info for the chage over
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| XR9UTE |
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No wuckers, buy both tensioners from the U.S. for about $120 all up or maybe get a GT500 oil pump at the same time...they're about $70. You don't need gaskets because they are re-useable(I didn't use any).
It's not likely to cause damage but it is possible if the slack in the chain causes it to get hung up, plus it can stretch the chain over time and if it does it's possible it could jump some teeth(and these are an interference engine). So the sooner you do it the sooner you'll have piece of mind. |
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| el_747 |
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What oil filter are you useing ? If you are using a genuine ford AFL73MC this does cause engine noise at start up. If you google it u will find more info on it. People use FL820S usa motorcraft(AFL73MC) and have found this has stopped engine noise.
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can do the job for $500 if need?
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{USERNAME} wrote: hey guys need help, i have a ba xr8 and on start up in the mornings or after work it makes a ticking noise but only goes for about 4-5 seconds then goes away completely but also it doesnt do it all the time on start up about 80 percent of the time, it only started to do this about 3-4 weeks ago now its sort pissing me off because i dont know what it is, any help would be much appreciated Hey Mate, Ive had this problem, i have managed to reduce the amount of time it ticks to about 1 second and 90% of the time it doesnt tick at all. Basically i had the motorcraft filter on and the standard 5W-20 oil like they recommend, with this combination it would tick 9/10 times during start up for about 3-5 seconds. So the next time i gave it a service i used slightly thicker oil - 10W-40 Castrol Magnatec. And i used the Ryco filter with an anti drainback valve. That reduced the ticking during startup to about 1 second, and 90% of the time it doesnt tick at all. I think the problem is the recommended oil is too thin and just drains back to the sump when left for a long period of time.
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