Motor ticks on startup and noise at idle

anotherjoe · May 27, 2017

So I have a 2014 Ram 5.7 with around 24k on it. Occasionally when i start it there will be a tick for a couple seconds. When its cold out this seems to happen more but it still happens in the summer. Additionally at idle there is a faint grinding. The truck is currently running amsoil 5w-20 but this was still present when it was running which ever oil it came with when I bought it at 14k. Just wondering if anyone else has ever experienced this and what the outcome was. I want to take it to the dealer before the warranty runs out but im worried im just going to take it there and it wont make the noise and there wont be anything they can do.

VB712 · May 27, 2017

Many threads on this issue. Seems common.

Jerzey111 · May 27, 2017

Exact same thing here on my '14. It drives me nuts, I took it to the dealer but of course it wouldn't do it. I even had phone record video before I started it each morning but no luck.

autokraftgt · May 27, 2017

I know there are tons of threads on this issue...maybe even recalls. Mine ticked pretty bad, dealer told me that the issue is usually but not limited to lifters becoming out of wack and tapping the inside of the valve cover, or/and passenger-side exhaust manifolds leaking.

Burla · May 27, 2017

Search Hemi tick and cam failure, there are two main causes, one annoying, one dangerous to your engine. Rule out exhaust bolts by taking one in hose and putting it up to your ear and other end to each manifold bolt when it is ticking. If it isn't that most likely it is lifter tick like mine was. many guys have solved this with a high moly oil, if not you may need to change lifters before it wipes out your Cam. Do a search if you have questions past that PM me.

hemisport5.7 · May 27, 2017

Burla said:
Search Hemi tick and cam failure, there are two main causes, one annoying, one dangerous to your engine. Rule out exhaust bolts by taking one in hose and putting it up to your ear and other end to each manifold bolt when it is ticking. If it isn't that most likely it is lifter tick like mine was. many guys have solved this with a high moly oil, if not you may need to change lifters before it wipes out your Cam. Do a search if you have questions past that PM me.

My 2015 has 6,000 miles on it and the truck does it from time to time. I started running Pennzoil Ultra synthetic 5w20 and it hasn't done it since

Kapt · May 27, 2017

My 04 did it from the day I bought it new, to the day I traded it in 12 years later.

Burla · May 27, 2017

Kapt said:
My 04 did it from the day I bought it new, to the day I traded it in 12 years later.

Many guys have done the same in the past. But it seams like these days there is a cam every week or two that is toast due to the lifters not operating properly and wearing the lobes down to the nub. Seams like every one of them lately have been using a non-moly oil, moly basics. H395 and myself have been following this and seams like the last 4 specifically were using Valvoline or RP, two non-moly oils. You could ignore it and perhaps never have an issue, or it could cost you 7 g's if the cam wears down and you use the dealer to fix it. Moly is cheap insurance and most oils have it anyhow. Redline costs a bit more but has been very effective at getting rd of lifter tick, has 10 times more moly then average.

Ramnewbie · May 27, 2017

Burla said:
Many guys have done the same in the past. But it seams like these days there is a cam every week or two that is toast due to the lifters not operating properly and wearing the lobes down to the nub. Seams like every one of them lately have been using a non-moly oil, moly basics. H395 and myself have been following this and seams like the last 4 specifically were using Valvoline or RP, two non-moly oils. You could ignore it and perhaps never have an issue, or it could cost you 7 g's if the cam wears down and you use the dealer to fix it. Moly is cheap insurance and most oils have it anyhow. Redline costs a bit more but has been very effective at getting rd of lifter tick, has 10 times more moly then average.

My 17 5.7 has about 1300 miles on it, just did first oil change at 1100 with PP. Since I put the PP in the occasional tick is almost gone, the only time it tics is if I start it after I had just started it like to bring up to house to get loaded up. Not a noise on cold starts or hit starts. If and I say if I was to change to redline where is best place to order from, straight from redline or someone like Jeggs or Summit.?

Burla · May 27, 2017

I get mine from Amazon or Ebay, and try to get it at around 11-12 a qrt. H395 hooked me up with a deal on Jeggs, where the tranny fluid was stupid cheap. So sometimes you might be able to find a sale.

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