TheSavage
Junior Member
I have a 2013 4.7 ram with just under 170K on the odometer.
Engine has ticked on start for the past 6 or so years. Always went away when it got hot so i didn’t think much of it.
Recently, i took it on a drive. I noticed the ticking was a little louder but nothing to be concerned about. When i got back from said drive, the ticking was gone as per usual.
Started it up 7 hours later, after it cooled down again, and it’s so loud it’s almost a knock. This time it’s there at ALL times, even during flood mode cranking.
Thought it was drivers side lifters/rockers, so i took the valve cover off, removed all of them (they were all in good shape) and cranked it with all of them out. Ticking still there. Put them all back in, went in to see how the timing was doing. Tensioners are fine, guides are fine, everything appears to be fine. Ticking was still there.
Just got the passenger side valve cover off and it appears to be the same. Nothing wrong at all with the lifters/rockers, everything is OK. I have a video and ill post it later. I’ve gotten some help, but this seems to stump just about everyone.
Engine has ticked on start for the past 6 or so years. Always went away when it got hot so i didn’t think much of it.
Recently, i took it on a drive. I noticed the ticking was a little louder but nothing to be concerned about. When i got back from said drive, the ticking was gone as per usual.
Started it up 7 hours later, after it cooled down again, and it’s so loud it’s almost a knock. This time it’s there at ALL times, even during flood mode cranking.
Thought it was drivers side lifters/rockers, so i took the valve cover off, removed all of them (they were all in good shape) and cranked it with all of them out. Ticking still there. Put them all back in, went in to see how the timing was doing. Tensioners are fine, guides are fine, everything appears to be fine. Ticking was still there.
Just got the passenger side valve cover off and it appears to be the same. Nothing wrong at all with the lifters/rockers, everything is OK. I have a video and ill post it later. I’ve gotten some help, but this seems to stump just about everyone.