Loud Ticking 5.7L Hemi 2014 Express

[jmgak47]

Mine ticks also, does it bother me? No... Is it normal? Yes... Will I still beat the living daylights out of it? Hell yeah!

 

[RyanJM]

My 09 had a cracked manifold- new manifold and gasket it was BETTER not perfect bit oh well. My 13 did it on cold start up- service writer and tech said it was normal. I was kinda thinking- are these guys playing games? Next guys told me the same story. So I had to ask why it was louder than my modded LS1 Trans Am with long tubes. They said nothing. So then I got my 14 and it was good for 1500 miles then the tick. First though was- dam they still haven't fixed this. Then I just figured I may as well just live with it unless it get louder. I would take 350hp at the crank if they could fix this **** it makes me feel like I am driving a **** box whenever it does it in a crowded parking lot and people look over at me, lol. Guess its all part of the Ram experience. I have liked all my Rams and some day if dodge fixes this I may love that one.

 

[BlownGP]

My 09 I bought used did it when I first bought it. I didn't know anything about the hemi tick at first. I thought it was just how this engine is, It didn't sound bad. Then I found this forum and came across it a few times and was figured that's what the noise is.

When I switched to synthetic oil that sort fixed the noise. Now I do a clank clank every one once in a while. So I think its my manifold bolts. But it's so random and doesn't last long.

 

[2500farmer]

Our Ram has 40,000 miles and it does the ticking when we going down the road and it is most prominent when you are passing by like a concrete barrier or a type of structure that reflects sound you can really hear it.

 

[HammerHead]