Lifter noise

[BigMmike]

I know I have had an exhaust leak for a while. But now I’m sure I have a lifter tick. I have 200k miles on my 2019 Ram. I’m the only owner and bought brand new. Most of the miles are hey miles because I had an almost hour long commute to work one way. The tick is pretty bad but I’m about 4 to 8 weeks out from trading and buying a new truck. Replaceing the lifters would cost me about $3500. Can I wait it out another month or 2 and be fine if I use seafoam and change the oil every 3 weeks or so. The ticking has been present for months now. Thought it was just the exhaust manifold but am 90% sure it’s lifters as well because the ticking never stops just gets quieter the longer the truck runs.

 

[Ken226]

I know I have had an exhaust leak for a while. But now I’m sure I have a lifter tick. I have 200k miles on my 2019 Ram. I’m the only owner and bought brand new. Most of the miles are hey miles because I had an almost hour long commute to work one way. The tick is pretty bad but I’m about 4 to 8 weeks out from trading and buying a new truck. Replaceing the lifters would cost me about $3500. Can I wait it out another month or 2 and be fine if I use seafoam and change the oil every 3 weeks or so. The ticking has been present for months now. Thought it was just the exhaust manifold but am 90% sure it’s lifters as well because the ticking never stops just gets quieter the longer the truck runs.

If it gets quieter as the truck warms up, it could still be and likely IS just the exhaust bolts.

Fix them and you'll know for sure.

 

[clay282]

He's correct. As the truck warms up the metal expands on the exhaust manifold that's cracked and it closes itself up and gets quiet if not silent. If it's the cam, it just speeds up and slows down with engine speed.

 

[Burla]

read the lubrication strategy threads with polls in my sig, plus oil filter thread. Replacing lifters is hit and miss if it fixes ticks as well, best to try options until and if you get a mis fire code, then you need new lifters and cam.

 

[CanRebel]

I know I have had an exhaust leak for a while. But now I’m sure I have a lifter tick. I have 200k miles on my 2019 Ram. I’m the only owner and bought brand new. Most of the miles are hey miles because I had an almost hour long commute to work one way. The tick is pretty bad but I’m about 4 to 8 weeks out from trading and buying a new truck. Replaceing the lifters would cost me about $3500. Can I wait it out another month or 2 and be fine if I use seafoam and change the oil every 3 weeks or so. The ticking has been present for months now. Thought it was just the exhaust manifold but am 90% sure it’s lifters as well because the ticking never stops just gets quieter the longer the truck runs.

As two people said above, it's likely bolt(s). If you going to trade it in. Drive it, don't waste any money or time on it.

If it does turn out to be both, stop driving it until it's time to trade it, if you can.

Changing the oil isn't going do anything but waste money. No oil or brand of oil will fix lift/cam issue.

 

[Burla]

The results are the results, the votes are public, as in you know which ram forum Members said what worked or didn't. 100's of ram forum Members over a decade, all the results similar numbers to the poll, the poll just came later the unofficial Talley was in syn thread also 80% success rate.

Did redline kill hemi tick poll.

Yes redline killed the tick out right 62 ram forum member votes.
Redline partially killed tick 28 ram forum member votes.
NO, redline didn't kill hemi tick 15 ram forum members.

The percent of hemi rams that go silent just by using a different oil is pleasantly surprising. If someone tells you to use an oil that makes your truck tick over and oil that allows it to run silent, the appropriate response is NO THANK YOU.

 

[EdGs]

When the engine is cold, reach in through the wheel wells and grab the corners of the heat shields. If they are loose, broken bolts it is.

Only takes 30 seconds to check.

As others have said, the manifolds can warp to the point that the exhaust leak does not subside when warmed up.