Lifter Replacement.

[dmillar74]

I have a 2016 6.4 2500 with 46,000 miles. I’ve always heard a ticking sound for about 30 seconds to 1 minute on a cold start and then it goes away. (Bought the truck new). Decided to take it to the dealer yesterday, in Michigan, to get it checked. Dealer says they are going to replace all 16 lifters. They said the cam was fine?!? Not sure how that is possible. Makes me wonder if this will be happening again in the not so distant future. Warranty ends at 60k.


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[Ridgerunner665]

I'd replace all the lifters and the cam, even if I had to pay for the rest of the lifters and cam.

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[Fast69Mopar]

I have a 2016 6.4 2500 with 46,000 miles. I’ve always heard a ticking sound for about 30 seconds to 1 minute on a cold start and then it goes away. (Bought the truck new). Decided to take it to the dealer yesterday, in Michigan, to get it checked. Dealer says they are going to replace 4 lifters. They said the cam was fine. Makes me wonder if this will be happening again in the not so distant future. Warranty ends at 60k.


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I have to agree with @Ridgerunner665 on this one. I would ask the dealer for an estimate to replace the rest of the lifters and the camshaft while they have it apart. If they are replacing 4 lifters they are more than likely replacing all four in one lifter tray which covers two cylinders. If that's the case then they will already have one cylinder head off. They could do the other side in less than two hours if the tech is any good.

I am a dealership technician and most of the time I can get warranty to pay for a complete lifter set without having my zone tech come out for an inspection. They should be able to do the same.

 

[opie]

Who’s your dealer?


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[dmillar74]

Who’s your dealer?


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Suburban Ram in Farmington Hills Michigan.


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[opie]

Nice, good luck with the replacements.

My dealer told me, and I agree, he can throw parts at it, but it won’t fix the problem.


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[dmillar74]

That’s what I’m worried about. Sucks.


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[Mopar73]

2014 2500 6.4 74000. I went in for a oil leak from the cylinder head and also having the lifter noise after startup. The dealer worked with me to get the lifters looked at. The regional inspector agreed that the lifters were weak but the camshaft was fine. but due to the backorder on lifters they decided to spring for a new long block[emoji3] gotta love a certified ram preowned warranty. 7yrs 100000 mi.


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[opie]

I did create a call back from the dealer because I gave them a 4 on one of the questions. I explained that it had nothing to do with the service I received, I was simply trying to get Chrysler’s attention. The lady gave me Chrysler’s customer number and said I should call it and log a complaint. If enough people do that, they will sit up and take notice.


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[opie]

2014 2500 6.4 74000. I went in for a oil leak from the cylinder head and also having the lifter noise after startup. The dealer worked with me to get the lifters looked at. The regional inspector agreed that the lifters were weak but the camshaft was fine. but due to the backorder on lifters they decided to spring for a new long block[emoji3] gotta love a certified ram preowned warranty. 7yrs 100000 mi.


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Sounds like an excellent dealer.


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[Mopar73]

Sounds like an excellent dealer.


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They’ve been treating me very well no complaints whatsoever Van Horn Plymouth/Chrysler in Plymouth Wisconsin. They have multiple dealerships around the state but the one in Plymouth I believe is their biggest truck center.


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[WY.Ram]

Nice, good luck with the replacements.

My dealer told me, and I agree, he can throw parts at it, but it won’t fix the problem.


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can you elaborate, please, What more is needed to fix the problem?
Would a different cam & lifter set fix the issue, Hellcat for instance, or are you suggesting the problem runs even deeper than that?
thanks

'16 PWagon with a badass Greene tune feed'n & Fire'n 6.4L 6spd // 5.13 AAM // 37" KM3, -24mm // DOR, Purple Cranium // CAI, ARH, Solo Mach44 // z36, EBC // Custom Graphics, AVS, 4% VLT // Morimoto, Rigid, Diode Dynamics // Alfa, Diablo //.................

 

[opie]

can you elaborate, please, What more is needed to fix the problem?
Would a different cam & lifter set fix the issue, Hellcat for instance, or are you suggesting the problem runs even deeper than that?
thanks

'16 PWagon with a badass Greene tune feed'n & Fire'n 6.4L 6spd // 5.13 AAM // 37" KM3, -24mm // DOR, Purple Cranium // CAI, ARH, Solo Mach44 // z36, EBC // Custom Graphics, AVS, 4% VLT // Morimoto, Rigid, Diode Dynamics // Alfa, Diablo //.................

The lifter issue seems to run between multiple model years. Some report that after having lifters and or cams replaced, the issue comes back.

That tells me the issue is a design flaw, not a parts flaw. Until Chrysler addresses the design flaw, throwing parts at it is just a bandaid.


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[68PowerWagon]

I have a 2016 6.4 2500 with 46,000 miles. I’ve always heard a ticking sound for about 30 seconds to 1 minute on a cold start and then it goes away. (Bought the truck new). Decided to take it to the dealer yesterday, in Michigan, to get it checked. Dealer says they are going to replace 4 lifters. They said the cam was fine. Makes me wonder if this will be happening again in the not so distant future. Warranty ends at 60k.


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Just out of curiosity what kind of oil & filter has been used on it since new?

 

[dmillar74]

It is always been to the Ram Dealer. It says 68171066-PC which looks to be Pennzoil Full Synthetic 0w-40 Ultra Platinum.


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[pacofortacos]

Lifter tick for a few seconds at startup is not a new thing, not even a hemi thing.
It started decades ago on most all hydraulic lifter engines and isn't an issue or unusual in a pushrod motor.
It actually was worse from cars motors back in the heyday of pushrod motors and no one ever thought twice about it.

 

[dmillar74]

Lifter tick for a few seconds at startup is not a new thing, not even a hemi thing.
It started decades ago on most all hydraulic lifter engines and isn't an issue or unusual in a pushrod motor.
It actually was worse from cars motors back in the heyday of pushrod motors and no one ever thought twice about it.

I was thinking that too and was hoping that cold ticking in the morning for a minute wasn’t a bad thing. But then the dealer decided to replace 4 lifters.


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[pacofortacos]

Did they just guess at four or did they take it partially apart and then decide four?

 

[pacofortacos]

Oh and every time I have used the oem factory oil filter, I get the startup tick after about 1000 miles on the oil change.

 

[dmillar74]

Did they just guess at four or did they take it partially apart and then decide four?

I believe they did because they said the cam was fine but I’m not quite sure. I would think if they said the cam was fine that they did?


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