Ticking in the engine...

[knightjp]

@Burla I took another video and posted it on the reddit. It is labeled with today's date "15 Dec 2022". It is about 2 minutes long and I asked my brother to rev the engine to 2000rpm to illustrate the tick.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ram_trucks/comments/zlkpj3/weird_ticking_from_the_engine/

I'm not convinced that it is a lifter tick yet, but it is sounding very close.

 

[Burla]

@Burla I took another video and posted it on the reddit. It is labeled with today's date "15 Dec 2022". It is about 2 minutes long and I asked my brother to rev the engine to 2000rpm to illustrate the tick.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ram_trucks/comments/zlkpj3/weird_ticking_from_the_engine/

I'm not convinced that it is a lifter tick yet, but it is sounding very close.

You are back in the states or you bro went over there?

So that is not redline in the engine? The engine sounds good, like just maybe a little raspy not like real tick, maybe what we call ticky, my guess redline will send that straight to butter. Take another after you put in redline? What is the current combo?

That last video is a little troubling, I'm not sure if oil combo can help with that. Dang,

 

[knightjp]

@Burla No.. I've never been to the U.S. nor has my brother. I will make a visit one day. I have some friends over there.
By last video, you mean the one dated and labeled for today's date right?
Yeah, it does not sound good.
It was running Redline 5W30 until the last oil change. Currently it is Amsoil Signature Series 5W30.
I hope Redline 5W40 will sort it out. The ticking isn't as loud as the one I had on my previous truck (the last video in the reddit post).

 

[Burla]

@Burla No.. I've never been to the U.S. nor has my brother. I will make a visit one day. I have some friends over there.
By last video, you mean the one dated and labeled for today's date right?
Yeah, it does not sound good.
It was running Redline 5W30 until the last oil change. Currently it is Amsoil Signature Series 5W30.
I hope Redline 5W40 will sort it out. The ticking isn't as loud as the one I had on my previous truck (the last video in the reddit post).

Yes the bottom video. Did that bad sound happen on 5w30 redline, or is it worse with the amsoil?

 

[Burla]

@Burla No.. I've never been to the U.S. nor has my brother. I will make a visit one day. I have some friends over there.
By last video, you mean the one dated and labeled for today's date right?
Yeah, it does not sound good.
It was running Redline 5W30 until the last oil change. Currently it is Amsoil Signature Series 5W30.
I hope Redline 5W40 will sort it out. The ticking isn't as loud as the one I had on my previous truck (the last video in the reddit post).

No never mind, that was on old truck, so I'm not sure why you post that. I don't hear much in the top 2 video's, but yes I do believe the redline will turn that into butter smoothness.

BTW, on the old truck, did it sound like that on redline or was that a different oil?

 

[knightjp]

@Burla i posted the video to show what a bad lifter tick sounds like.
The old truck was smooth as butter when I started using Redline.
If I recall, I recorded and posted that video and you were the first one to reply to me and tell me that it was a lifter tick and I should stop using 5W20 on my engine; especially considering I live in the Middle East, where temps go over 50.C in Summer.

At the time of the recording of that old truck video, I was using Mopar oil 5W20. That was what the dealer sold us.
That is why I'm not always convinced that the dealer knows best, or maybe they had reasons that were a bit more insidious for selling us that oil.

 

[Burla]

It is crazy that redline would quiet that, but as many of us know, that's what it does. Time and time again, lol.

 

[knightjp]

It is crazy that redline would quiet that, but as many of us know, that's what it does. Time and time again, lol.

@Burla well my fix for the truck was to replace the lifters and then use 5W30 oil. I had to convince my mechanic to use Redline 5W30. He mostly preferred to use the Mopar oil from the dealer. Now after hearing how the engine sounded with Redline, he recommends it to all his customers who come in with HEMI V8s.

 

[knightjp]

@Burla Well I'm looking for Redline 5W40 to run in the engine and see if that will quieten the tick. However there seems to be an issue where there is no stock. Any other brands you suggest?
Amsoil Signature Series 0W40?

 

[Burla]

We did have two guys like that 0w40, but as I recall towards the end of the interval the tick came back. But what real choice do you have? Yes it is one of the better choices 0w40 amsoil ss. Look through bitog old uoa and find a high moly 0w40 or 5w40 if no amsoil.