Ticking

[sickboy]

As everyone knows i just bought my pathy. I went from a 1982 fj60 cruiser with 6" of lift to a 1984 toyota truck to a pathy. I have a strange ticking sound in my engine but it doesn't sound like its something that would cause a problem does anyone have a clue what it might be? Thanks Dave....

[Earth1]

Exhaust leak from broken manifold stud(s). There's a bunch of info about it on here somewhere.

[sickboy]

Thanks for the help.....

[91path]

u might want to look into an engine flush to clean the

gunk that could be cloging oil flow and preventing lifters

and other moving parts from moving freely.

then try a good heavier oil depending on milage and

engine wear. :tonguefinger:

Edited January 17, 2008 by 91path

[revgolem]

i learned of an old school mechanics trick that "works every time but dont come to me when it doesnt", but i havent seen it fail yet. drain the oil and put back in two parts 5w20 and one part Dextron ATF. let engine idle for up to 15 mins, or until ticking stops (which could take as little as a few seconds). drain, change filter, refill with normal oil and run for a day or two and change oil/filter again.

 

theory is that all the added detergents and other extras in the ATF help to eat through and clean out all that gunk. frees up lifters like nothing else i've seen.

[adamzan]

But couldn't that also clean out gunk that's holding back leaky seals? Although i'd rather find out i need seals.