07shelbyGT
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Shikwann, can you post the part numbers you used. THX
solved my valvetrain noise issue - with pics
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shikwann
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CandyRedGT
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About ready to tear mine down again........dammit. WANT to stop that damn ticking. Only one cylinder on passengers side, as stated earlier.
I just thought Id share what happened on my #2 piston, looks like crap. My cam seems to be fine there are only scratches on that particular lobe. once that was completed I changed out the oil and fired it up, and NO TICK!
I replaced my lifter and follower from trick flow. The trick flow followers are indeed beefier than the stocks, I would recommend to anyone replacing them. the bad followers roller broke prob from the inside since it was pushed down into the follower that explains the indention seen. Why this happened idk maybe it wasn't seated properly before buttoning up.
*****I know I posted this in another thread but I was involved in both of them. *****
So you got the followers and lifters from trick flow? You happen to have some part numbers?
shikwann
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see my link above
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Same thing happened to me last summer at about 69K on the clock, only mine did a little more damage. I ended up having the entire head/cam assembly replaced. It didn't drop a valve, nor were there any shavings in the oil pan.
TheKurgan
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That looks like you either had a bad rocker or perhaps a factory flaw in the head. Those holes for the lash adjusters are weak to begin with. There does not appear to be any abnormal wear on the underside of the rocker(or adjuster) indicating it had been "wobbling" for any period of time...or loose.
Looks like whatever happened there happened instantaneously. My .02
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shikwann
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Mother of God! I'm so lucky that didn't happen to me!
2NY
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Sorry to bring back an old thread but my car just starting ticking this week. And it sounds exactly what has been described here but curious if anyone has any updates on their cars after replacing the followers and if the ticking did indeed go away so far?
Ill be pulling the valve cover today to check it out, im sure i wont find anything good with the car having 129k on it. Guess its about that time to start replacing some motor parts anyways.
Ill be pulling the valve cover today to check it out, im sure i wont find anything good with the car having 129k on it. Guess its about that time to start replacing some motor parts anyways.
psfracer
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Ken and I were talking about this just yesterday at the track. Even before any ticking, his followers started developing tiny cracks--so he replaced them all with the stock ford factory pieces at 60K miles. I know Mark replaced all his with Jesel stuff---but that is expensive, like $2,500 expensive. I don't recall how much the new factory stuff was.
wtf? lol are they dipped in platinum?
aleborjas
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the Trickflow lifters part # TFS-51800610 but i dont know if they are stronger than stock ones...
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icedesign
That works. 14.95 a follower is much better than $2500+
LAllison20
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I recently replaced all of my followers and lash adjusters and it cost me approx $620 for the parts.
05stroker
Never enough power guy!
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Ok still haven't fixed my problem, but its gotten worse and i need the followers either way. So if someone has the answer to this, that would be awesome. The car has started to backfire pretty bad after every shift so im sure something is about to go very wrong.
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did you check the lifters them selfs
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I haven't even pulled the covers off yet. I ordered a couple of those trickflow pieces and they should be here tomorrow so if its nice out, ill do it then and look at everything.
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icedesign
Well parts came shortly after I posted that. I pulled over the driver side cover where i was sure the sound was coming from but I dont see anything out of the ordinary. Nothing is burnt up, no crazy marks on the lobes, all the followers look just fine. Im so confused.
05mustang_TT_charged
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It may be a VCT Phaser issue. Does it sound like a diesel engine when idling?
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