H3T Alpha engine ticking

[craig]

Does everyone else's Alpha have a little tick from the engine at idle? My buddy has a 2011 F-150 and his has it too. Just wondering if it is normal. Thanks

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

did you check your oil level?

 

[Chook]

x2 Check Oil Level + also when was the last time the oil was changed (it could have lost viscosity) In my old Ford I could always tell I needed to change the oil as the hydraulic lifters wouldn't work as well and the engine would start ticking.

 

[Hans3T]

Mine has ticked a little since day one. I think its just a characteristic of the engine.

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[Radioactivesob]

Mine has ticked a little since day one. I think its just a characteristic of the engine.

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We have a Pontiac G8 and it does this. If I remember correctly, its the lifters and is pretty common on the LS engines.

 

[Best4x4]

Mine ticks and it seems to only be noticeable on the drivers side. My 08 F150 FX4 did it also, and I'm not worried about it. She's got 114K and runs awesome, and I'm running Mobil1 5w30. I do have the typical 1.5qt to 2.0qt oil consumption on a 5K oil change. Read all about it and on the 5.3L that's considered normal. Just gonna start changing the oil at 3K instead.

At least it's not as bad as my friends 2011 Ford with the 5.4L They told him it was normal for it to use up to 1qt every 1K!!!! Well 7K later it blew up because 1qt x 7K oil change = No Oil.... He got the engine replaced under warranty, but he doesn't trust it anymore and he's looking to sell it already.

I have an 04 Grand Cherokee with the 4.7L V8 with close to 200K and after a 5K oil change it's 1qt low. Every engine is different, but I read up on ours and there are fixes, but it's mainly due to WOT and oil getting pushed up into the intake or some oil slipping past the piston rings during the stroke, but as long as it stays the same I'm not worried. We'll see after the next oil change.

 

[craig]

3300 on the mileage since the last oil change. It is going in on Wednesday for an oil change and get the leaking front diff fixed. As long as the ticking does not get worse, I am not going to worry about it.

 

[f5moab]

It's a Chevy small block it ticks at idle. My Silverado ticks at idle. Be glad they never put the AFM on Hummers. It's not the oil, modern oil retains its viscosity for upward of 12K miles, and I'm talking dyno, not just Syn.

 

[Best4x4]

Yep doesn't bother me! Heck without a muffler and just a resonator the only thing I hear driving it is either the stereo, the exhaust note, or my daughter giggling in her car seat in the back!

 

[3rdH3]

55K on a 2010 Alpha/Offroad and a little tick on and off since day 1.