01 GT ticking

01 RED GT · February 11th, 2009, 11:14 PM

ok so i have been having this ticking noise coming from my right side of motor for over a month now and it is constant no matter if its cold or warm and it ticks faster as i give it gas, so i assumed it was a lifter that was lose making the noise or possibly a manifold leak, but i just took it to my local shop today and they had it for a few hours and told me they had it narrowed down to the cam shaft or needing a new head, does this sound right to any of you? they quoted me nearly 2 grand to have it fixed after labor thats if it needs a new head worst case scenario, but i dont know im just kind of baffled right now and very pissed off so any input would be great thanks

bottlefedbullitt01 · February 11th, 2009, 11:22 PM

how loud is the tick?

01 RED GT · February 11th, 2009, 11:35 PM

well it started off not too bad i mean it may have been doin it as long as ive had the car which is about 4 months but i just really started noticing it about a month ago while standing outside the car or with my music completely off i could hear it in the car but it has goten a bit louder now and i can hear it the whole time im driving or idoling unless i have my music up of course, i mean its not like a terrible noise just very annoying you can hear it over my exhaust makes my car sound like a piece, the car only has 35k miles on it

zinc02GT · February 12th, 2009, 01:05 AM

You're car has been abused or is a lemon. That's my opinion...

Sounds to me like you have something wrong with your valves. Possibly piston slap. It's hard to tell form the description. Vids are handy though.

schizo1307 · February 12th, 2009, 02:00 AM

that's wierd, my 03 Saleen has about the same mileage and i have a ticking in my engine on start-up. once it warms up though it slowly goes away. I took it to the delearship a bunch of times and everything they tried hasn't worked and all it has done is cost me money. It doesn't affect its performance but its annoying for about 5 minutes when i start it up so now i am just dealing with it. This might not have help fix your problem but at least you know now there's someone out there just as frustrated as you at the same problem. LOL good luck i hope you have better luck than i did

turbot4 · February 12th, 2009, 02:36 AM

i would say lifters....
seafoam may help it out big problem on the 3000gt/stealth tick tick tick tick ..new style lifters with bigger oil squiters fixed that problem.. or in some cases seafoam...
just tying to help

jrfan4life · February 12th, 2009, 03:40 AM

I had kinda the same situation... I had a ticking noise comming from my passanger side and I thought shit something in the valve-train is letting go. Until i further investigated it and found it was comming from the connection at the mid-pipe to the exhaust manifold. 2 of the bolts backed loose... Tightened them up and no more ticking. Food for thought...

superbeef1000 · February 12th, 2009, 04:02 AM

i am guna say this is somthing simple ,, loose spark plug, leaking flang or header gasket , this could even be a bad tensioner pully or ac clutch,,
i would not take it back to that shop ,get a second opinion on it

2kGT · February 12th, 2009, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by superbeef1000

i am guna say this is somthing simple ,, loose spark plug, leaking flang or header gasket , this could even be a bad tensioner pully or ac clutch,,
i would not take it back to that shop ,get a second opinion on it

I second the spark plug - check all the plugs make sure they are tight - it would be just like you said - the sound would start barely noticeable and over time it would get louder and the plug gets loser, then eventually BAM! It gets spit out and you need a new head. (helicoils are garbage and you really need to pull the head to retap).

G.T. Rags · February 12th, 2009, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by schizo1307

that's wierd, my 03 Saleen has about the same mileage and i have a ticking in my engine on start-up. once it warms up though it slowly goes away. I took it to the delearship a bunch of times and everything they tried hasn't worked and all it has done is cost me money. It doesn't affect its performance but its annoying for about 5 minutes when i start it up so now i am just dealing with it. This might not have help fix your problem but at least you know now there's someone out there just as frustrated as you at the same problem. LOL good luck i hope you have better luck than i did

sounds like u have a thowout bearing problem

01 RED GT · February 12th, 2009, 10:34 AM

thanks guys im going to check a few of those things myself and then maybe get a second opinion from somewhere else its just very annoying i love the car and it preforms great just does not sound as good as drives lol its a constant ticking from passenger side cold or warm, i hear it pretty loud at the top of the motor by the valve cover but also even a little louder up under the fender well or behind the tire that is why my first guess was exhaust leak at the cat or manifold but according to this mechnic he says there is no exhaust leak anywhere so i was then thinking lifter but he said he narrowed that out too so i dont know

2kGT · February 12th, 2009, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by 01 RED GT

thanks guys im going to check a few of those things myself and then maybe get a second opinion from somewhere else its just very annoying i love the car and it preforms great just does not sound as good as drives lol its a constant ticking from passenger side cold or warm, i hear it pretty loud at the top of the motor by the valve cover but also even a little louder up under the fender well or behind the tire that is why my first guess was exhaust leak at the cat or manifold but according to this mechnic he says there is no exhaust leak anywhere so i was then thinking lifter but he said he narrowed that out too so i dont know

check your spark plugs - its a simple check. If it was an exhaust leak it would be more of a fluttering sound as you give it gas.

bottlefed02gt · February 12th, 2009, 07:37 PM

Mine ticked for a bit, I thought is was my exhaust, but a few thousand miles later a spark plug blew out. Fixed that and no more tick

matts281 · April 19th, 2010, 12:40 AM

that could be exhaust leak or spark plug not properly istalled in on cylinder due to the fact tht there are no lifters on an ohv motor such asours it will not be that. my motor actually spit out a spark plug after it hasbeen making that noise for about 3 months i thought it was an exhaust leak until i was driving and my motor sounded likea harley and there was a coil on laying on top of my head and the motor fired the spark plug out of the head haha it was on the 4th cylender in the firing order (farthest rear cylinder on pass side)

matts281 · April 19th, 2010, 12:45 AM

does any one have any idea how to fix my heads the spark plug stripped the head on its way out lol

February 11th, 2009, 11:14 PM	#1
01 RED GT Regular 2001 Mustang GT convt Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: southaven Posts: 103 iTrader: 0 reviews	01 GT ticking ok so i have been having this ticking noise coming from my right side of motor for over a month now and it is constant no matter if its cold or warm and it ticks faster as i give it gas, so i assumed it was a lifter that was lose making the noise or possibly a manifold leak, but i just took it to my local shop today and they had it for a few hours and told me they had it narrowed down to the cam shaft or needing a new head, does this sound right to any of you? they quoted me nearly 2 grand to have it fixed after labor thats if it needs a new head worst case scenario, but i dont know im just kind of baffled right now and very pissed off so any input would be great thanks __________________ mods-Short ram air intake, P.P. 70mm throttle body, o/r H pipe, magnaflow catback, Nitto 555 tires, Steeda short throw, Steeda UDP, sct x3 tuner. Next-lowering springs, Mac LT's, 3.73 or 3.90 gears, black saleens or cobras, and maybe some juice

February 11th, 2009, 11:22 PM	#2
bottlefedbullitt01 Enthusiast 2001 bullitt #835 not fast enough Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: south ga Posts: 565 iTrader: 4 reviews	how loud is the tick? __________________ Bullitt #835 4:10s, bassani O/R X, bassani mufflers, Bassani mid-headers, forged/built 2v, trickflow 44 heads, BIG blower cam, v1 vortech intercooled 11# boost 532rwhp/468tq

February 11th, 2009, 11:35 PM	#3
01 RED GT Regular 2001 Mustang GT convt Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: southaven Posts: 103 iTrader: 0 reviews	well it started off not too bad i mean it may have been doin it as long as ive had the car which is about 4 months but i just really started noticing it about a month ago while standing outside the car or with my music completely off i could hear it in the car but it has goten a bit louder now and i can hear it the whole time im driving or idoling unless i have my music up of course, i mean its not like a terrible noise just very annoying you can hear it over my exhaust makes my car sound like a piece, the car only has 35k miles on it __________________ mods-Short ram air intake, P.P. 70mm throttle body, o/r H pipe, magnaflow catback, Nitto 555 tires, Steeda short throw, Steeda UDP, sct x3 tuner. Next-lowering springs, Mac LT's, 3.73 or 3.90 gears, black saleens or cobras, and maybe some juice

February 12th, 2009, 01:05 AM	#4
zinc02GT HUGE RED HEADED DUDE W/FIVE-OH 2011 Mustang GT 12.1 @ 116 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,846 iTrader: 1 reviews	You're car has been abused or is a lemon. That's my opinion... Sounds to me like you have something wrong with your valves. Possibly piston slap. It's hard to tell form the description. Vids are handy though. __________________ Mods in garage. Built suspension and gears since posted times.

February 12th, 2009, 02:36 AM	#6
turbot4 Hardcore Enthusiast R.I.P. twin screwed!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lebanon pa Posts: 2,377 iTrader: 9 reviews	i would say lifters.... seafoam may help it out big problem on the 3000gt/stealth tick tick tick tick ..new style lifters with bigger oil squiters fixed that problem.. or in some cases seafoam... just tying to help __________________

February 12th, 2009, 02:00 AM	#5
schizo1307 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 17 iTrader: 0 reviews	that's wierd, my 03 Saleen has about the same mileage and i have a ticking in my engine on start-up. once it warms up though it slowly goes away. I took it to the delearship a bunch of times and everything they tried hasn't worked and all it has done is cost me money. It doesn't affect its performance but its annoying for about 5 minutes when i start it up so now i am just dealing with it. This might not have help fix your problem but at least you know now there's someone out there just as frustrated as you at the same problem. LOL good luck i hope you have better luck than i did

February 12th, 2009, 03:40 AM	#7
jrfan4life Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT NA Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,065 iTrader: 0 reviews	I had kinda the same situation... I had a ticking noise comming from my passanger side and I thought shit something in the valve-train is letting go. Until i further investigated it and found it was comming from the connection at the mid-pipe to the exhaust manifold. 2 of the bolts backed loose... Tightened them up and no more ticking. Food for thought... __________________ http://www.myspace.com/the_final_lap

February 12th, 2009, 04:02 AM	#8
superbeef1000 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: mesa , arizona Posts: 1,474 iTrader: 2 reviews	i am guna say this is somthing simple ,, loose spark plug, leaking flang or header gasket , this could even be a bad tensioner pully or ac clutch,, i would not take it back to that shop ,get a second opinion on it __________________ a bunch of stuff to make my car faster http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...e-member-1497/

February 12th, 2009, 10:34 AM	#11
01 RED GT Regular 2001 Mustang GT convt Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: southaven Posts: 103 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks guys im going to check a few of those things myself and then maybe get a second opinion from somewhere else its just very annoying i love the car and it preforms great just does not sound as good as drives lol its a constant ticking from passenger side cold or warm, i hear it pretty loud at the top of the motor by the valve cover but also even a little louder up under the fender well or behind the tire that is why my first guess was exhaust leak at the cat or manifold but according to this mechnic he says there is no exhaust leak anywhere so i was then thinking lifter but he said he narrowed that out too so i dont know __________________ mods-Short ram air intake, P.P. 70mm throttle body, o/r H pipe, magnaflow catback, Nitto 555 tires, Steeda short throw, Steeda UDP, sct x3 tuner. Next-lowering springs, Mac LT's, 3.73 or 3.90 gears, black saleens or cobras, and maybe some juice

February 12th, 2009, 07:37 PM	#13
bottlefed02gt Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 152 iTrader: 0 reviews	Mine ticked for a bit, I thought is was my exhaust, but a few thousand miles later a spark plug blew out. Fixed that and no more tick

April 19th, 2010, 12:40 AM	#14
matts281 Newbie 2000 mutang gt Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: rancho cucamonga a Posts: 9 iTrader: 0 reviews	spitting out plugs that could be exhaust leak or spark plug not properly istalled in on cylinder due to the fact tht there are no lifters on an ohv motor such asours it will not be that. my motor actually spit out a spark plug after it hasbeen making that noise for about 3 months i thought it was an exhaust leak until i was driving and my motor sounded likea harley and there was a coil on laying on top of my head and the motor fired the spark plug out of the head haha it was on the 4th cylender in the firing order (farthest rear cylinder on pass side)

April 19th, 2010, 12:45 AM	#15
matts281 Newbie 2000 mutang gt Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: rancho cucamonga a Posts: 9 iTrader: 0 reviews	does any one have any idea how to fix my heads the spark plug stripped the head on its way out lol

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