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Hey how痴 everyone doing I知 new to the community I just got my mustang. Looking to rebuild her. But she痴 gonna be my daily for a while. I知 having a problem with her. I have a ticking noise and can稚 seem to figure it out. I was wondering if anyone can help me out. I need it. I can rev her and she still drives although I did stop driving her. I drove her home after the noise started to park her. But I can稚 figure it out. I did notice there was a hole in my valve covers, gonna replace them. There was still oil in her before I topped it off. Havnt started up since and I知 worried wanna just get her right.
How about a Vid With The Hood Up Where you Can See Entire Engine. Let it idle For a Bit Then Bring it Up To About 1500 and Run A bit Then Some Slow Revs From Say Idle To 2000. Move The Camera From One Side To Center to Other Side So We Can Get a Better Perspective SLOWLY. Your Gonna Need a Helper. That is a Start! Some Vids on the Exhaust Note From the Rear Would Be Good. Same Rev Pattern. Like To See if You get Any Smoke if Oil Cap is Removed For a Bit as Well! How Many Miles on Car And Show The Hole You Were Talking About.
Meanwhile if Anybody With a 4.0 Has Heard This Kind of Noise Please Chime in!
Oh and Are You Missing Wheel Studs & Lug Nuts? Need To Address That is So! Saw Pics in Other Post!
There is 163,000 miles on it. I’m gonna take the videos when the sun comes up so it’s a better view. I’m by myself so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to find help or not to take a video while reving. But I’m gonna try. I’m not missing lug nuts or studs that’s the center hub caps covering them up in the pics.
Last edited by Ravenspop; Apr 18, 2024 at 02:06 AM.
So I think the timing chain was rubbing this piece her but idk what it is. And I can稚 get the cover off bcz this bolt is like seized and its holding in the bracket above the valve cover. And
it痴 starting to strip. Any suggestions.?
Looks Like Timing Chain Guide. Valve Cover Really Should Be Replaced So Breaking it Further is Not a Total Loss. You Could Try Soaking Bolt With Some PB BLASTER and Try Again With a 6 Point Socket Tapped With A Hammer and You Don't Need That Bruiser On The COWL! OUCH.
Would I be cool to drive it until I get my ls3 in a few weeks if I take out the plastic parts that broke off. And I just put some steel seal on the inside of the valve cover as well as the outside where the hole is.? I don’t wanna put tomuch into this engine bcz I’m getting an ls3.?also any relatively cheap high hp high reving engines you guys recommend for my s197 base?
Last edited by Ravenspop; Apr 18, 2024 at 05:32 PM.
If You Don't Care if The Engine Goes. It Could Implode. I Just Don't Know. So Are You Saying You are Putting an LS3 in the Mustang? Sounds Like a Quite a Task . Engine Swaps in Later Cars Are Such a Pain!
I知 definitely gonna fix it before I swap it due to it being my daily driver. I知 thinking about just taking the engine out and fixing it and then just throwing it back in. But I知 gonna swap it. I知 just unsure of what to swap it with. I知 very indecisive. My brother says to swap it with a ls3. I just want something loud aggressive high horsepower and something I can constantly rev high.
The Electronics in These Cars Are Very Unforgiving With Change. Simply Swapping From One Year Engine The Same Size To Another Can Be a Can of Worms. I Highly Advise Getting Another Vehicle Equipped With a More Powerful Engine Out of The Gate. a 2011 Up Mustang With a 5.0 Might Be a Better Choice With Similar Styling. It Will Be Far Cheaper And Less Taxing Down The Road!
See Some Examples Of High Horsepower in a 05-09 Below!
Ticking noise
