(VIDEO)Noisy at idle. Is this the normal injector ticking thats so common?

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Matt Wilkinson

Discussion Starter · Jan 4, 2016

As the weather has gotten colder, my titans ticking seems to have gotten louder. Is this still just the injectors ticking away or could there be something more to it? I can hear it in the cabin(softly) when the A/C and radio are off. Only noticeable when idling or coasting in a parking lot etc.

https://youtu.be/wVTGee3UPVg

One other symptom that I doubt is related, when i go to accelerate from a stop, right as the throttle hits load, there is a rattle(?) type sound just for a beif second as it starts to pull. Sounds like its coming from the bottom of the engine area.

Thanks for any suggestions guys. Happy New Year!

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TSINND

· #2 · Jan 4, 2016

That is pretty noisy. I think its the injectors but it almost sounds like lifters to. Simple question have you checked your oil level? Second what weight oil are you using? I assume iowa gets pretty cold so running 5w30 is probably a good idea. How many miles you have on the truck?

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TSINND

· #4 · Jan 4, 2016

Matt Wilkinson said:
Oil level is spot on. Prepping for an oil change in the next 500 miles though it is pretty clean. Running 5w30. It can get below -25f here but this year we have yet to get below 20f. Truck has 77,000 on it. Bought it this past August. It runs beautifully, tons of power. Never gives me issues. Just noisy.

That being said I would bet its the injectors. Maybe run a few tanks of seafoam through it. They might be dirty.

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