Help: Timing Chain

[Blake Flood]

Went to the Ford dealer yesterday for a rattling/clicking noise. Guy says its something loose in my timing chain on the front of the engine. He also said not to worry about it unless it gets worse... :unsure: But i dont like it!!! I know its a pain to take the front of the engine apart to get to it, how much would the labor most likely cost?

 

[Alan Peters]

Your looking at about $1500 on the light side for labor. You can try to change oils perhaps 10w30 or even synthetic but the damage may already be done. You can try a different dealer and see what they say.

 

[Art Garcia]

mine has the same problem

the noise is annoyin

it might be the timing chain, and labor for that is outrages..

it may also be just your tensioner...

or it could be your oil liek that guy said..but i dotn think it could be that

 

[Todd Z]

Is the noise at idle only or when driving ???



if at idle, try lightly raising the idle with your foot, keep it under 1K.... IF the noise goes away, it was the same noise I had...



I raised my idle from the factory 650 to 850 and all my chain noises went away....



Todd Z

 

[Blake Flood]

Yea it is JUST at idle. So what should i try Todd?

 

[douglas brandin 2]

I am curious as to what kind of oil and filters do you use....doug

 

[Blake Flood]

Motorcraft 5w30 oil and i believe a castol filter? I dont quite remember lol

 

[Blake Flood]

A buddy of mine works at freightliner. I'm thinkin about gettin some 15w40 oil and changing my adjusting my idle as Todd said. Will this be ok?

 

[Tom Schindler]

15W40? Get real.





Tom

 

[Blake Flood]

And why not? he runs it in his ranger?

 

[Tom Schindler]

It is your Trac. Do what you want to do. If it were me, I would use the same oil as before and raise the idle a little. Changing the oil to molasis will lower the fuel economy (a hot topic today), increase wear at start-up (hear a grinding noise in cooler weather), and not change anything.



Hey, what do I know.





Tom

 

[Blake Flood]

It was just an idea i wanted input on, and nobody asked for your attitude.

 

[Canadian SportTrac]

How do you raise the idle?

 

[Dreman]

The oil you use should reflect the area you live in, and the local temperature. If you don't expect it to get that cold, you can use 10w-30. If you do expect cold, stick with the 5w-30. If you expect hot, like Arizona hot, use 15w-40.

 

[Blake Flood]

Canadian: There is a project on it. I'm waiting for Todd to chime in again and tell me if thats what i should do

 

[Canadian SportTrac]

Thanks Tarheel......

I'll look it up.

Much appreciated

 

[Blake Flood]

No problem man!

 

[EddieS'04]

To raise the idle to where it will stay. You will hve to use a xcal and program the computer.

 

[Gavin Allan]

I use 5W20 year-round as recommended by Ford.