Ford V10 Ticking sound?
For the last several trips when the engine is running along I hear a sound from the engine compartment that sounds like light sheet metal rattling. I first though it was pre ignition and put in hi te...
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John&Joey wrote:Happy Jim wrote:
...I hear a sound from the engine compartment that sounds like light sheet metal rattling...
Don't assume the worst, maybe it really is sheet metal rattling, as in a heat shield. At that age it is not odd for a heat shield to rust away from a fastener and rattle.
And if that is the problem, fix the problem as plug wires are easily damaged from heat. They make high temperature socks that can be put over the wires and way easier than trying to replace heat shields.
