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MegaCab_PL
Explorer
Feb 23, 2015

Opinions on the noise my 2006 Explorer 4.6 v8 3V is making

I welcome any opinions on this issue. It's is a 2006 Ford Explorer with 4.6 3 valve v8 (basically same engine as 2004-2008 F150 5.4) with 198k miles. It makes that clacking noise in gear, but other...
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jus2shy
Explorer
Feb 24, 2015
Some Cam Phaser vids, one with the noise, the other with how to replace:
Cam Phaser noise 5.4
Cam Phaser noise II
The Fix
There's another fix of just making the phasers non-adjustable.

Sounds awfully similar to the original vid the OP posted.

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