smurfslayer
Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. We’re hunting sasquatch77
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Not to put too fine a point on it, but the noise is not causing any issue other than embarrassment. The underlying problem that causes the noise may, or may not be an issue and the noise itself is nothing more than an observed symptom, all to often misdiagnosed by self proclaimed, internet dwelling power train engineers with a diploma from the Wile E. Coyote School of Engineering Greatness. At least on other fora, internet superheroes get shut down quickly, whereas here they’re allowed to hang out and spread misinformation that would impress even the Hillary Clinton campaign.
To your point, yes, the noise can indicate a problem, or it can indicate normal operation within tolerances and the engine will run like a top for hundreds of thousands of miles. My Lightning had piston slap, so did numerous other L owners. Never had a problem with it. My ancient 4.0 pushrod Exploder sounded like it was coming apart from the day I bought it, with at least 130k on the clock - probably 230k from the shape it was in, but I couldn’t prove that. I put 60k on that thing before getting rid of it and never had to go into the motor - did lose a cat that made it even slower, which I didn’t think was possible for a 90’s exploder.
Note it now, monitor it to see if the noise gets more prominent or worse, and be cognizant of any new symptoms. Take regular video / audio and document it - video is very inexpensive.
Don’t put too much faith in a revised part yet, as we don’t know what Ford is doing here. They may be releasing a new part to be more quiet - remember the old timing chain gears with nylon overlays? H*ly F*ck. I found shards of plastic in a v8 oil pan I tore down, all came from the damn timing chain gears.
years ago, but don’t put it past a manufacturer to replace a part that just fails more quietly. Seriously, I think many of these are being torn into because of panicky customers + unfamiliar engine techs which = lots of manufacturer warranty work and for a questionable ROI.
