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engine #2 - firefighter2134 - 10-24-2011
I haven't heard it. My wife had it towed home from work after a mechanic listened to it only for few seconds. I'm waiting to see if dealership is going to do anything before I investigate. we run 5w20 synthetic per owners manual. she has put only 7000 miles on it and had oil changed twice.
engine #2 - firefighter2134 - 10-25-2011
so i reluctantly fired it up not long ago it is definately in the valvetrain. and after doing some research it is a common problem. she had the oil changed bout 3000 miles ago by a local garage and now im wondering if they didnt use synthetic oil as instructed. if not then on to check lifters...
engine #2 - bucketobolts - 10-25-2011
Could be a good excuse to upgrade to a set of Comp Mutha' Thumpr' cams...
http://youtu.be/n8QgDQ5v_I0
engine #2 - firefighter2134 - 10-25-2011
Man that thing sounds sick. That will def be pn the to do list along with programmer
engine #2 - bucketobolts - 10-25-2011
A couple options instead of the box tune, Pro-Dyno specialize in Mustangs. I saw a Shelby 500 put down 850RWHP with almost 800Ftlbs of torque and totally streetable.
Also I have heard good things from Roush-Yates. They are pushing more street performance now and venturing out to all makes of vehicles.
engine #2 - firefighter2134 - 11-25-2011
ok time for an update. i didnt bother worrying about this until the nov. run. so needless to say i jumped back into this monday. after removing the valve cover i found the problem. the roller on the rocker arm stopped turning. i was very fortunate that it didnt destroy the cam.
All in all was not a hard fix and rocker was only 12 from ford. i will snap and post a picture of the rocker as soon as i take one.
engine #2 - SC74 - 11-25-2011
good to see some good news! Congrats on the easy fix!
engine #2 - bucketobolts - 11-26-2011
That's great!
engine #2 - firefighter2134 - 11-26-2011
yeah but now i got a misfire...lol...set engine code last night. changed plugs and now i have to figure out what the difference in a 2 valve coil and 3 valve coil.
engine #2 - firefighter2134 - 12-02-2011
well after chasing my tail on this one i believe i found the culprit. bad sparkplug. for 12 bucks a piece they should last longer than 10 minutes or 25 miles...