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    Ticking noise in drive-thru

    Last night at Burger King, when I was up against the building in the drive thru, I noticed what sounded like a ticking or clicking coming out of my engine. The car still funs great, but the noise has me worried. Anyone else experienced this?

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    #2
    probably an exhaust leak... check the air injection/smog pipes goingn down to the cat converters.
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      #3
      Another possibility would be a lifter that's not pumped up all the way. Do you hear it all the time, or does it come and go?

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        #4
        Or the car is telling you to stop eating such bad food because it makes you fart into the seat.
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        5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

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        Originally posted by phayzer5
        I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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          #5
          I'm thinking the exhaust as well. My cats tick a bit and it's more apparent when next to something (cars, building, divider, ect.) since the sound bounces.
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            #6
            might be hearing the fuel injectors ticking

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              #7
              Mine is more of a clacking noise, kinda like what a diesel makes. It's not noticeable when I have the caps closed, but apparent when I have the cut-outs open.



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                #8
                It comes and goes. I got scared and parked it for a couple days, thinking it was a rod, but rods don't tick as far as I know, they just make one loud bang. Every time I try to chase the sound down, it goes away. It's been worrying the hell out of me.

                "No other man-made device since the shields and lances of the ancient knights fulfills a man's ego like an automobile." -Sir William

                2011 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited- Black on black, ADTR sway bars, 19" Mustang GT rims, Heinous rear control arms, dual exhaust with Flowmaster 10 series mufflers. MHS Stage 2 heads/cams, 80mm MAF, 75mm BBK throttle body, Accufab plenum, Stainless Works long tube headers, Ford Racing 24# injectors. ADTR T56 swap with Hurst shifter. 264HP/298TQ at the rear wheels.

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                  #9
                  Mine has lifter tick and an AIR leak, yayy
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                    #10
                    Is it like a farting ticking? The smog pump sometimes makes noise like that.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by HotRodLincoln View Post
                      It comes and goes. I got scared and parked it for a couple days, thinking it was a rod, but rods don't tick as far as I know, they just make one loud bang. Every time I try to chase the sound down, it goes away. It's been worrying the hell out of me.
                      i've been driving my car with a non existent thrust bearing for 3 months.. feel better?
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                        #12
                        Rods don't make a single loud bang. When the bearings wear out, you hear a knocking sound. It will do this for years and many miles before getting bad enough to be a concern. If it doesn't make the rattle of death sound in the morning, don't worry about it.
                        86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                        5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                        91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                        1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                        Originally posted by phayzer5
                        I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                          #13
                          Rattle of death?

                          "No other man-made device since the shields and lances of the ancient knights fulfills a man's ego like an automobile." -Sir William

                          2011 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited- Black on black, ADTR sway bars, 19" Mustang GT rims, Heinous rear control arms, dual exhaust with Flowmaster 10 series mufflers. MHS Stage 2 heads/cams, 80mm MAF, 75mm BBK throttle body, Accufab plenum, Stainless Works long tube headers, Ford Racing 24# injectors. ADTR T56 swap with Hurst shifter. 264HP/298TQ at the rear wheels.

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                            #14
                            The death rattle is that hollow loud knocking rattle that it makes in the morning before you build oil pressure. Its from the non-existant main bearings allowing the crankshaft to flop around like a dead fish before oil fills the gaps up.
                            86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                            5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                            91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                            1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                            Originally posted by phayzer5
                            I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                              #15
                              90 weight takes care of that rattle. My car has done it for some time. Still runs ok.
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