If there's something going on, a close look at the oil filter pleats will tell the story, like miniscule pieces of rocker arm glistening in the sunlight. Magnets in th oil pan help hide that evidence.
Knock knock tick tick
15 DGC 3.6
I've pretty much lost confidence in this engine as the knock on cold startup has gotten much worse. The tick hasn't really changed in 10k miles but it is annoying and I'm pretty sure it's too late to save the cam(s). The knock goes away once it's warmed up and it actually runs nicely, other than the tick, but the power isn't what I think it should be.
I'm planning on replacing it with a used motor with a guarantee because it's not really much more expensive than doing the rockers, lifters and a cam or two. Here's a video, let me know what you think. (Hopefully this link works because I can't figure out how to post a video)
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I've pretty much lost confidence in this engine as the knock on cold startup has gotten much worse. The tick hasn't really changed in 10k miles but it is annoying and I'm pretty sure it's too late to save the cam(s). The knock goes away once it's warmed up and it actually runs nicely, other than the tick, but the power isn't what I think it should be.
I'm planning on replacing it with a used motor with a guarantee because it's not really much more expensive than doing the rockers, lifters and a cam or two. Here's a video, let me know what you think. (Hopefully this link works because I can't figure out how to post a video)
New video by Eric Schofield
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3 months in with 9k miles and the used motor has been flawless. Phew... Too bad the transmission decided to crap out on Tuesday 
It's crazy how it's going to cost more to solve this than it did for the motor. 180k miles and I'm about to have nearly what it cost new into it. Grrr
It's crazy how it's going to cost more to solve this than it did for the motor. 180k miles and I'm about to have nearly what it cost new into it. Grrr
I changed filter and fluid at 157k when I got it then again at 172 when the motor was replaced. I did that because it shifted rough and I didn't know the history so I figured it couldn't hurt. It didn't help
There were no codes and nobody really wanted to dig in and figure it out so I kinda resigned myself to having to replace it. Recently I've had to put it in N when stopped at lights because it wasn't fully releasing so I knew it was coming. That's what good used trannies were going for not too long ago but to find a low mile unit with a guarantee it's gone up, and that $1k for labor puts it close to $3k installed. At that point another $1k for properly rebuilt makes sense (to me) over one that is still likely to self destruct at some inopportune random moment.
I guess there will be confidence in knowing that it's mostly refreshed and all I should be looking at for a while is wear items. When I'm doing one of those 500+ mile work days and I'm in some remote spot or stuck in tight traffic on a bridge in NYC I won't feel obligated to stare at the UltraGauge waiting to see a trouble code pop up.
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