09 V6 ticking

Ok, so I have a very bad ticking noise in my 1gr.

I put on manifold cats. I am getting 14-15 mpg( I was getting 18-20 after putting them on). I have a 6spd manual. I also live in the U.P. of MI and you have to drive, most of the time, far and I use cruise(I hate Tom Cruse-RANDOM).

I fogged the engine with seafoam and it came pour out of my drivers side manifold. so I tightened out of 6 nut all three lowers on the drivers side(I could see a small mark where the exhaust was leaking on one).

I also did the VSV washer hack-0 on that, didn't work.

I put carbon cleaning solution, two bottles. Nothing!

I did buy RIPP Supercharger coils and plasma plugs(company?). I have heard, AFTER I BOUGHT THEM, that they may malfunction, so I didn't throw the old factory ones away, coils that is. Would that make a tapping sound, a failing coil pack? It does it on start up and around 1500-2000 rpm's, and sometimes there is a whining sound, but not all the time(summer or winter for about a yearish). Also if it's @ idle and you step on it to rev it, it will tick, or if you rev hold it, and then step on it further you can hear tick.

The truck is not a rust buck, I have the new frame recall(June 2020, and I did some undercoating). It's paid off. I have only 138,300ish miles on it.

Could I need a valve adjustment?

Should I check the rest of the exhaust(look under when I have someone start it to see if I see any smoke on morning start up)?

The ticking is definitely coming from the drivers side.

I just bought this stuff, it's on the way(go way down on the page, I bought the green label stuff). I have been looking @ this for almost a year, I hope it helps my problem. Now that it is $10 bucks more than last year, I bought it and the oil, 6 quarts. It's supposed to clean as it goes. You leave it in for 3,000 miles, the treatment. It's supposed to work deep into the metal and clean away build up carbon. There is also tribotex. Tribotex is a 40k mile replacement, Cerma is life, and the oil is 30k mile change guaranteed and it cleans as it goes(website says). You don't have to run a high mileage filter either( I was relieved, because the carbon will all be gone is what a rep told me.

 

Wait, so is your exhaust manifold leaking?

 

It was as of last night, but it hasn't stopped ticking. It almost sounds like a little diesel. I tightened the bolts again with everything I got.

 

Snake oil... is still snake oil.

this post reads like an ad.

Edit: admin edited the first post it's less like an ad now. Thank you!

 

I'm just trying to get help, and show what I bought that's on the way in the mail. I haven't tried it yet.

 

If it’s ticking, pouring stuff into the engine isn’t going to fix the problem.


Here what I think of the Cerma stuff.

 

Have you tried it......pour it on your cereal and let me know.

 

I like my cereal dry.
You said, “BUT PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO COMMENT ON MY TICKING SOUND AFTER YOU LOOK @ THE CERMA STUFF. THANKS!”

I did, and I commented.
I won’t anymore though.

I really do hope it fixes your problems.
And I mean that too. Because that’s a cheap and easy fix. (if it does)

 

Thanks, I REEEEALLY HOPE SO TO. The truck has been incredibly reliable. I let you know TNSHOOTER, PROMISE SIR!

 

That was very difficult to read. I'm not going to read all of that a second time to figure out what you are asking.

What exactly do you think the problem is? Let's start there.

 

Cracked manifold, maybe

 

Ticking is not from carbon or buildup.

 

But maybe from hulking on some bolts and cracking stuff. I tried to read the OP, but gave up halfway through. I’m down to help with truck stuff, not communication.

 

I was just showing you all the stuff that I pray works, but ONCE AGAIN, it hasn't come.

The ticking? It happens @ start up, but not after it warms up unless you rev it. but if you slowly accelerate it doesn't, but then hit the gas harder you hear it.
could it be my RIPP coil packs?

could it still be an exhaust leak?

Do I need a valve adjustment?

It sound like a little diesel engine, but not when it's idling, only on rev's or acceleration and start up. I wish I could put a sound track on here.

 

I find it hard to believe you've never heard a tick before. They ALL do it. If it's cold out,mine sounds like a diesel on startup/idle.

 

If your exhaust manifold is cracked and leaking you will hear a tick at start up. This is b/c the manifold is cold, when metal is cold it contracts and the Crack allows air out that you hear as the "tick". Once the manifold gets hot, the metal expands and effectively closes up the Crack and the audible "tick" isn't as noticeable.

Warm or cold it doesn't matter, once you step on the gas and force more air out of the exhaust, the air will find the Crack and you hear the "tick" again.

Tightening the exhaust manifold flange bolts will do nothing for a cracked manifold if the Crack is Downstream of the flange.

In my opinion... you have a cracked exhaust manifold

 

What is an RIPP coil pack?

Ticking is usually related to valves or timing. Or something in the engine that shouldn't be there.

 

I don't understand what he is trying to say. "(I put on manifold cats. I am getting 14-15 mpg( I was getting 18-20 after putting them on)" Does he mean he put on Manifold Cats and now gets 14-15 mpg.
Thanks.

 

Sounds like his manifold gasket is blown out or the manifold itself is now damaged from over tightening

 

The RIPP packs are not the source. I would go back to stock though.

These engines to tend to tick when cold. You either have a slightly worn engine due to mileage or have an exhaust leak. There are millions of engines on the road the make noise on startup and run fine.

Some of the common sources for noises:
-"Piston slap" - Thermal expansion differences between piston and bore
-Lifter tick - the hydraulic lifters dont have full oil pressure at startup
-Exhaust leak
-Oil filter anti-drainback failure

None of these are going to be solved by something in a bottle, besides a regular oil change. The top two are only fixable with a new engine. Run a compression and leakdown test if you want to get a good look at engine health, but thats not the end-all indicator either.


Basically, stop buying snake oil products that claim to magically fix issues while separating you from lots of money in your wallet.

Also, a video with good sound would be helpful.