3.8 lifter tick
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3.8 lifter tick
My 3.8 with 166k kms has a pretty loud tick, only when it's warm. I've tried the Chrysler additive. Sea foam. Engine flush. ATF fluid. Thicker oil. I'm going to need to swap out a lifter, or all of them. Which I assume means the cam too. Unless anyone has any tricks left to try and fix this.
The book says about 10 hours. I'm thinking of doing it myself. Anything I should look out for? Are aftermarket cams and lifters better or worse? Or should I go with oem?
And I guess I should change all the lifters while it's open.
I've never dug this far into my jeep engine before so I want to make sure I have everything covered.
Some people say just live with the tick, but it's at the point where it turns heads and that can't be good.
The book says about 10 hours. I'm thinking of doing it myself. Anything I should look out for? Are aftermarket cams and lifters better or worse? Or should I go with oem?
And I guess I should change all the lifters while it's open.
I've never dug this far into my jeep engine before so I want to make sure I have everything covered.
Some people say just live with the tick, but it's at the point where it turns heads and that can't be good.
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I've had a ticking noise in the past, come to find out the drivers side header is prone to cracking which caused the ticking noise. May not be as easy as that for you but thought it was worth mentioning. Good luck with the fix....
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I know the feeling. Ticks, pings, rattles, etc. the 3.8 definitely tests your nerves. I wait for the worst every drive. Ha. Dealing with the noises until they stop. Too much to troubleshoot.
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aftermark cam and lifters
I just replace the cam and lifters, since my lifters were very noisy. I replace with a 505 performance camshaft kit, which include lifters, time sprockets and chain.
Results:.
the noise of the lifters become worst, so i decided to open the engine again and install back the OEM lifters with the aftermarket camshaft. It has been a week and i still heard the lifters noise even with the OEM lifters that were not too noisy before the aftermarket camshaft.
I didn't see any difference with the aftermarket camshaft in terms of power, i need to go to the dyno and see if i have gain torque or power.
lester
Results:.
the noise of the lifters become worst, so i decided to open the engine again and install back the OEM lifters with the aftermarket camshaft. It has been a week and i still heard the lifters noise even with the OEM lifters that were not too noisy before the aftermarket camshaft.
I didn't see any difference with the aftermarket camshaft in terms of power, i need to go to the dyno and see if i have gain torque or power.
lester
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My 3.8 with 166k kms has a pretty loud tick, only when it's warm. I've tried the Chrysler additive. Sea foam. Engine flush. ATF fluid. Thicker oil. I'm going to need to swap out a lifter, or all of them. Which I assume means the cam too. Unless anyone has any tricks left to try and fix this.
The book says about 10 hours. I'm thinking of doing it myself. Anything I should look out for? Are aftermarket cams and lifters better or worse? Or should I go with oem?
And I guess I should change all the lifters while it's open.
I've never dug this far into my jeep engine before so I want to make sure I have everything covered.
Some people say just live with the tick, but it's at the point where it turns heads and that can't be good.
The book says about 10 hours. I'm thinking of doing it myself. Anything I should look out for? Are aftermarket cams and lifters better or worse? Or should I go with oem?
And I guess I should change all the lifters while it's open.
I've never dug this far into my jeep engine before so I want to make sure I have everything covered.
Some people say just live with the tick, but it's at the point where it turns heads and that can't be good.
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I just replace the cam and lifters, since my lifters were very noisy. I replace with a 505 performance camshaft kit, which include lifters, time sprockets and chain.
Results:.
the noise of the lifters become worst, so i decided to open the engine again and install back the OEM lifters with the aftermarket camshaft. It has been a week and i still heard the lifters noise even with the OEM lifters that were not too noisy before the aftermarket camshaft.
I didn't see any difference with the aftermarket camshaft in terms of power, i need to go to the dyno and see if i have gain torque or power.
lester
Results:.
the noise of the lifters become worst, so i decided to open the engine again and install back the OEM lifters with the aftermarket camshaft. It has been a week and i still heard the lifters noise even with the OEM lifters that were not too noisy before the aftermarket camshaft.
I didn't see any difference with the aftermarket camshaft in terms of power, i need to go to the dyno and see if i have gain torque or power.
lester
Here my results in the dyno:.
1-) MSRBP exhaust, K&N filter (factory box), limewire cables, iridium sparks, aluminum mishimoto radiator, (no cataylics converters) ---> 133 RWHP
2-) Adding the Ripp headers without tunning --> 138 RWHP
3-) Adding Ripp with tune----> 148.5 RWHP
4-) Adding 505 performace camshaft -----> 164.5 RWHP
5-) Modifiying parameters to the exiting tune with the diablo Sport -----> 172.5 RWHP.
SO yes, it works, but the fuel economy has dropped a lot. i'm having now 11mpg to 14 mpg.
Lester.
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My 3.8 with 166k kms has a pretty loud tick, only when it's warm. I've tried the Chrysler additive. Sea foam. Engine flush. ATF fluid. Thicker oil. I'm going to need to swap out a lifter, or all of them. Which I assume means the cam too. Unless anyone has any tricks left to try and fix this.
The book says about 10 hours. I'm thinking of doing it myself. Anything I should look out for? Are aftermarket cams and lifters better or worse? Or should I go with oem?
And I guess I should change all the lifters while it's open.
I've never dug this far into my jeep engine before so I want to make sure I have everything covered.
Some people say just live with the tick, but it's at the point where it turns heads and that can't be good.
The book says about 10 hours. I'm thinking of doing it myself. Anything I should look out for? Are aftermarket cams and lifters better or worse? Or should I go with oem?
And I guess I should change all the lifters while it's open.
I've never dug this far into my jeep engine before so I want to make sure I have everything covered.
Some people say just live with the tick, but it's at the point where it turns heads and that can't be good.
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My 3.8 with 166k kms has a pretty loud tick, only when it's warm. I've tried the Chrysler additive. Sea foam. Engine flush. ATF fluid. Thicker oil. I'm going to need to swap out a lifter, or all of them. Which I assume means the cam too. Unless anyone has any tricks left to try and fix this.
The book says about 10 hours. I'm thinking of doing it myself. Anything I should look out for? Are aftermarket cams and lifters better or worse? Or should I go with oem?
And I guess I should change all the lifters while it's open.
I've never dug this far into my jeep engine before so I want to make sure I have everything covered.
Some people say just live with the tick, but it's at the point where it turns heads and that can't be good.
The book says about 10 hours. I'm thinking of doing it myself. Anything I should look out for? Are aftermarket cams and lifters better or worse? Or should I go with oem?
And I guess I should change all the lifters while it's open.
I've never dug this far into my jeep engine before so I want to make sure I have everything covered.
Some people say just live with the tick, but it's at the point where it turns heads and that can't be good.