On 5/27/2018 at 7:54 PM, k31th said:

shouldn't be mineral oil. should be semi-synthetic.

lol

 

 

could be a worn timming chain guide 

get the front cover off, guide and crank sproket will be done at those kms

could be many things

 

flex plate bolt maybe

Add belt tensioner and idler pulley to list

^^ correct

 

it wouldn’t be a dud lifter, motor would run rough. 

 

shouldn’t be the crank, rods pins etc.

 

its likely a simple problem

 

super hard to diagnose over the net buddy

Okay it's a solid knocking not a squeak sounds like it's coming from that head.

yea, that's what bad belt tensioner sounds like. It sounds like its coming from head. Check first, might be lucky.

Edited May 27, 20188 yr by adams355

good luck buddy

Does an oil change, hears lifter noise, removes sump, hears knocking. 

 

15 minutes ago, Typhoon said:

good luck buddy

 

This ^

 

On what planet do you remove the sump after a standard oil change, having

On 26/05/2018 at 3:13 PM, sirhazchem said:

done hundreds of times before

with no prior issues???

 

This reeks of

agree - or at least absolute stupidity

I was lead to believe blocked pickup reduction in oil availability to the top of the engine cause the knock. Sump removal is cheapest option oil and some black maxxxxx is why I went that route rather than changing parts one after the other. 

If the pick up is blocked then your motor is full of sludge anyway and its on its last legs. I would have taken off the valve cover before the sump. Pop it off, see sludge then put motor in the bin.

 

If the sumps been off before or changed then the pick up height could have been effected.

 

do a compression check

and if that's all good then take it to Ford to have them look at it and be prepared to pay $$$$$$$$$$s