2018-2019 Mustang Tick: Should You Be Concerned?
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- Should you be concerned? Bill weighs in on the all to familiar 2018-2019 Mustang tick.
Reply below if you have a tick on your 2018-2019 Mustang or found a way to fix it.
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Just remove the 5.0 badge and add a snake badge then you will have a rattle snake🐍🤣
Lmao
Hahaha
LOL
Well played Gatorsk8ter well played
lmaoo
Yes. 24,000 miles of abuse and later added boost. Still no metal in oil. It did go away with Ceratec. Currently making 820 to the wheels and still no issues or metal in oil.
Yeahhhhh buddy! You give us hope :) haha
Thanks. I wouldn’t sweat it unless you start seeing metal in oil past break in period. I’ve probably got the highest mileage 2018 on TH-cam or in general. I think it’s being blown way out of proportion.
Same here boosted & runs hard AF!
What oil are you running also!?
Jacob Santa just switched to Shell Rotella 5w40 a few weeks ago. I’ve been using the standard 5w20 up until that. So using that thin of oil I should of definitely seen metal in oil by now.
Great video ! I’ve been saying it not to worry about it , my car have over 130+ 1/4 runs and still running strong I just got my personal best 10.8 at 127 so just enjoy your car and stop being paranoid !
Great video. I ended up using a filter mag and opened the filter at my last oil change and found a small amount of a fine accumulation of metal shavings which is normal. Unless there is a check engine light or horrible noise present, ship it and live with it.
After hearing all this tick talk I convinced myself my 19GT had it. Great video as usual, put some common sense into the topic..
No tick for me yet... Probably the BEST video on the topic tho! 👍
Gold Pony what’s up gold pony!!!!
I am never was & never will be The first thing you need to do after you turn on your car that would turn the music power on,and that small tick won’t bother you anymore.
Gold Pony if it was a V6, no issues from the start. RIP, V6 - may you be ressurected boosted. Cheers!
how bout now? still good?
@@Bruce6001 You dont even have a mustang gt stfu lolllll
Thank you!! Glad we (as the Mustang community) can finally level set on what the "bbq tick" most likely is!
Yup my 2012 has had it for about 3 years now. I’ve went down the dragstrip at least 20 times since I’ve heard it too.
Well explained thank you ! For those making a big deal out of it , it shouldn’t even be called a issue if its not even actually damaging the engine I think .
Gentleman, I'm just a seasoned Ford technician chiming in with what I've experience & encountered. Back in 2011 when the Coyote engine was first realeased, I had at least one Mustang/F150 a week come in with this concern. After tearing down every engine I always found that the crankshaft to main bearing clearances would vary significantly journal to journal abnormally. When discussing with my local FSE & online engineers, I was told that the company responsible for manufacturing the main bearing was having material issues which affected the thermal expansion rates. They had assured me that the driveability would not be affected, so long there is no excess of metal in the oil. I continue to receive vehicles to this day, & my repairs vary from replacing crankshafts/bearings to entire engines, depending on how the engine was treated. In my opinion, drive, enjoy your car, & inspect your oil when servicing, then address as needed.
No, I should not have to worry about crap like this after spending good money on this car. Second Ford did nothing to address the problem, third I don't see issues like this in other cars.
People these coyotes motors are ticking bombs. I was going to buy one but don't want the headache and be getting slightly used vette instead
robert korab great idea 👍🏻
@@sbalak Never heard of issues like this? Have you ever heard the Hemi Tick? Hemi's have had issues since the 90's..
@@Jtaugner I guess I did not. Cheers.
Excellent video sir and HUGE thanks for the shoutout!!! I encourage that current owners and new buyers not to worry. Buy it, enjoy it and send it!
Yo that was a nice shot out...
Zander13 look at you getting the love ❤️ lol
Boosted 17 ❤️
Zander getting the street cred
Loving it! Bill spoke a lot of wisdom.
I just got my '19 earlier this month, despite all the "tick" hype
StangMode ❤️
2014 5.0, ignitor tick started at around 20k miles. Ford gave me the run around for a month or so, finally gave me a new long block under warranty. New long block has 50k on it with a new ignitor tick. Happy New Year everyone!!
My 2014 coyote swapped fox started having a slight tick at idle. It eventually started having a random knock and tick sound(video on my channel) when it was cold but right when it hit 203cht it went away completely. I pulled the pan and checked all the rod bearings but everything looked perfect. I pulled the timing cover and there was no slack in the chain or weak tensioners. So I pulled the chains and when I grabbed the crank sprocket it had a little wobble on the crank, after removing I noticed the keyway was rounded off. I replaced the sprocket and keyway reassembled everything and so far after about 1000 miles everything is quiet.
So if no metal in oil ...Send It 🤔 sounds good 👌 to me!
Any luck with yours
I used the ceratec and it’s fine
@@StangMode i got 11k miles on mine no tick. I was worried about performance mods voiding the warranty if its possible for it to occur later on
@@StangMode hey I'm a big fan of your channel. I would very curious to know you if don't add ceratec next oil chang if tick stays gone..keep us posted!
tb12269 it’s gone with ceratec
2018 PP1, picked up the car in Iowa mid March, my brother and I drove it back to Arizona, 1600 miles in 23 hours. Had it up to 145 mph when road/traffic allowed, no "low speed" break in. With a Lund flex tune, ran 11.80 in 4,000 ft DA in April. Have had a dealer change the oil twice, has 11,00 miles, no hint of any tick.
Great video and thanks for speaking out on this topic intelligently:-) I dont have the tick sound at this moment on my 19 GT. Currently have 2600 miles accumulated over 4 & 1/2 months on 91 Octane
I have a 2018, PP1, build date in Nov, 2017. It has had a small ticking sounds, but it's obviously the direct injection. Sounds just like my 16' WRX that had a DIT motor. I'm current at 11,5XX miles. a couple thousand of which have been hard driving on rural roads and a little autocross. I broke it in, per the manual and have the oil changed every 3K miles at the dealer. The only gripe I have is a rattle has developed to the left of the steering wheel and I don't know what it is! But, I digress. Still love the car... it's a great time to be alive for a car enthusiast!
Aaron F my 15 had that rattle too, it was the hvac vent. There is a small piece of felt that goes over the top of the vent that came off. Push down on the vent and see if it goes away
2012 5.0 owner. It ticks, sure. It also has 162,000miles on it. I’ve done the plugs (at around 100,000 miles) and conventional oil changes every 4000 miles, and air filter every 12,000 miles; that’s it. It doesn’t use any oil and it still runs strong.
hey man, have a 2012 as well, you ever try ceratec
I own a 2013 and Bill, you are not the first person who has told me that information. Friend of mine who owns a Mustang shop in Lenoir, NC called Signature Speed also told me that this issue has been going on since 2011. So it was a valid question and glad that I asked him that gave me more knowledge about the coyote and have been paying close attention to my 2013 GT. Thanks for the info to confirm.
Thanks for having the best response to this issue. You spoke like a grown person not like a child. Like other TH-cam channels
JakeDoes ItAll98 thank you for the compliment. There are a few others who got it right but way too many just complaining for views
I personally think the tick makes it go faster! #SilverBullet
Scott Boda lol true of that !
I think so too. It worked for the terminators....
Scott Boda Nice
😂😂😂
Good for at least 15hp
Enjoy your Mustangs. High performance cars. Ticking sound, there a solution to fix it. It’s under warranty. Flaw in engine design or something was amiss in putting these engines together during assembly. Thank Bill for discussion of the tick. Some have it and some didn’t have the issue. Mustangs forever!
Thank you for the informative and no bullshit video explaining this. I ADORE my '19 GT PP2 but was concerned when I've heard the typewriter-like ticking noise a few times on a cold start. It just had its first routine inspection at the dealer and they did not bring up any issues to my attention. Here's hoping it stays that way because this thing is awesome.
I know it’s super late, but I am having a similar problem rn , did it end up okay?
Great video. I agree, the internet and social media play a big role in this. People post a lot more when there’s a problem than when everything is good.
As per the mustang manual. Doesn’t ceratec possibly “void” your warranty since it’s an oil additive.
I sometimes have a ticking noise when I do a cold start, it comes and it goes on my 2018 mustang gt
Thanks for the video I just purchased a used 2018 mustang gt thought it had a tick but I realize now it’s the normal one I here from when you started the yellow one.
I don't own a new 5.0 yet. I love mustangs, I was going to mention the scoring in the cylinder walls but you did address it. Love the videos.
I've had the tick on my 2018 since probably the first month of ownership. I'm at under 3600 miles on it currently.
I have a 2017 and after my first oil change at the dealer i started hearing it
You the Man Bill, thanks for the video. Totally agreed, social media is damaging the mustang's reputation from people that don't know about the cars and for people that haven't owned one before, but want one so bad, like me, that's where those bad videos come to place on doubting to make a purchase decision, which it did for me. Looking to get a 19 GT, saw Zanders video as well when he posted it and after yours it makes me feel better on getting one after hearing it from people that actually know and have owned a lot of mustang's. Great video, 👍👌
Kensei's Garage thank you, these really are great cars!
Very informative! Thanks for putting my mind to rest. When adding Ceratec do you add it on top of the oil, or put in a bit less oil to compensate? I have a 17 5.0 that ticks on occasion.
Mustang definitely one of my favorite cars
Thanks for the video. Too many arm chair quarterback out there trying to claim they know it all. We just started getting the tick on my wife's 18GT about a week ago. I am going to work through all of the possibilities and hopefully it is no big deal. I heard the going to a 5/30 instead of 5/20 oil helps. Gonna try that first.
I know that it has been 6 months since your post. Just wondering if you still have your mustang and how it’s performing with the engine tick.
First mustang I have owned was a black 2015 GT auto as seen on my channel. Before I was able to post any other mods other than the exhaust the mustang blew up at 800 miles sitting in my driveway after remote starting it. I went through hell with the dealer where I purchased from. They eventually offered to sell me another Mustang after buying back the 2015 after many many conversations with the (GM).
The replacement was a 2016 Mustang GT PP1 that I mildly modded, exhaust, intake graphics etc. That car was amazing with no issues at all, of course I was dumb and sold it locally.
I now own a 2019 Mustang GT PP1 Manual. The car had developed the engine tick after driving it home of course. I’ve noticed when cold starting the vehicle and letting it idle down after 5 mins the tick is apparent. Driving the car not to exceed 4,000 rpm’s for approximately 10 mins, the tick dulled slightly to where you couldn’t tell by just walking around the car. My oil was changed at 1,000 miles after the “recommended break-in” using 5w-30 Mobile 1 synthetic and Motor craft oil filter. The tick is still apparent at 1200 miles.
I just wanna enjoy my car without having to deal with Ford “Again” in that matter. Looks to be in Inevitable at this point.
Any updates would be gladly appreciated, Thanx.
Great info Bill, and should clear up a lot of concerns. Def cleared up mine with my 18 F150. Happy New Year CJ.
I had a short block replacement by Ford under warranty for the same tick that you showed in the sample video. They said there was no metal shavings in my oil but one of my cylinder bores was oblong and egg shaped. I have my own tick video as well on my channel. I put 1k miles on the new motor and the tick came back shortly before I did my first oil change but only while the oil temp is cold. I used Ceretec the other day and it has not made that noise since.
This is a great video!
I love my ‘17 Lightning Blue PP!!!
I have a 2017 Mustang Gt that has 6k miles with a Kenne bell SC.. my car started ticking at 5k after first oil change, used ceratec after watching this video and so far tick is gone!!!! Thanks CJpony part!!
michael diaz I wonder why it would start ticking after your first oil change? So strange.
Good video Bill, straight talk is good to hear. Have a 15 GT , PP1.bought used March of 18 , 15,800 mi. No tick now at 24,000. Let dealer change oil as I am 65 yrs. old and will not crawl under it to save the 8.11 the dealer charges for labor Use the5/20 oil and motor raft filter. Not trying to sell just saying. Also have a 09 GT w/46,000 mi. that has developed a supercharger whine recently, any idea what or where this is coming from? No, Santa didn't SC it , I looked! Thanks!
Here in Australia they diagnosed it as piston slap due to the wire spray cylinder liners/bores
Bill, your respectfully just restating all of the internet theories and jargon. I have a 2018 GT PP1. My car started ticking at 1100 miles, two weeks after an oil change with Motorcraft products. There was metal found in the oil, and separator. There was scoring found on cylinder 1,3, & 4. Ford replaced my engine under warranty with a long block. 150 miles on the new engine, no tick so far, car is in storage for the winter. Certetec is not the solution.
This really needs to be looked at on a case by case basis and any owner can pull some plugs and put a borescope down the hole or have their local shop do it, most shops have one of these.
Frozen Stang The findings are very consistent across the boards...resulting in the same results, consistently...
@@gothamems5628 They really arent. some guys are getting long blocks ,some have scoring, some are getting a single cylinder head. I have only seen one person with a rod knock ,show me i am wide open i certainly havent seen every video on the internet. Not everyone comes here so complain either im sure. As has been said this is not a new problem and when i bought my car i no prior knowledge of anything mustang , i rented a few liked them and bought one. Been a tech for over 30 years ,didnt hear anything i havent heard from other mod motors, they are not the quietest anyway. Have since had my oil analyzed ,no issues .
I had my long block replaced...they really are...
@@gothamems5628 1100 miles? That was probably the very first oil change it got. That 'metal' was probably just from break in. I cant change how you feel about your 'bad experience'. But what I can say is that the Coyote platform is very powerful, efficient, and has proven itself dominant over a lot of other platforms.
Bill, my 2018 has been flawless... both the engine and the MT82 trans. FWIW, the Gen1 5.0L in my F150 makes more "noise" than the Gen3 does in my Mustang.
2014 GT bought used at 14,000 miles. Noticed tick when I got it home after pulling into garage. Changed oil to Royal Purple 5w20 and have not heard the tick since. Also changed transmission to Royal purple syncromax and it stopped making noise as well!
My personal experience. I had a 2015 gt that was silent for 60k miles. I changed the oil one day and low and behold I immediately got the tick. Now own a 2018 gt and it had a light tick upon getting it and has progressively gotten louder and more consistent just by changing oil brand, not even the weight! Definitely a strange problem. Hope they find a fix soon, for now ceratec seems like the go to product to stop this obnoxious noise! Lol
cody bragdon
This sounds crazy.. my 94 taurus sho made a similar noise yesterday after changing oil brands(from Royal purple to amsoil). The noise went away after a short drive. This also happened 3yrs ago when I changed oil brands, valvoline to royal purple. But also went away after a short drive. I’m just happy the noise goes away fast & stays away. I just think its so odd. Changing brands of oil shouldn’t cause this odd noise. My sho has always & only had 5w-30 put in it.. 203,000 miles now & runs great still.. its my dd.
I have a 2015 gt does ceratec work on automatics ?
Yes I have the ticking sound on my 2019 mustang gt. Really bothers the heck out of me!
A very good video on what isn't the " ticking" problem, I had a 5.0 but just didn't want rhe hassle, the sad part is their is a lot of people trying to figure out where the tick is coming from instead of Ford motor company.
Great information and very professional delivery. I just subscribed. Thanks for your public service to the Mustang community.
Thanks for the sub!
Bill, I can't say thank you enough for being brave enough to tackle this issue. I've tried to get several you tuber who have a substantial following to try and get answers for us laymen who love these cars. Like you said, a lot of people don't even own a 2018 Mustang and are just commenting on the issue, causing a more confusing frenzy. Then, when you watch these guys who are having the "actual" tick," the buy back horror", and dealerships who don't want to warranty a car....... to be honest it left a lump in throat. I waited three years to get my 2018 because I simply couldn't decide on a color. But when I saw the lighting blue version.....I was sold. I ordered it from Ford and have been receiving numerous compliments everywhere I go. When these issues started to surface, I ran across one you tuber who said that he was going to drive his 2018 and enjoy it. If it broke in any way, he would take it to Ford and Deal with it then. Right then, I got an epiphany. That was the best advise I could have got. I also decided to continue to drive it like a luxury car instead of spirited driving. I planned not going above 70 well after the break in miles, not flooring it and when I change the oil, I would ensure she gets the proper 10qts. I plan to wait until the car says its time to change. I have seen that people with 2018's changed their oil at 500 or 1000 miles! Why is that? Am I doing something wrong?? I have the Ford app and it says that my oil is at 50% of life before I need to change it. Also , I haven't modified it yet to see what transpires, if anything. The only modifications I want to do is, a cold air intake, headers, and a tune. Once again thank you for putting me at ease. I don't own a money tree, but $50 grand is still $50 grand. And by the way, My car don't have the tick. Owners say that it will happen after the first oil change.
I'm on the edge of buying a 18 or 19 GT and I'm not gonna lie this whole ticking thing makes me nervous but I really want to believe its just the way these engines are and that theres no real problem with them. Would love to see if your car develops the tick or not as well after the oil change but hoping this is just a non problem that's been blown way out of proportion
Just drive the car like it should be driven and change the oil with good synthetic every 6000 miles and all will be good.
@@jasonparra9416 So did you ever buy an 18 or 19 mustang?
For the the ecoboosts they call engine problems ecoboom lol. They’re great cars tho. So are GTs
2018 GT approaching 13,000 miles: Dealership changed oil per the oil life indicator around 7500 miles using the recommended 5W20 blend. I've listened for this tick for months and cannot hear a thing. Engine still sounds like butter. Angry V8 butter!
New stangs sound like a bag of high pitched raspy dick
@@ourpresidentswallows6017
OMG 😱
You must be one of the lucky few not having problems yet
Kyle Rash haha nah
robert korab Or it’s not that big of an issue, lol.
I just bought a 2020 GT and it has 850 miles on it now and I just noticed the tick and that’s why I started doing some research. I will have to try upping the oil to something a little heavier to see if that helps. I have not had it fixed yet. Thanks for this video
Last march i bought a used 2017 Gt, I put a few thousand miles on it. The tick began after an oil change and i noticed right away. I got a new shortblock under warranty in May. 4 oil changes later the tick came back but louder, this time I have longtubes and OPG/timing sprocket. I am trying to have the longblock replaced this time, a couple weeks ago Ford Hotline advised to get my cam phasers replaced, sound is still there and rather loud and happening every day every drive. Stay tuned. I have a procharger in the garage ready to go after I am confident I can push the power.
I've got a 2018 Gt and it has 2k for miles, no issues with ticking and I race it a lot and have a few mods done.
So far my 2018 is flawless and wins a lot of races.
Ford tough
I had it on my 11 and 12. When Ford would use their oil, tick was gone. They ended up doing quite a bit of work to both of them and after I did an oil change and used Royal Purple the tick came back. So I would say oil has a lot to do with it. I now have an 18 Shelby and so far no tick.
My tick only occurred when the oil was clean and up to temp. Once I had 3000 on the oil it wouldn’t do it. The hotter it was outside or the harder I pushed the motor it would tick worse.
So no more purple royal?😊
GREAT video, really good information! Way to finish the year and move to the new 2019... Happy new year!
SpeedyWinds thank you!
My ‘18 burned an excessive amount of oil and had an occasional tick up to about 6k miles. Think it may have had something to do with ring flutter, but it was broken in per the manual. After about 6k, the oil burn stopped and there is no tick. 17k miles now and the car is running great!
I have a Shadow Black 2018 Mustang GT 10r80..I started hearing that tick around 500 miles..At first,i panicked about it but then i realized i dont want my brand new Mustang to be torn apart already being it a brand new..Now,i'm on my way to 10k mark with no issues of blowing up or something under the hood or whatever..No engine light showing up so i just live with it..I hear it from time to time but then it goes away when the engine is warmed up and u started driving it..If Ford issues a recall for it then thats the only time im gonna take it to the dealership..Just wanna share what's my experiences so far with the car,.
10k on my 10r80 5.0. No issues with mines either. Mines tick a little but it’s not a big deal to me.
Take it in when ur warrenty is almost over and demand a engine rebuild
@@hecks80944 If only it were that easy but thankfully it isn't.
War Gamer - I know that it has been 10 months since your post. Just wondering if you still have your mustang and how it’s performing with the engine tick.
First mustang I have owned was a black 2015 GT auto as seen on my channel. Before I was able to post any other mods other than the exhaust the mustang blew up at 800 miles sitting in my driveway after remote starting it. I went through hell with the dealer where I purchased from. They eventually offered to sell me another Mustang after buying back the 2015 after many many conversations with the (GM).
The replacement was a 2016 Mustang GT PP1 that I mildly modded, exhaust, intake graphics etc. That car was amazing with no issues at all, of course I was dumb and sold it locally.
I now own a 2019 Mustang GT PP1 Manual. The car had developed the engine tick after driving it home of course. I’ve noticed when cold starting the vehicle and letting it idle down after 5 mins the tick is apparent. Driving the car not to exceed 4,000 rpm’s for approximately 10 mins, the tick dulled slightly to where you couldn’t tell by just walking around the car. My oil was changed at 1,000 miles after the “recommended break-in” using 5w-30 Mobile 1 synthetic and Motor craft oil filter. The tick is still apparent at 1200 miles.
I just wanna enjoy my car without having to deal with Ford “Again” in that matter. Looks to be in Inevitable at this point.
Any updates would be gladly appreciated, Thanx.
My 2013 has it, my 2017 has it and almost every coyote i know has it. No issues ever.
just like the new rust underbody option on the f150.. really no quality control in Michigan is there.
My 2020 has it too. It’s been turbo for a few months still running strong at 800whp lol
I own a 2018 GT first and for most, I really like this video very informative, but we should not being trying to hide the tick or make it go away by adding liquids in my opinion.
Yup I had piston slap on my 2017 5.0. Cylinder walls damaged on 2 and 4. I had to get an engine rebuild. Problem was resolved. No issues since.
How to avoid the dreaded tick? Avoid driving your GT Mustang into deep wooded areas.
Well they do kinda go where they want. Ask a couple hundred paralyzed pedestrians.
Good way to avoid lyme disease.
especially if you're in upstate New York
Wait what why?
Knuckleheads not knowing their machine and/or little to no performance driving skills.
Let me start off by saying I don’t have a tick in my car and I have a 2019 a10 hellion twin turbo gt with 1800 miles. Someone else below me made a comment about the engine oil that they use, I like him, use the Joe Gibbs racing 5w50 that has additives already in it to avoid any kind of friction. I’ve had no issues with the tick and my car runs awesome. This issue is way blown out of proportion. Just like every manufacturer, there are bad apples out of the batch. It happens. For the most part most cars are good to go with no issues. Let’s just all enjoy our cars because they are amazing machines. For all of you that have a warranty, if something happens take it in and ford will take care of it. I could care less about a warranty and if something happens I’ll build this motor and make it even better.
Mike T can we be friends?
S197 Production You wouldn’t want to be friends with me, I’d steal your girl, you wouldn’t like that
Agree 100%
Mike T lmfao I ain’t got one ..
You must have money to burn.
Last time I checked its expensive to build a motor + labor.
My 2011 mustang 5.0 just started to do that noise as soon it came out the oil change shop mustang only has 47,000 miles. I can only hear it while slight acceleration passing between parked cars. Thank you for that info I was going crazy thinking my car was going die
I agree but piston slap usually subsided when fully warm. Also consider pin noise
I was wondering if Bill would ever make a video talking about this. My tick started around 800 miles with factory oil. I switched to M1 EP 5w20 at 1,000mi, and it got worse. It started subsiding over time as carbon built up in the oil. At 3,400mi, I switched again to Pennzoil UP 5w30, and the tick was even more noticeable, even though he oil is better than M1. Found no metal (maybe 5-6 tiny flea sized flakes) after straining all 10qts of oil, and inspecting the filter. So, I added 1/2 bottle of Ceratec, which got rid of 90% of the tick. I also had a rattle at 1,200rpm on up, so I installed an A/C belt tensioner, which eliminated that rattling noise up front. May have been the compressor making noise from using a stretchy belt. Since some minor remnants of the tick still remained, I added another 1/2 bottle of Ceratec at 5,000mi, and now the tick and all rattling is completely gone.
My recommendation for this car, is just add 1/2 bottle of Ceratec if you don't have a tick and add 1 bottle of Ceratec if you do have a tick after about 200 miles of ownership and the rings are seated. 1 full bottle of Ceratec is really enough. Adding 2 whole bottles for 10qts of oil really isn't necessary, even if you already have the tick.
Will this make the oil thicker?
The piston slap would make sense because of the lack of a cylinder liner. Edit: guy talked about it right after I commented lol
Take into account the Hemi tick that my friend had in his Jeep Grand Cheerokee RT8 (Or whatever it is) and is in the process of a full Engine replacement. The Hemi tick is a known issue and is accepted by the car companies. I think Ford has accepted there is an issue now.
Very well done video, Zander13 as well, mine is good so far and so far no tick in mine. Happy New Year!
I noticed the tick the day after I got my 2018 home . Thought it was the fuel injection. Took it to auto cross where everyone thought it was the fuel system. I redline it every chance I get. The tick has stopped altogether sometime after 5,500 miles. I changed the oil 3 times because I was looking for metal and haven't found any metal in the oil, filter or separator. Factory recommended oil 5w-20 Motorcraft. I despise dealerships so I won't bring it in unless it fails.
Raymond Strait I put in 5w30. I swear 5w20 is too light for this car. But, I’m no engineer lol.
Best thing you did was change the oil that often the first few times 👌👌
Christian agostini depending on the oil itself you use 5w20 is good, had my Redline 5w20 tested several times and its doing the job pretty good
I have 3400 on mine and it doesn't tick . I went on a 400 mile trip at 700 miles and drove responsible , no redline . When I return home that night I noticed a specific noise that kinda resembles a type writer and I could feel it was in sync with the fuel lines . I changed the oil at 1100 miles , old school , end of the break in . I have not noticed anything out of ordinary for a 4 cam 32 valve duel fuel injected engine . It sounds like a sewing machine to me . They are not quite like a 64 Olds 394 . I removed the engine cover , it looked some stupid and cheap .
2018 been using 5w30 since first oil change, 13,700 miles and no ticks
What brand oil do you use?
I have 04 f150 4x4 with 6" lift and 35's with 5.4, and yes the cam phaser tick also. I also have 221,000 mls and it gets 15-17 mpgs. Haven't had any problems with the motor, (using Mobile One) and running strong still.
My 2012 Mustang GT has the tick. 95,000 miles later it’s still in one piece.
I did two oil change analysis between 10,000 miles. There was no unusual wear or metals discovered in the oil analysis.
5W-20 oil with 10,000 mile oil change intervals.
My 2018 started the light ticking after 1k miles, but I only noticed it after looking for it - thanks, TH-cam. $40 of Ceratek and bye-bye tick. Call it snake oil if you want... it works. Back to enjoying my GT...
Swollen Faepernick do you drive manual or auto?
@@VenturesofMJ Auto
Even if the tick isn't bothering anything, it's annoying. Especially so if it occurs/heard while driving as well as some manual owners have reported at low RPMs. My '15 GT Whipple never had a tick that I ever noticed. But the 18s/19s seem to be quite common. Bottom line: if you're getting a new GT, you are quite frankly shelling out a good chunk of change to roll the dice that you won't have an annoying issue. And yes, you are rolling the dice.
Great way to put it
Great video I only have 1,000 miles on my 18 mustang gt it’s a garage queen 👸🏻 and no tick. Motors stock for know.
Had a mild tick only at high idle. Put in Ceratec and the tick is gone. Agree it is piston slap. Great video!
Mine did it here and thier when i first got it and now has 6400 miles havent beard it since also no metal shavings in my oil either so im not worried about it
10r80_Nick - What year do you have or had with it being 10 months ago?
I special ordered my 2018 GT automatic Mustang and arrived with 3 miles. It started making a noise that resembles a wood pecker when on idle at around 3,000 miles. It now has 8,000 miles and the sound has completely disappeared.
Russ Serpico - I sure hope that is the case with my 2019 GT PP1
27k miles on my 2017 and no issues yet. Good thing too, having done intake/exhaust/tune I imagine I would run into potential warranty issues if I had trouble anywhere in the powertrain.
My 2019 Mustang Bullitt has the tick from time to time. I do have to keep a close eye on the oil level in the engine. The tick seems to be worse when the oil level gets down one quart. I'm still using the Motorcraft synthetic blend 5W-20. I plan on changing to Motorcraft full synthetic 5W-30 at the 10,000 oil change. Funny thing about oil additives like Ceratech and BG44K. Ford specifically says in the owner's manual don't use them because they aren't necessary, and could void the warranty if you do. My local Ford dealer offers BG44K as part of an oil change service package.
There is only one solution. Ford needs to recall these engines and get them properly sleeved!
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How to fix the noise play music louder than the tick noise
So far, so fantastic with my 2017 GT Premium convertible. All I hear from my engine is normal V8 engine noise--even top down. No abnormal sounds whatsoever.
Just bought a 2020 gt and I started hearing it just today . I don’t know if it will go away but definitely was able to hear it
it has been 11 months since you commented but I just bought a brand new 2020 gt as well, have you taken your car to the dealership, or if they found any problems???
Thanks for this. Nice video and I agree with your viewpoints here. FWIW, I have found Ceratec go be a successful solution for nearly any unwanted ticking noise in the engine.
Romacitta it really is good stuff
Hey do you have auto or manual?
CJ Pony Parts hey can I use ceratic on my 'manual' mustang 2018 gt
CJ Pony Parts can we add it to the MT82 transmission for smoother shifting?
Even if you have a tick that will not cause damage it doesn’t matter that tick shouldn’t be there. When you buy a mustang they don’t tell you by the way this engines comes with a ticking noise.
I own a 17 gt had several oil changes... no metal... I’ve heard the tick but thanks to the reassurance I’m not gonna worry about it. I’ll maybe add the additive to hopefully rid the problem
Thank you for the information on the D.I. Pump. I've had THAT noise since I bought the car new. I asked the dealership about what that noise was and they said it was "Normal".
Score one for my preferred Ford dealership ( Jess Ford) in Grand Coulee, Wa.!
where is the noise of the pump di ?? above the engine on the battery side?
at startup tchictchictchic tiktiktiktiktitktiktik constant and it stops after a few minutes ?? thank you
Thanks Bill. I get asked all the time about it by people who dont even have one when they see me out in my car. Usually i just rev the engine, and since i have kooks headers with 3” Corsa xtreme cat back its so freaking loud they step back. Then i ask them if they can hear it, cause i cant. Lmfao
no excuse for this when the vehicle costs upwards of 35-40k
It's mass produced vehicle not hand built......Oh wait even hand built blew up too. Get off what it cost doesn't mean much. I work on 150-200k priced vehicles they all have issues or problems no matter what cost of vehicle is
KF86JR what dealer are you shopping?? I paid 29k for mine lol.
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I heard a ticking in my 2017 Ford Mustang GT! But I’m living with it!
Very informative- thank you!
Use a quality 5w-30 all day, every day
Have a 300 6 for 23 years still ticking.
Got a 2017 5.0 manual perf pack..bought it new..baby it..only 5000 miles..did my second oil change yesterday..and I heard the tick for the first time with the car in my garage..can hear all better in there?..I guess..never heard it before..need to see if maybe its the Direct Injection you mention..I heard it from the front..thought maybe it was a belt? or chain etc? its not super loud and not sure if its "consistent".. maybe..I'll check..its my first Coyote motor
I have it in my 2012 GT. I used an oil additive and it seemed to quiet it down a hair, but nothing serious
Another theory on the tick is a loose timing chain caused by s cheap tensioner. It goes away when warm because the tensioner has heated up and spinning better.
Nope
Quite possible.
Huh is all I heard when I called my local dealer and asked about it.
Same... they were like “ tick? What tick? “
I have a 2017 mustang GT and I do have this noise as well. It’s really intermittent and inconsistent that I never thought it was an issue. I thought it was metal expansion due to change in temperatures as I hardly ever hear it when the car is warmed up
I bought a new 2014 GT that had the tick since day one ( under the car ) only would tick at low RPM when fully warm with 5W50 . I put over 30+ road course track days on that car and had no engine or transmission issues. Tick was still there when I traded it with 19K miles.