tkrupinski

My 06 has been making a ticking noise that I can not locate. It sounds like it is coming from the drivers side windshield post/dash. The noise is throttle related. When I am at a constant throtle in all gears you can hear it, let up and the tick is gone. And it does not do it at idle. 9000 miles on truck with a triple dog. Does it with or without box. Any ideas?

danc46

Injector noise. Mine does the same thing but without any mods done to the engine.

tkrupinski

Is it common or should i send it to the dealer for a check up?

danc46

Only if it starts idling rough or gets hard to start.

Kman9090

mine was doing the same thing just a litlle ticking noise. Didn't think to much about it now I am sitting here with a blown motor becasue the injector hung open and melted the piston. I do not like these injectors in these trucks. My new engine is getting don m flux 2 injectors.

rynemurch

Mine ticks bad and I took it to the dealer and they said it was a fuel problem but they couldnt do anything for it unless it got worse!

rynemurch

What should I do or tell them to look at because I think I=im going to take it to another dealer. Please Help

danc46

Just document every time you take it to the dealer. And be sure you ask the injectors be checked that it is noted on the service write up. Keep a copy.
That way if it does develop into a major problem you will have proof you did everything you could to keep it from happening.
It seems like lots of dealers are claiming "fuel problems or fuel contamination" on problems brought to them.
There isn't much you can do with a crappy dealer except keep records.

rynemurch

Thanks for the tip Ill be sure to keep everything.

rustyshakelford

when you take the triple dog off, does it make it better or worse?

brett

rynemurch

brett
Mines the same with or without the smarty. What do you think it is?

rustyshakelford

have you tried the beta software. mine went away when i was running 4.4, but i didnt like some of the other things about the software so im back with a regular program. i downloaded aftermarket injector software and will try to update my smarty at work tomorrow...ill let youll know...

brett

rynemurch

No I havent but even when it is stock it still knocks you think the new beta will change it

CD in NM

Have you dumped in some injector cleaner? Or dumped in something for lubricity? Stuck injectors DO sound a little like a timing tick, may be you have too much timing to your programming. Some have used the aftermarket injector programming to solve the timing tick.

Make sure you take a fuel sample from the filter housing before you take the truck in to the dealer, or take the sample right under their nose to send in. Get a test kit from Genos, I always carry one in the tool box. If the dealer tells you it's bad fuel, you will have a certified test, if the fuel test is OK you will then have something credible to argue against their 'bad fuel' standard claim. Then they have to dig deeper and take responsibility instead of using the fuel stuff to make YOU pay to fix your truck.

CD

Buckshotmckee

The ticking noise is coming from the #1 injector fuel pulse, that is intensified from the #1 injector line not having a retainer to stabilize/hold it in place. I've noticed running 2-stroke seems to pretty much eliminate the tick.