# 2008 Ford F-150 - Ticks. Is this your guess too?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-f-150-ticks-is-this-your-guess-too/171474>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** engines, ford\
**Created:** [October 22, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-f-150-ticks-is-this-your-guess-too/171474 "2020-10-22T19:50:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Joseph1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@Joseph1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph1)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-f-150-ticks-is-this-your-guess-too/171474/1 "2020-10-22T19:50:28Z")

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The motor has a ticking sound that tells me the oil pump doesn’t pump hard enough to make the oil get to the top heads and valves

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-f-150-ticks-is-this-your-guess-too/171474/2 "2020-10-23T18:15:01Z")

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Well, then, have a mechanical pressure gauge attached to the engine and prove yourself right or wrong. Please post back with what you find.

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**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-f-150-ticks-is-this-your-guess-too/171474/3 "2020-10-24T11:25:08Z")

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Is this a 5.4L engine? If so the most common source of engine noise is from failing camshaft phasers.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-f-150-ticks-is-this-your-guess-too/171474/4 "2020-10-24T15:22:22Z")

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Or lifters/followers.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-f-150-ticks-is-this-your-guess-too/171474/5 "2020-10-25T03:08:41Z")

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My guess is with lifters

If the phasers were failing, you would probably have performance problems, fault codes and an illuminated check engine light

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-f-150-ticks-is-this-your-guess-too/171474/6 "2020-10-25T14:36:32Z")

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Yep, change lifters, rockers and cams while ur at it. Then see how it sounds.