# Ford F150 Ticking

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-ticking/26357>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, f150\
**Created:** [February 12, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-ticking/26357 "2009-02-12T00:16:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sammyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@sammyd](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sammyd)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-ticking/26357/1 "2009-02-12T00:16:55Z")

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I have a 2006 Ford F150 69,000 miles. Cranks and runs great, BUT after it has been driven about 20 minutes it gets a ticking noise down low in the engine and gets real sluggish when you step on the gas. The dealer has replaced all lifters 3 followers and cam phasers on right side and its still doing the same thing. HELP

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-ticking/26357/2 "2009-02-12T01:04:55Z")

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One of the first things I would wonder about - b/c of the sluggishness after a while - is a restricted exhaust system. I can’t connect that to anything specific that would tick but excess back pressure can do all sorts of funky things. This can easily be checked with a vacuum gauge though there are also gauges made to directly check this.

There are certainly other possibilities - what did the dealer check and (presumably) eliminate before doing all of that engine work?

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**Author:** ![sammyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@sammyd](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sammyd)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-ticking/26357/3 "2009-02-12T01:47:22Z")

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They did a lot of diagnostic test and said if what they where doing did not work, that they would have to pull the head $$$$$  
When they first got it they thought it was a bushing that had fallen off the crank shaft but after they dropped the pan said no. After replacing all the stuff lifters… it has the same problem only milder. i have pd $1050 and am not excited about paying to have the head pulled thanks for any suggestions