In the gen 1 and gen 2 3.5l ecoboost engines, these. The technical service bulletin documents a fix for the issue, but it does involve some taking. The infamous cold start rattle is the sound of your timing components struggling to find their footing before oil pressure takes over
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Without the pin locked, the internal vanes of the phaser slap back and.
That rattle happens because the phasers aren’t locking in place properly, allowing the timing to shift slightly before oil pressure builds up
The 2017 to current gen2 3.5's suffer from came phaser issues and the previous gen1 2011 to 2016 3.5's had timing chain wear issues, neither are immediately catastrophic like a failed tensioner could be in the. To correct the condition, follow the service procedure to replace the vct units. Ford’s bulletin calls it a ticking, tapping, or rattle noise after a long cold soak The usual window is 6 hours or more with noise lasting about 2 to 5 seconds.
In this article, we take a look at the infamous 3.5l ecoboost cam phaser rattle issue and discuss how to fix the rattle problem. Hey everyone, i'm getting a rattle in my engine on cold starts I first thought it might be a cam phaser issue, but after listening to youtube, it doesn't sound quite the same. Continue driving it as long as the cold start rattle and hot idle knock do not get significantly worse
Bring it in to dealer for cam phaser job if it does (while still under warranty).
Does the cam phaser noise actually hurt anything if left as is 2.5 seconds of noise doesn't seem to be worth tearing an engine apart Hell , the 2.3 in my ranger made all kinds of noise. Here is a great video by ford boss me explaining an alternative means of fixing this cam phaser rattle
So, it seems like my ranger raptor has/is starting to get the cam phaser rattle issue on cold start
