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ware is this tick coming from!! please help!!

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  • Start date Start date Sep 28, 2004
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85/96gt

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ok.. i have a 96 gt 4.6.. ive had some problems .. this past summer i warped the heads . long story short i had to take them off...and mill them 16 thousands of an inch .. the other day i took a 3 hour trip on the ea way going about 80 the hole way ..my engine now has a nasty tick .. and whats also soundes like a rod knocking.. what happend? its coming from te passenger side of the motor.. i jsut checked my oil and it was pretty dirty..''maybe thats what caused it '' but it has not been long since ive changed it i dont get it .. an sugestions? what can i do to shut it up? its for sale and i need to get rid of this car fast before winter... migt pop off valve covers this weekend ..any suggestion onw hat to look for? sorry i dont no alot about these engines yet any help is much appriciated.. thanks..
 

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do an oil change, how loud is the ticking?

im still learning the valvetrain system for a 4.6 but on a 5.0, if u hear ticking it was most likely the rocker arms
 
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did an oil change today let it runa while ..still a pretty loud tick... how loud is it .. hmm?? well to loud to sell =/.. any ideas anyone??
 
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