rod bearing install

[whd507]

I am still seeking a cure for the ticking or light knocking noise I am experiencing. I suspect piston slap, but I was wondering if worn rod bearings could be the culprit?

its too cold to go out and look, so I thought I'd ask if it can be done in the car, or if the engine has to come out?

it only taps/knocks after it warms up at idle, it subsides off-idle and is silent when cold.

0-30 oil didnt make it better or worse, but I'm going back to 5-30 next change.:help:

[FordNut]

I vote heads...

[sd8683]

+1 on the heads, even if it was the rod bearings it would be a very temporary fix swapping them out.

[Krytin]

You have to pull the engine up out of the mounts if not out of the car to get the oil pan off.

[whd507]

thats what I suspected. I think I will drive it till it goes, then replace it with an aluminator

[TJCOX]

Have you considered 5/20w oil?

[Pat]

A ticking or light knocking noise should be further isolated to either the block or head. It may be loose cam hold down bracket (s) or a bad cam follower. This topic was discussed some years ago with dealers doing a lot of head swapping (drivers side).

Ask that you isolate the area of the motor the sound is comming from with a tool made for that purpose. May save you an engine pull and rebuild.

[FordNut]

And if it's just the "tick" it may go 200k miles or more.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

If you spun a rod(s), it happened for a reason. Bearings don't just spin usually, they are pretty damn durable. A bearing spinning is usually a result and not a cause.