Ticking from the Transmission

[IMSHAKN]

Definitely going to side with Bill on this one and say it's valvetrain related. I cannot think of a single thing transmission related that would cause that noise with no load on the transmission the way you are showing in the video. Mechanics stethoscope will be your best friend here as it has already been said. Hopefully it's nothing too bad, but something definitely doesn't sound so hot.

[Lucafu1]

hard to ay from the vids. btw you should get some paint on those sub frame connectors.

[El Jefe]

Ya I cleaned up the subframes a little this weekend. Amazing how fast they rusted...Will paint them next weekend

Well the EGR tube is still in tact and exhaust seems to be snug to the manifolds. Checked the drivers side plugs this morning after reading a few guys heard ticking and then a plug shot out of their heads so I thought it might be that. 4 plugs on the drivers side were snug and looked to be in good shape. So I took it to a shop and got in the pit with a stethoscope and listened to both exhaust pipes, the trans in multiple spots, the oil pan, parts of the block and couldn't hear the ticking or anything but air or moving parts in those. Went on top and couldn't hear the ticking over the injectors but I listened to the supercharger and both heads and nothing from those either. Went back down under the car and just listened where it was the loudest and it seems to be the back portion of the block. I put the stethoscope on the passenger side manifold that comes down to the X pipe and there's a lot of noise coming from it. Didn't seem to be in sync with the ticking but just sounded too loud considering the X piping is fairly quiet and the manifold is that loud when they are connected to each other. Couldnt get to the drivers side manifold because of the heat and my skin wanting to stay on my arm. So Im back to square 1 thinking its a blown manifold gasket or something with the manifolds. Still dont see any driveability changes. Im not getting into boost until I get the tune but you know you can tell when you give it some gas...

Still going to check the pass side plugs tonight. Anyone think it might have to do with the 10w/30 royal purple Im running instead of 5/30? This seemed to start right before the 2nd royal purple oil change. And yes Im running a motorcraft filter.

[AZSonicSnake]

royal purple oil? do you hate your engine?? i would get the crap out post haste. i have heard about nothing but issues and failed motors with that stuff.

[WildBill]

royal purple oil? do you hate your engine?? i would get the crap out post haste. i have heard about nothing but issues and failed motors with that stuff.

I HATE RP on a street driven car. It' may be fine for a race car that changes the oil after every race or round, but I feel that the VIs break down Waaaaaay too fast.

[El Jefe]

royal purple oil? do you hate your engine?? i would get the crap out post haste. i have heard about nothing but issues and failed motors with that stuff.

Failed motors? Come on...There are hundreds of Cobras on SVTP running Royal Purple in the motor, trans and rear end with no problems.

Lucafu1 above used it in his Cobra as well. What are you guys running Amsoil? Redline? German Castrol? This is my daily driver...

[WildBill]

Failed motors? Come on...There are hundreds of Cobras on SVTP running Royal Purple in the motor, trans and rear end with no problems.

Lucafu1 above used it in his Cobra as well. What are you guys running Amsoil? Redline? German Castrol? This is my daily driver...

LOL! SVT is one of the WORST places to get accurate tech!
I've seen quite a few of RP failures. Like I said their VI(viscosity improvers) in their oils seems to breakdown more quickly than others.

[AZSonicSnake]

Failed motors? Come on...There are hundreds of Cobras on SVTP running Royal Purple in the motor, trans and rear end with no problems.

Lucafu1 above used it in his Cobra as well. What are you guys running Amsoil? Redline? German Castrol? This is my daily driver...

i am not narrowing it down to just cobra motors. i have a few friends in the import world, and dometic world that have had bearing failures due to thier rp oil breaking down. its just not an oil i would use in a street car. just as wild bill said.

myself, i use mobil 1. mainly because i have used it for years, and a few oem's put it in thier motors straight from the factory. and i check the level VERY religously.

also note, i am not doggin anything other than thier motor oil. i have had thier syncromesh in my t-56 for a few years now and its worked flawlessly.

[Lucafu1]

if royal purple is good enough for the Border Patrol trucks then its good enough for street cars IMO.

but then again i like regular dino oil just as well.

[El Jefe]

Guess it cant hurt to try some Mobil 1 for a thousand miles or so to see if it goes away...or is that just wishful thinking? haha