Not an Exhaust Leak...

[DaDDyGSp0T]

the ticking is loud...at idle u can hear it .. tick tick tick....when i rev the ticking gets faster and louder.... what can it be...and how much do you guys think it would cost to fix..i have 87k on my car

 

[twogts4us]

How sure are you that it's not an exhaust leak? Sounds like one to me. Have you had exhaust work done recently?

 

[streetstang03]

How sure are you that it's not an exhaust leak? Sounds like one to me. Have you had exhaust work done recently?

when u put ur exhaust on, did u replace the gasket on the passenger side header?

 

[CottonBurnerz]

I belived he told me that he took it to muffler shop and they couldn't find a leak and told him that it's his valve that's ticking..?

 

[85GTlover]

Sorry I was thinking pushrod engines....did not look at the forum title.

 

[mnbf]

I have the exact same ticking sound... sound like it is comming from passanger side.... im guessing its an exhaust leak... i hope anyways... i think it started with i just swaped out my stock mufflers fr some dynomax.... to big of a in in the a$$ to take the headers off to do anything about it though.

 

[StangLou]

Our cars dont have the lifter issues like 5.0s can have when the get miles on them. We have some form of a lifter, but its not the style the 5.0's have so I really doubt its one of his "lifters". Are they even called lifters on our mod motors?
I have heard that our injectors can cause a ticking sound. Many people have complained about it. I dont think it causes any trouble, but Im sure hearing a ticking sound could be annoying.

 

[DaDDyGSp0T]

Our cars dont have the lifter issues like 5.0s can have when the get miles on them. We have some form of a lifter, but its not the style the 5.0's have so I really doubt its one of his "lifters". Are they even called lifters on our mod motors?
I have heard that our injectors can cause a ticking sound. Many people have complained about it. I dont think it causes any trouble, but Im sure hearing a ticking sound could be annoying.

yeah...i dunno what it is......maybe i do need to change the gasket..... but the ticking is so loud...i took it to the shop ..... u think the muffler shop change the gasket??they said it sounds like its coming from the motor...and yes i change the oil last week

 

[Dark Knight GT]

I can tell you right now, if you have an exhuast leak and its causing unbalanced backpressure, you'll notice it in terms of performance. The gas pedal will begin to feel more "stiff" and throttle response is dulled. Not to mention you may get a "SES" light with some kind of EGR code.