8.1L TSB for ticking noise

[Woody1]

To all you fellow 8.1L engine owners.

Just got back from service dept on ticking noise from engine. Dont know if this has been posted here before cause I just bought this truck 2 weeks ago. BUT! I wondered where this noise was coming from. Service manager remembered a TSB on this from awhile back. Has to do with push-rod replacements. Dont know where on the web you look this up, but is TSB #01-06-01-018, July 2001. If engine build #'rs are between T10104-T10412, then this ticking noise is your pushrods. You need to have them replaced. The engine build #'rs can be found on rocker covers or on oil pan. (It's a sticker that has a bar code on it) mine were barley legible. Mine didnt fall under this tsb, so ticking was found to be the fuel rails. Heard it myself.

 

Hope this helps someone.

[sonjaab]

WOODY, My 01 6.0 had what I thought was lifter tick.

Mechanic whipped out stethoscope and indeed it was

fuel pulsing thru fuel rails and injectors !...geo

[HawkScot]

so you still have the ticking noise coming from the fuel rails? or was something replaced that fixed it?

 

I'm just learning about this 8.1L engine...  is there technical articles posted somewhere that has all the details?

 

Thanks

[Woody1]

still ticking, but mind is rested about the noise tho. I dont know of any place on web you can look up things about this angine. Just check in here and read the posts and you will learn plenty from all these people. Have learned a boatload from here