2011 silverado 4x4 5.3 engine ticking

[moose288]

Truck has 9,000 miles and sounds great until engine gets warm then I hear a ticking sound on driver side fender well area ...kinda sounds like a exhaust valve pecking.this can't be normal!!! And ideas

[tonyghkbve]

I really don't think that the ticking sound hear is a major problem, however, if you noticed higher than normal oil consumption, lack of power, and blue smoke, please have it checked out. I heard some much about this 5.3 ticking interpreted as a piston slap which is bull. Since it's fairly new, let the dealer examine it. I'm sure it's nothing major that will shred your billfold. Some guy also told me regarding a ticking sound on an engine which is in good shape could be that the oil isn't thick enough, which again is bull.

[gmtech4]

take it in ,not your problem,its GMs problem,

 

ticking is not normal

[moose288]

Just piss me off to pay 38,000 for a truck and in 8months it sounds like a ticking time bomb

[gmtech4]

Just piss me off to pay 38,000 for a truck and in 8months it sounds like a ticking time bomb

 

 

welcome to north american automotive industry

 

i like GM but as a tech,i saw to many new vehs on my hoist so now that i am no longer a GM tech i bought a new toyota Rav4 sport so id have complete ignorance as to its problems save the accel pedal crap of course !! lol

 

keep calm and take it in

[moose288]

OK I had Mobil 1 synthetic in the engine when it started ticking. Changed my oil and used castrol non synthetic and drove it on a 100 mile trip and now the ticking is gone. And I have always used ac delving filters

[joshrt24]

OK I had Mobil 1 synthetic in the engine when it started ticking. Changed my oil and used castrol non synthetic and drove it on a 100 mile trip and now the ticking is gone. And I have always used ac delving filters

 

 

that is good news!

 

I had a similar problem and they ended up swapping my entire motor after several repair attempts, with no explanation to the source of the noise.

[GMCustomerService]

Truck has 9,000 miles and sounds great until engine gets warm then I hear a ticking sound on driver side fender well area ...kinda sounds like a exhaust valve pecking.this can't be normal!!! And ideas

 

 

Has your concern been resolved? Feel free to contact me privately if you need further assistance. Thank you in advance.

 

Tricia, GM Customer Service.

[gmtech4]

OK I had Mobil 1 synthetic in the engine when it started ticking. Changed my oil and used castrol non synthetic and drove it on a 100 mile trip and now the ticking is gone. And I have always used ac delving filters

 

 

ya its fixed tricia