My tick is now a Knock... $$$

[No Tyme]

Just received a quote on a Jasper engine with DOD delete installed… 11K. Jasper requires a lot of external parts NEW to give that 3 year warranty. Unbelievable!

My tick has turned into a knock, as if someone is tapping on the side of the block with a ball peen hammer. I can’t believe others have gone this route.

If I am going to have to have a new engine, or a rebuilt engine put in this truck, it will not have the AFM parts in it. Who else have gone this route and found the cheaper way.

[CamGTP]

Rebuilding your engine would be cheaper than 11k. Even if you think it has rod knock or something like that. If the oil is a glitter factory, it's a spun rod/main bearing. If there is no glitter it's probably just a lifter that broke and it doing a lot of damage to the camshaft.

 

Or find a used block for a few thousand. Spend a few thousand on delete parts and put it back in.

[No Tyme]

Thats my thought. I am thinking with 135K and she doesn't eat any oil, runs strong, I am looking to  find someone who does the DOD delete. My son-in-law knows a few wrench turners who work on race cars and may be up for this. I just can't see spending that amount of money on a truck going on 9 years old, even though it still looks good. If I am going to have to open up the engine, I am deleting the DOD crap cam & lifters.

[No Tyme]

I was quoted just short of 7k for a complete DOD delete, with engine and trans tune. I think my low end is fine, so I thinking this is the way to go.

The work is a couple weeks out so when complete I will post back.

[No Tyme]

**UPDATE**

I dropped 1/2 can of Seafoam in the oil, drove about 50 miles and drained the oil. Changed oil filter and put in 5W30 Mobile 1 oil and I can no longer hear the tick. 

As of now it is a wait and see on how things proceed. A couple of weeks have past and still all good, no tick.

 

[txab]

look into running Valvoline Restore and Protect to clean up your engine