Turn your radio up and the ticking goes away..🤸🏿

A mechanic that wants to save customers money is more than a good mechanic. You’re a good man

If you stopped driving a Dodge or Jeep every time there was a weird engine noise, you would have to use it less than 1000 miles per year.

problem is the dealerships say nothing but "its normal" when you want to get the work done under warranty.

The Kat Williams of knuckle busting

Make Lifters Great Again.

Love how both of them where like brand new cars LMFAO

I've heard cars go years with a ticking lifter. It sounds bad but usually won't hurt anything as long as oil is kept up with. Worst thing happens put a cam kit in it. Changing one lifter as a pro mechanic assures a comeback because others may soon join it. Unhappy customer. Also many people have to live with it because they don't have 2 or more cars to have one down for days or weeks.

I love your narration, the way you talk is divine for instructional videos, or any type of video, I see a bright future for you in KZfaq!

I like his energy, plus good advise

I have a lifter tick on my 92 Lincoln town car☹️ but I’m in one of those situations where I gotta drive it to be able to have the money to fix it 😂 Update: wasn’t lifters, definitely was timing chain and tensioners, got em replaced, tick is gone. Very common in town cars at around 150k. Now my transmission is taking a shit on me lol, time to get a rebuild or a new tranny

Get an aftermarket exhaust to drown it out 👍

Idk after driving GDI for ages, im almost immune to engine noise that isnt the rattle of a timing chain 😅

Love your show Alex. Keep it coming 👍

Your shop is two hours away, I’m in upstate SC, but imma start bringing you my stuff to work on….after my recent experience with a local dealership, I’d much rather get the check book out for honesty and quality…. And you remind me of a young me lol

On those penta stars, by the time you hear it, you need a set of followers and a cam.

Ive been drivong with bad lifters for 5 months. One mechanic told me dont worry about it until engine light is on or if it gets louder. The other mechanic told me best to change it right away.

When i started hearing ticking in my 2011 Suburban 5.3 engine at 240k miles, i dumped a quart of ATF in the oil. I ran it for a week, changed the oil and filter, and voila all quiet again. It now has just over 260k miles.

Dude! This is what I have been telling my dad for a year now! His 08 Chevy express van with 350,000 miles on it started misfiring….he kept driving it…I told him it might just be a burned out coil or plug causing the misfire..,an easy fix if it’s not caused too much damage….went and got the parts after several months of telling him this and him not listening cuz I’m just a stupid girl so what do I know! Guess what…he damaged cylinder 7 that had lost compression. If he had stopped and listened when I first started misfiring, he would still be driving the damned thing. But instead he wanted to think I’m an idiot and don’t know anything even though I’ve built him and mom a dodge pickup out of two that had a lot of problems each…and have two vehicles of my own that have a ton of miles on them and still run perfectly! 🤷‍♀️ sooooooo….now I get to do my first engine overhaul….on a Chevy 293 v8…. All Chevy and gmc owners…if u keep having problems like the Chevy express vans have with bad exhaust manifolds that keep coming loose and leaking and warped heads or bad head gaskets….stop using e85 gas! It causes the engine to run much hotter then premium unleaded which causes aluminum heads that all cars have today to warp….it’s hard to find cuz the aluminum will flex back to its normal shape as soon as it cools but as soon as it’s heated again it’ll leak coolant out of the head gasket area into the back coil packs and onto the exhaust manifold which causes the coil and plug to malfunction leading to a misfire….the manufacturer banks in the fact most Americans can’t afford a mechanic bill to fix the simple issue and continue driving with the misfire which causes damage to the cylinder that ends up to be permanent….and engine failure. The exhaust manifold bolts on Chevy engines are all just a hair too long which keeps it from torquing properly into the heads which combined with “E85” use and too much heat eventually causing the heads to warp, Chevy is guaranteed to have another customer sooner then they should have….it’s engineered to fail within 200,000 miles at max! I’ve seen them fail around 80,000 miles on well kept vehicles and in models as old as 2002….

I took in a 04 Chevy Suburban with the Same Problem. Mechanics took care of the Noise alright Even Took Care Of the Timing Chain and Oil pump and the Syphoning filter oil Line. Never mentioned the Cam at all and I have the proof on the paperwork but wait, he Mentioned after the work is done, that he will Guarantee his work for One Year and ONLY If, are you still wtih me?.... If we take it to his Shop to get The oil changes regular Maintnance during that 1 Year Grace Period Mind you He NEVER EVER MENTIONED THE FRIGGIN CAMSHAFT OF THE TRUCK In the First Place. Please Be CAREFUL PEOPLE.

Thus is why I love an Ole chevy..if you hear a tick you just a little low on oil and keep on going

Thank you for this information!!

Be careful driving it hard with mess up lifters I end up damaging camshaft, rockers of my 2012 charger RT cost labor/parts is around $8,000

Can’t afford to stop driving it

I just turn the radio louder and floor it

The 3.6 or the Hemi? I know alot of 3.6s that tick forever lol. The Hemi always needs cam and lifters.

2.0 tsi makes so much ticking noises it would be impossible to detect bad valve train noise💀

Had a fuel line crack in my dad’s xd wagon. It was a bush basher and it set fire to 200+ acres. Took about a week for all the old stumps and logs to burn out. Good times.

Hey brother hope your doing well, iv got a raptor with a 6.2 and have my ear out for thay tick. Sheesh id love to give you my bussiness you have a great professional approachable attitude. People need to treat GOOD RESEARCHED mechanics like good trusted doctor's and let them take the reigns.

this doesnt apply to hondas- w mechanical lifters. intake valves tend to loosen w age, and make noise. exhaust valves that have less clearance are quiet and can lead to a burnt valve. if you hear them, it can be less damaging if you don't. ((in some circumstances))

Or you could do what I did and go stick shift. The lifters don’t tend to fail as much on the manual cars because they don’t have MDS. The MDS puts a ton of strain on these engines. The older non-vvti/mds hemi engines definitely lived a lot longer. Also, it depends on the wear additives in your oil. I know that oil with a lot of zinc is recommended for flat tappet cams for break in but in these engines it makes a big difference. Otherwise you’ll need something like Amsoil or (my personal favorite) BND Automotive Quantum Blue.

I've had 7 S10s, 4 of which were the workhorse 4.3s. My current 4.3 is. Billet crank stroker 4.8. They ALLLL have super loud top ends with the hydraulic rollers, even my current one with comp EVERYTHING. Bone stock 4.3/ 13k built "4.3"= both loud top ends. I've also had 2 camrys- a 95 new to 365k, and a 2002 about 65k to 250k BOTH camry ticked, both were 100% fine when I sold them. I'm ASE, a Mastsr Mack/Volvo, I have hino and cummins certs, I'm 109EPA, I'm a FMCSA +NCDOT inspector and have been drag racing over 20 years. This is good GENERAL INFO. But not 100% "ALL there is too it". Very vague. But I get your drift.

Have a lifter tick for many years. It's still keeping on keeping on. Still drive it, playa. Tick on.

What does it mean when you a low tick noise when you give the car more gas or accelerate faster? When driving at normal speeds you don’t hear it it’s only when you accelerate or go up an incline you’ll hear that ticking noise then it goes away when on level or up to speed driving. Car doesn’t shake or misfire rides normally

I watched it multiple times just to make sure thats a lifter, turns out to be a rocker arm. Honest mistake, but great advice. Keep up the good work.

Wow! Didn't know. What if it's not a tick, but very slight, like one would think you need to do valve adjustments, is that correct? Also, how much life should you get out of the lifters and are lifters used only in the hydraulic application; so if you have adjustment ability in the engine, you don't have lifters?

my neighbor's engine goes "bloop bloop bloop" and i'm searching the internet for what that means out of curiosity. there should be a video online of all engine and car noises, with a brief explanation. rapid fire, for quick diagnostics. "squeek" is brakes. "squeek(from engine)" is belt. "tik tik tik" is bomb! run! (jk, lifters or preignition or something, im not a mechanic idk) would be cool video

Listen to this with your eyes closed and tell me this isnt a Key & Peele skit 😅😅

Technically some will tick until the engine warms up. Then tick goes away . I have one that only has a small tick at warm up . Then goes away. Sometimes you don't hear it. But if it's a continuous tick all the time. Then yea. Time for replacement or rebuild.

The Chevy 3.1 has a known issue with piston slap on cold startup which is easily confused with lifter tick

I love it when people say it just started overheating or my brakes just started making noise yesterday

Bro clearly never heard a 2.0TFSi on a cold winters morning 🥶

Love your video's.

The way he says "please stop driving it" just cracks me the F up 😂

This guy: Stop Driving IMMEDIATELY! NA Miata Owners: 🤣✌️

What should it sound like? My Magnum makes a ping sound only when shifting from anything to reverse, like a LOUD QUICK like PING then no noise. Only when I go to reverse, oh and specifically when idling, if I drive around for a bit and then try there's no noise. If I go from P (very top) straight to drive (sliding past R, and N) no noise, only when I intentionally stop on R, Car isn't moving at all just idling while holding brake. N to R (ping) P to R (ping) one quick sound.

You’re awesome. 😊

Piston slap is a trait of my engine would be worried if it didn’t sound like a diesel when cold

I’ve been driving with a ticking for 2+ years 🤣 hoping it’s a fuel pump lol

Nost vehicles you can just drive em until they fall apart because either way they are getting a big bill

That's a big thing customers don't much understand. "Why is it more for mine to replace than it was for my buddies"... well, because your buddy STOPPED driving. Brought the car in without rust damage mismatched bolts etc and got it looked at and fixed. You on the other hand drove it for an extra 4 months until more much noticeable sounds were heard, rust and liability bolts etc and more parts needing to be accessed and replaced.... 🙄 Great vid!

Not only are you handsome... You're smart as well !❤

Had a valve tick for like seven years or more. No damage at all to my camshaft. Toktok garage mechanic for you.

Keeping it 100 Thank you!

Bring it in every 10k miles for an inspection or every 5k to get the oil changed. An expert like Alex would be able to catch it early! More likely to save it from catastrophic damage long term!

I Hurd a nose and pulled over right away only drove about 10 feet then noticed my camshaft sticking out of my oil pan😅

Lifter tick is normal for high mileage engines. Throw some lucas oil stabilizer in and send it

Normal on those pentascrap engines! I've been a chrysler tech for years! Doing this exact job all week long!

Was told it was a lifter and that i could drive it forever just be careful- fastest i ever drive to work is 50/55- and now it won’t even start… it’s been a week😐 what do i do? i basically have no money, and don’t know a whole lot about checking out engines

its a hemi, i got one. needs a better flow oil pump or they will be back for another lifter and a cam eventual.

You are awesome

Roller lifters = job security

LOL bet bro, been driving my Camaro for 5 years and thousands of miles with the nastiest lifter tick you've ever heard, and it's still doing fine.

If u have a Honda then u don’t have to stop driving, been hearing it over 3 years on my v6 accord and it runs just fine 💀

This shit is always hilarious, quit driving the only car you have to get to work to make money to pay to fix it. Whether it’s on your own or at a shop. Life is fucking ridiculous man.

Probably came from too much idling, common problem with those.

Sometime you can’t afford to get it looked at but you do the best you can

I need a mechanic like you in CA

How long until a problem arises? Mine's been ticking for about 3 years now.

Just changed one on my wifes jeep. Bish is quiet as a prius now.

That just gives me an excuse to get a mean cam lol I bought the chopracabra cam for when I replace my lifters

Alex in your opinion what causes the lifter tick? I heard it was excess idling and lack of lubrication to the lifters at lower rpm’s. If that’s the case can a HPOP like the hellcat one fix this

Excellent advice!🧐

TRUE! I once had a traverse come in with a destroyed engine. They had an extended insurance policy....they had me teardown the motor....the bearings were black! They heard noise and kept driving....maybe because they wanted a motor. The policy denied their claim! They had to pay straight out of pocket

Thank you Alex. I’ve been driving this 2018 Kia optima and this lifter ticking is bad. Only 112,000 miles. Started 105,000 ! SMH

Definitely just don’t beat on it or don’t beat on it so often. Maintain make sure it’s well oiled if you plan to keep your vehicle stretch it out a bit then get it repaired. New lifters or whatever is ticking get it repaired/ replaced cause if you leave it like that for too long luckily I lucked out lol It’ll wear down so much it’ll cause big engine damage

this man is a trifecta, Post steph-williams lmao (Post Malone, Steph Curry, and Katt Williams)

You can drive it it’s a typical Chrysler Hemi V8 issue especially when they get close to high mileage or high mileage you begin hearing it. Same with the fricken exhaust manifolds. 🤦🏻‍♂️dodge Chrysler was proud of the hemi even with some of its cheapness. Like, the stupid manifolds and heat shields. The TINY bolts rust and break the heat shield would become lost and flap around you get exhaust leak from rusty manifold or a gap in the housing of where the manifold seals to the block. No good. Another ticking noise that can be. So many people drive with the lifter tick and be ok including myself. My hemi still powerful and many miles. It’s fine to do so. Keep your oil changes regular use full synthetic you’ll be alright. I rebuilt my hemi at 250k myself. Worn lifters for sure. Nothing severe. I floored that old beast a lot. It took it. Care for your things they’ll stick with you

As a 5.4 Triton owner I can confirm a tick is normal

Hello Alex is there any tapping noise on cold starts that would be considered normal, or does it all have to be addressed

Depends upon the vehicle. The four cylinder that came in the Mazda mx6, 626, and ford probe have Rhodes lifters and that tick is basically meaningless. Trying to fix it is both expensive and likely futile.

I would get a hold of tx speed get a stage 2 camshaft, new springs with hellcat lifters do a MDS delete and a small tune...truck/Durango/charger will run forever...not to mention 50 horse and torque...

“ damaged lifter “ shows a rocker arm 😂

Good advise

in defense of the customer. My wife plays her music really loud in the cat so she will only tell me about new sounds when she hears them over her music. In that case she only heard the issue for a short time before I am trying to fix it.

Brother, you know that you are preaching to the choir. These people here say ahh it's running fine

Aint no way you dont hear that getting worse 😂

@AlexTheCarDoctor what made you get into auto mechanics and what steps u took to be ASE certified? I’m just asking cause you know a lot about cars and I thought about going that route and becoming a master technician.

Unfortunately I was the one that kept driving it ,new cam and lifters,my cam looked just like that one.

Ofc it’s chewed up. Dodges suck when it comes to oil psi

Where are you located seem like a legit mechanic bro🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Durango Dodge Chrysler motors had a bad problem with oil pressure getting up to the top of the engine. You could’ve stopped driving that right away and you would still have a bad cam.

You sound like fix it Felix from wreck it Ralph

I just got sold on taking the heads off for the lifter replacement and new cam

Can I get your thought on a 2014 Hyundai Elantra with 120k miles and engine noise?

The second costumer is probably gonna get charged like he mess up the camshaft 😅

The metal shavings help increase the clearance size making the vehicle faster and last longer. All these newer vehicles sure have a lot of expensive problems.

Those rocker arms come prefailed from the assembly line tbh.

If you here some ticking and pull over right away and not drive it. Maybe cuz low on oil. Once we do oil change can that fix the ticking? Or it automatically means something is bad? In all cases?

This is where I stop drinking my traverse this things knocking hard