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awsumness
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Hey, I have an auIII xr8 ute, and since I bought it there's always been a ticking noise coming from the front driver side.. I finally took a couple mins too track the noise down and it's coming from the passenger side in front of the tire behind the plastic inner guard.. I pulled part of the gaurd off (dam plastic clips wouldn't come out) and seen something behind there, there's pipes or something leading to it.. I have no idea what it is but the noise is really annoying hahaha can anyone tell me what it is so I can fix it?!!
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That's what is known as the TICKFORD TICK
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I got an old flat wool car wash sponge and wrapped it around then secured it with a some electrical tape, going over it a few times to help deaden the noise. Haven't heard it since.
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I've had an EA2, EL and AU3, and I've never noticed the ticking, let alone be annoyed by it... it's that loud that you can hear it over the engine? The only time I was even aware of anything tucked into there was when I hit a wombat, and the impact disconnected one of the air lines leading to the canister. SsSsSsssSsss...
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like T3man said that's normal, as annoying as it is you'll learn to live with it!
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Haha so it's a common problem then? What's the solenoid actually do? And if you replaced it would it fix it?? Not overly fussed but kinda makes my ute sound like something is wrong with it..
And yeah you can hear it very easily over the engine, not so much inside the cabin but def outside.. |
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look, the above comments are right AND wrong. You dont have to live with it, and the noise can be eliminated
firstly pull the plastic splash guard away from the solenoid and see if the noise dissapears or quietens down alot. If so, then find a way to pull the solenoid away from touching anything, like zip ties etc. but if its the case like in my car where the solenoid was buggered & ticking LOUDLY even though nothing was in contact with , go to ford and pay the $120 asking price for a new one. It comes with new hoses connected which are very easy to route and fit into the engine bay. I tried the wrapping up with a sponge method and that didnt work at all......... if anything made the sound resonate louder |
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Industrial deafness has its upsides.
I've never heard it. |
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yeh its loud and embarrasing, sounds like theres something wrong with the engine. Got some insulating stuff from clark rubber that im going to try
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$150 isn't too bad, I got a good friend who works at ford so might get him too get me one and save a bit of coin.. I dunno how people can put up with it haha
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Edit $120
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People put up with it a lot easier than putting up with spending over $100 to replace it only to have the brand new one do exactly the same after 6 months or less. All depends how deep your wallet is I s'pose.
The carbon canister holds fuel impregnated vapour that is present in your fuel tank - when the engine temp is normal, the ECU opens the solenoid to allow this vapour to pass through the engine under vacuum via the manifold and thus be burnt. It is to stop "emissions" that would be harmful to the dolphins. |
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Just wrap an old wrag or something around it and mummify it with duct tape. Had the same problem, did that and never heard it since.
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In the immortal words of J.C. "Just like the fat kid on a Smartie" ... you're all over it Scotty.
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So you're saying you're a fat kid ????
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well i dont really call spending 100 bucks lashing out, if it lasts 6 months then owell..
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was good advice
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this thread brings back memories lol the noise was always louder when in a enclosed environment or in the drive thru etc! used to drive me nuts, and almost every time i heard it i wouldn't remember what it was for about thirty seconds! and by then i was already stressing lol
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Yep I got the same sound in my au just live with it me thinks
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Can't it just be bypassed the solenoid? And run the lines straight to manifold or airbox?
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You could try - but I think the Ford ECU is cleverer than you may think. It will probably just log a fault code and shut down some part of the engine control ... hope it isn't the throttle LOL.
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Disconnect it to but would be a permanent fix might be worth a shot
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Wrapped a jumbo car wash sponge around mine with cable ties in '02. And because it was resting on the inner guard, the noise was amplified. So it's now elevated as well.
I have never heard it since. Not even with my ear on the guard. It's certainly a cheap fix that you could try first. I remember back in '02 or '03' filling my car up at a servo beside another guy in a T2 TL50, his was ticking like crazy, it was really loud. So I said to him, "That ticking must really p*** you off". He replied with "What ticking?". He couldn't even hear it. -Craig |
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