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Ford Focus ST MK2 Engine ticking

tomsyxd
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Hey, I recently bought a 2010 ST225 with 77k miles/125k km and I have been worried about this sound.

It happens on cold and warm engine. Increasing and decreasing with RPM's. Oil level is good.

I've tried to read about some similiar cases and only thing I came across was Hydraulic Lifter Tick, is this that or something more extreme or just a normal sound on these engines?

 

Here is a clip of the sound: 

 

Thanks :)

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    Pretty sure mine is a bit ticky too, will see if I can grab some video to compare bearing in mind yours may be more noticeable due to running standard air box compared to noisy induction kit etc on mine

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    Pretty similar to mine I’d say

     

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    4 hours ago, troy45 said:

    Pretty similar to mine I’d say

     

    Yeah sound about the same, thanks for your reply. Maybe I have nothing to be worried about.

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    6 hours ago, tomsyxd said:

    ... Maybe I have nothing to be worried about.

    You own a Ford, you'll always have something to worry about 😂

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    5 hours ago, StephenFord said:

    You own a Ford, you'll always have something to worry about 😂

    True :biggrin:

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