valve ticking

[Fosterchild23]

My 95 is starting to make some pretty loud ticking noise when driving under load. I'm assuming valve tick? I can't hear it at idle, or when I rev it in neutral/park but as soon as its under load while driving I can hear it very clearly from about 1200 rpms and up. Would anyone have any insight?

 

[ghohouston]

Pre turbo exhaust leak? Checked up pipes for soot?

 

[7.3powerstroke00]

Pre turbo exhaust leak? Checked up pipes for soot?

What he said...

 

[Patrick Feeley]

As mentioned above, and also check for a non-functioning injector (you should notice a "miss" in that case). Cheers!

 

[Justin@DP-Tuner]

As mentioned above, and also check for a non-functioning injector (you should notice a "miss" in that case). Cheers!

Yes, I would be leaning towards an injector as well.

OP, how many miles are on the injectors?

 

[Tom S]

A lot of people have trouble identifying a miss in a powerstroke. In this case I suspect a exhaust leak.