2000 Mustang SRS Ticking

[identaman187]

Hey there,

3 days ago I went to Mr.Lube to get an oil change and during that oil change they also recommended we get our coolant flushed since it was never done before.

All seemed fine and dandy until we left. Less than 50 meters away from the place we started hearing a loud ticking noise. Every time we pressed the gas the ticking would become very loud and soon as we took our foot off the gas the ticking wouldn't appear.

We went immediately back to the store and he said it's your lifters. Not enough oil is getting to them. I was like we NEVER had this problem before and now all of a sudden it appears after an oil change / coolant change? Does that sound normal to you? They ended up giving us another oil change for free and put in high milage oil in it. It seemed to work....at least temporarily.

However yesterday morning the ticking came back and it was even louder than before and now my engine light has come on.

So now I'm not exactly sure what to do or what is wrong with the car. I mean the car was 100% fine before going into them and all I went there for was the oil change. They dumped lots of water on the engine during the coolant change so not sure if that could of caused it.

Any how any help would be very much apperciated!

Thanks!

[351wStang]

Sounds like you need to get the car to a real mechanic. Not some grease monkey at the lube shop. If the mechanic you choose finds a problem with the previous work then you may need to look into getting a lawyer.