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02-10-2009, 01:25 PM
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97 f150 4.2 KNOCKS and looses oil pressure...PLEASE HELP
1997 f150 4.2 (V6) 2wd Extended Cab Automatic Tranny
I have noticed a ticking noise. It does not sound like lifters to me but i know nothing. Anyways the truck had been sitting for about 2 months and when i checked the oil yesterday it was about 1.5 quarts low. I put oil in it and it was fine. Today i checked the oil and it was ok so i drive it. when i started it i heard a ticking noise. It does not get loader when i give it gas but it seems to go away. That may just be the motor noise drowning it out though. Then while driving i noticed the oil pressure gauge was moving very fast up and down but only a very short distance. Then all of a sudden the oil pressure goes like all the way down for a half of a second then come back up to where it should be. When it did this the ticking noise got louder. It did this 3 times while i was driving... I have it parked now. I can start it and it ticks while it idles but if i raise the RPM's just a little then the noise goes away... what do you guys think... COULD THIS BE A OIL PRESSURE SENSOR PROBLEM? update: It does not make much of the ticking noise when in park or neutral. When its in Reverse or Drive the rpms goes lower and the ticking is a little more noticeable. ANY HELP AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS APPRECIATED...
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TJ 1994 Ford Ranger 4x4 4.0 Last edited by wkumale; 02-10-2009 at 10:15 PM. 
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02-12-2009, 01:23 AM
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Re: 97 f150 4.2 KNOCKS and looses oil pressure...PLEASE HELP
Sounds like oil pump failing or internal collapse of oil filter and/or severe sludge build-up restricting return paths to oil pan. Deal w/ it soon. Check the integrity of the sender connector & wire first but that doesn't explain dry metal to metal top end noise.
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02-12-2009, 08:28 AM
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Re: 97 f150 4.2 KNOCKS and looses oil pressure...PLEASE HELP
I thought that if the oil pump failed then it goes out fast!.... like it would just stop working altogether? i am not sure thats just what i was told...
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TJ 1994 Ford Ranger 4x4 4.0
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02-12-2009, 07:39 PM
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Re: 97 f150 4.2 KNOCKS and looses oil pressure...PLEASE HELP
It definitely would be time to notify it's "next of kin" if that is the prob! I did mention other possibilities. A can of "Seafoam" in the oil is the best de-sludging agent. Then change the oil & the filter (don't overtighten). That removes 2 of the 3 potentials. The pump could be being starved.
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02-12-2009, 10:15 PM
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Re: 97 f150 4.2 KNOCKS and looses oil pressure...PLEASE HELP
I took it to the dealer.. they suggested that it was the main bearing was worn a little and causing the sound...... does this sound correct?
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TJ 1994 Ford Ranger 4x4 4.0
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