ibanezblazer43
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Hello everyone!
I have a mystery problem that has been plaguing my mind and soul for a solid two weeks now. I will start off by giving you a history of how this issue started, and then just dive right into the specifics of the problem.
THE HISTORY
I had been driving my Bronco II for a solid 8/12 months without any issues whatsoever. During this time I had been doing all my regular maintenance like clockwork. Oil pressure was in the normal range, temp was in the normal range, both oil and temp sensors had been replaced recently. Life was GREAT.
I do an oil change every 5000-6000 kms religiously, and it was at about that point. When I do oil changes, I buy the FRAM Tough Guard oil filter that has an efficiency rate of 99%, and use only high grade oil.
It was a warm and dry summer here in BC, so I decided to put my Bronco II's rear end on jack stands and fix all the rust on it. The rust project lasted roughly 4 weeks, during which I did not start the vehicle whatsoever. At the end of the rust project, I did my routine oil change.
There was roughly 20L of fuel left in the tank.
**Please note that the rear end was elevated for an extensive amount of time.
THE PROBLEM
After the 4 week rust project was finished, I felt quite pleased with myself.
I also made the mistake of joking to a friend "boy, wouldn't it be funny if I did all this work, and there was something wrong with my engine? lololol!". I started the engine and it ticked AWFULLY.
I thought, "oh maybe it just needs to be driven for a bit because it's been sitting for so long". I drove my Bronco II, the ticking went away, then came back worse than before accompanied with an painful loss of power.
I stumbled it back home, at which point I decided to do an oil flush with the "Gunk Engine Cleaner";replaced the oil filter, put new oil in, and it ran better. No ticking! Success! ...Not quite. I continued driving it, and the loud ticking returned after a 10/15 minute drive.
I decided to take off the valve covers and clean whatever gunk was built up in there. Turns out there was a decent amount of gunk. So I cleaned out as much gunk as I could humanly remove, did another oil change with engine flush, replaced the filter, and replaced the oil with 10w30 valvoline. Drove it, and no ticking. Success! ...Not Quite. After about 15/20 minutes the ticking returned.
I did some researching, and discovered that it could actually be the fuel injectors. I sprayed some carb cleaner in the intake manifold, and it reduced the ticking substantially... for about 15/20 minutes. The power loss when the ticking returned was less prominent, than before. I just bought Fuel Injector Cleaner that you pour into your fuel tank and am currently testing it out. So far, the issue remains the same:
-Start Bronco II--> ticks lightly;
-Start Driving-->ticking goes away, and drives like a damn new bronco II;
-After 15/20 mins of driving (temp stabilizes at the 5/10 minute mark, and oil pressure is perfect)--> 20 minute mark hits, and the engine ticks horribly with a major loss in power.
I will post a video with the sound of the ticking later today/tonight.
Please help me. I love my Bronco II, and I don't want to see it go down like this. I will be checking this forum regularly, so if you have any questions I will be able to respond fairly quickly.
Thank-you for your help. I really appreciate it.
Vehicle Specs:
1986 Bronco II
V6 2.9 L
Standard
356,000 kms
2 Door
No A/C
Grant D.
I have a mystery problem that has been plaguing my mind and soul for a solid two weeks now. I will start off by giving you a history of how this issue started, and then just dive right into the specifics of the problem.
THE HISTORY
I had been driving my Bronco II for a solid 8/12 months without any issues whatsoever. During this time I had been doing all my regular maintenance like clockwork. Oil pressure was in the normal range, temp was in the normal range, both oil and temp sensors had been replaced recently. Life was GREAT.
I do an oil change every 5000-6000 kms religiously, and it was at about that point. When I do oil changes, I buy the FRAM Tough Guard oil filter that has an efficiency rate of 99%, and use only high grade oil.
It was a warm and dry summer here in BC, so I decided to put my Bronco II's rear end on jack stands and fix all the rust on it. The rust project lasted roughly 4 weeks, during which I did not start the vehicle whatsoever. At the end of the rust project, I did my routine oil change.
There was roughly 20L of fuel left in the tank.
**Please note that the rear end was elevated for an extensive amount of time.
THE PROBLEM
After the 4 week rust project was finished, I felt quite pleased with myself.
I also made the mistake of joking to a friend "boy, wouldn't it be funny if I did all this work, and there was something wrong with my engine? lololol!". I started the engine and it ticked AWFULLY.
I thought, "oh maybe it just needs to be driven for a bit because it's been sitting for so long". I drove my Bronco II, the ticking went away, then came back worse than before accompanied with an painful loss of power.
I stumbled it back home, at which point I decided to do an oil flush with the "Gunk Engine Cleaner";replaced the oil filter, put new oil in, and it ran better. No ticking! Success! ...Not quite. I continued driving it, and the loud ticking returned after a 10/15 minute drive.
I decided to take off the valve covers and clean whatever gunk was built up in there. Turns out there was a decent amount of gunk. So I cleaned out as much gunk as I could humanly remove, did another oil change with engine flush, replaced the filter, and replaced the oil with 10w30 valvoline. Drove it, and no ticking. Success! ...Not Quite. After about 15/20 minutes the ticking returned.
I did some researching, and discovered that it could actually be the fuel injectors. I sprayed some carb cleaner in the intake manifold, and it reduced the ticking substantially... for about 15/20 minutes. The power loss when the ticking returned was less prominent, than before. I just bought Fuel Injector Cleaner that you pour into your fuel tank and am currently testing it out. So far, the issue remains the same:
-Start Bronco II--> ticks lightly;
-Start Driving-->ticking goes away, and drives like a damn new bronco II;
-After 15/20 mins of driving (temp stabilizes at the 5/10 minute mark, and oil pressure is perfect)--> 20 minute mark hits, and the engine ticks horribly with a major loss in power.
I will post a video with the sound of the ticking later today/tonight.
Please help me. I love my Bronco II, and I don't want to see it go down like this. I will be checking this forum regularly, so if you have any questions I will be able to respond fairly quickly.
Thank-you for your help. I really appreciate it.
Vehicle Specs:
1986 Bronco II
V6 2.9 L
Standard
356,000 kms
2 Door
No A/C
Grant D.