3.6L pentastar tick? (Video)

[_spoon]

I get a tick that I can hear with the hood closed and from the drivers seat on cold start. After it reaches operating temp it settles down to where I can not hear it from the cabin nor with the hood closed. With the hood opens I can hear recorded a video and it sounds like it is ticking when I get the phone to the back passenger side.

it’s a 2021 Mojave with 64,000 miles on it.

before I drop a bunch of money on parts. Am I overreacting and this is normal sound or is it time for new rockers and such?

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[RHINO79]

Injectors most likely.

 

[_spoon]

Injectors most likely.

Thank you for the reply.

I hadn't really thought about it being injectors. Is it normal for them to be that loud over time?

I have been looking for an example video with audio that definitely shows the tick but either they aren't tick or it is just really hard to hear.

 

[BenU]

My 2014 JK has been making a ticking noise for 10 years. It has a lifetime warranty so, I have never been concerned.

 

[_spoon]

So I picked up a stethoscope for cheap off Amazon. It is the injectors I am hearing.

The valve covers actually sounded really quiet. The injector for the middle cylinder on the passenger side is ticking.

That is better since it won’t take out the engine, right?

 

[DanJT]

It sounds like injectors alright, that said mine was loud like that but when I installed a aluminum lower intake it wasn't as loud. but they can still be heard and mistaken for a diesel.

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