Hey everyone
i just bought a 04 f 150 with 192.000k on it when i first bought it i heard nothing and felt nothing the second day after driving for a little while the ticking and knoking got louder and louder then the diff started to act up when coming to a stop it is like the *** end wants to keep going and on left hand turns i let of the gas for the turn once turned i give it gas and clunk from the rear i went and bought wynns engine tune up in a can(crap)
when i tried to open the oil fill i had a hard time once open i disscoverd
a thick yellow sludge everywhere in side been told either head gasket leaking
or cracked heads.i have had the truck for a month and a half paid eightynine hundred love the truck just not sure if i can afford to fix her.
please HELP

 

the yellow sludge you see is probably just from condensation inside the motor..it is completely normal.

the knock is probably normal as the first (2004)3v 5.4s (if yours is a 5.4) are known for that

the rear end however, i have no idea

 

well thanks for the help.
i use to own a jeep charokee and when making a turn it made a grinding whine no idea what i was doing but tore the differential apart replaced the bearing reset the diff and worked great still dont know what i did. was wondering if mayby same kinda thing.

 

could be..if it was worked hard it may be time for new bearings..i dont think the limited slip additive would help that clank you hear..

 

i was reading about the other guy that has the ticking and someone mentioned cam somthing and timing chain adjusting how much money am i lookin at for replacing and tuneing and tighting lifters if possible

 

what engine do you have? cam sensor? im not sure someone will have to chime in who has spent the money to have it fixed

 

hey sorry its the cam phasers.and i have 5.4triton

 

does the truck have a limited slip rear axle???

 

You must be using a damn phone and driving at the same time to type your posts because it's so damn hard to follow what you saying with zero punctuation and typos that I just can't follow it past the "goo" on the oil cap.....

Mitch

 

 

 

Here's an interesting link to a video that demonstrate different sounds coming from the 5.4.

Go down the list and choose: episode 22 5.4 VCT Theory & Operation

Ben, OH

 

The clutch packs are notorious for going out in that model, I have an 04 supercrew and when turning sharply from a stop it used to grind and bind up sp I added an anti slip additive and knock on wood but it hasn't came back yet and that was 10k ago.

 

Ya liked that heh Brew?

 

If the yellow sludge is on the dipstick then you got problems. If it's only on the cap just wipe it off.
Look under the truck-if there is a Fram oil filter then get it out of there.
If it isn't blowing white exhaust or using up coolant then you're probably OK.
Just chill out and take it one piece at a time.
Goodluck!