Stop Ticking At Me, Jeep!!!!!!!!!!!

slapakiss · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:36 pm

mine ticks also since i got it new. very annoying when going through the drive thru. I was going to call and schedule an appointment, but then i read this. Only have 1500 miles on it.

cgass · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:05 pm

Mine used to tick, it was quite annoying when next to a wall/fence/house, but I haven't noticed it in a few months. I read on a different forum that the tick is caused by the fuel injectors, not sure if thats accurate though

bumble2012 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:18 am **Posts:** 1

Have a 2012 Liberty Arctic with 275 miles on the odometer as of this morning. I noticed the ticking sound last week in a Mickey D's drive through. I think it may just be a characteristic of the 3.7. :JEEPIN:

jeeplikens · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:43 am

Mine has ticked since day 1. It has 62k on it now and still ticks. So, if something was wrong with my KK, it's taking it's slow sweet time to cause a catastrophic failure of the engine. However, having the lifetime eng/drivetrain warranty does make it no concern at this point anyway. At Micky D's or other drive through is where it's heard the loudest. Almost sounds like a lifter is tapping but that's old school. :2cents:

JojosJeep · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:44 pm

I had brought my 2009 back to the dealer while it was under the bumper to bumper and the mechanic said the 3.7L is known for it. I asked why and he didn't have an answer. That was around 20k. I still have it at 55k. He had suggested changing the plugs, we did and it didn't help even though I spent top dollar...my mpg did improve though. I use synthetic oil, looks fine and level is fine too. It's definitely in the engine though. I'm curious if and when anyone ever figures it out. It's kinda grown on me now and I'm used to it. Sometimes I look at my daughters 99 Cherokee with the 4.0 and 200k plus miles and wonder how well the engine would fit in my Liberty.

MALiberty · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:54 pm

My 2012 bought new in Nov 2011 has the tick..... 10K miles on it now and still ticking,,, no pun intended.

bagwell · **Joined:** Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:40 pm **Posts:** 64

what about your engine oil? do you use 5W-20 or something different?

Also -- try an OEM oil filter just for grins.

Mine ticks on startup when cold then stops after a couple of minutes...running Castrol Titanium synthetic 5W-20 with OEM filter.

Smetna · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:07 am

Still ticking. 14,250 mi

I use Castrol Edge Syntec 5w-20
and a Wix filter.

I'll get used to it.

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:55 pm

The 3.7L ticks from 0 miles to 320,000 miles.

That's just the way it works.

My '04 Ticked.
My sister's '05 Ticks.
My '10 Ticks.

My aunt's '08 Dakota Ticks.

The 3.7L is a Ticker.

Katmandu · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:06 pm

bumble2012 wrote:

I think it may just be a characteristic of the 3.7. :JEEPIN:

Anyone know of 3.7 that does NOT tick ?

Would be interesting to know the source of these ticks. 3.7s have had lifter, valve seat and valve spring issues..... There are TSBs for them as well.

Stop Ticking At Me, Jeep!!!!!!!!!!!

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