Affected Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Date Published

DEC 01, 1995

NHTSA TSB #

46441

TSB Document

• Sorry, the NHTSA has not posted this TSB document yet.

You can still get the detailed info from Ford for this TSB. Call your local Ford dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# BC0182960102.

Summary

W/ 2.5L, INVESTIGATIONS HAVE PRODUCED UPDATED INFO. TO AID IN DIAGNOSING SPRING NOISE OUTLINED IN TSB 95-03-09. FRICTION SPRING NOISE CAN BE ISOLATED TO THE REAR CYLINDER HEAD DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TIMING COVER W/ A SETHASCOPE. THE TAPPING NOISE MAY START DURING ENGINE WARM UP & DOES NOT HAVE TO OSCILLATE AS INDICATED IN THE TSB.