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Old 07-02-2005, 05:22 PM
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
5.0 l v8 tick?

anyone else hearing a ticking from the engine bay on a ml500?? mine is pretty pronounced. no special circumstances.. its constant.. warmed up, cold, ac, no ac..etc.

is this normal? ml god?
Old 07-02-2005, 06:36 PM
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95 Audi urS6 Quattro
my land rover used to tick, turned out to be a cracked exaust manifold... So id check that, also can be the head gasket... My ml 55 does not tick..

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ML500 and A64.2 sport
It varies with engine speed?
How many miles on your car and has it had regular maintenance and oil changes?
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
about 20k... and i only go to mb dealership. i stick to the dealer maintenance plan.
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2014 C250 sport
Our ML55 had a ticking sound under acceleration,so we took it to the dealer and they replaced all of the lifters and rockers, no more ticking now.
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ML500 and A64.2 sport
As akbro suggests, it may be the lifters/rocker assembly.

It will not be difficult for the dealer to diagnose.
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
thanks guys. my dealer is really not good about addressing obvious issues unless i really complain. i will take it in.
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Originally Posted by pointman
anyone else hearing a ticking from the engine bay on a ml500?? mine is pretty pronounced. no special circumstances.. its constant.. warmed up, cold, ac, no ac..etc.

is this normal? ml god?
My 2005 ML500SE has ticked from day 1. Dealer said it was "Normal", but I don't think so. Sounds like a bomb waiting to go off.
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depending how bad it is. your lifters/ rockers will need to be replaced. your dealer should know about it. there is a DTB on it
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
thanks MLG.

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