Ford says the ticking noise is normal…… so I think I’m going to find someplace else to take it.
You said yourself you listened to it and it’s the waste gate making noise. Which is considered normal by Fords standards. Your probably wasting your time.
They can replace the turbo and it will rattle again in 5,000 miles. There is nothing wrong with having a bit of play in the turbo wastegate system. It allows things to move freely still when that manifold hits 1000 plus degrees and the metal expands. For what it’s worth, factory tuning won’t even cool down the manifold with extra rich fuel until north of 1600 degrees. That’s a lot of heat the turbos have to handle. Some room for expansion is good.
As said all over this forum, throw a few springs on the watergate linkage and just drive the thing. You’ll drive yourself crazy chasing noises.
