I started up my new 2015 Grand Cherokee this morning and backed it out of the garage and noticed the engine (5.7 HEMI), was making a slight "ticking" noise. I got scared and right away though it was the infamous "HEMI Tick". The engine was dead cold. My wife took it to the grocery store, and when she got back, no noise at all.
I helped her unload all the groceries, then checked the oil. It showed it a quart low. That didn't seem right because I checked it the day we brought it home and it was fine. The car only has 400 miles on it, and it was showing it at the bottom hole. The dipstick has a bottom hole in it, then has cross hatched lines for about 3/4", then a top hole.
So I went for a drive and everything was normal. No noise at all. I ran the thing until the oil temp was showing 212F, then parked it in the garage for about 3 hours.
I just checked it now and it's showing right to the full line. It might be because my driveway is at a slight uphill angle, or else I didn't wait long enough for all of the oil to drain down into the oil pan. Or a combination of both. Either way the whole thing seems to be a false alarm...... I hope. At least I know it's not using a drop of oil in 400 miles. So that makes me happy. One thing I did do that I usually don't was turn on the A/C as soon as I backed it out. Today it was pretty hot. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. I didn't want to revive this old thread, because it's like 3 years old. But I'll keep an eye on everything and see what happens. Has anyone else experienced a momentary ticking sound?
http://www.jeepgarage.org/f108/oil-consumption-16263-3.html
I helped her unload all the groceries, then checked the oil. It showed it a quart low. That didn't seem right because I checked it the day we brought it home and it was fine. The car only has 400 miles on it, and it was showing it at the bottom hole. The dipstick has a bottom hole in it, then has cross hatched lines for about 3/4", then a top hole.
So I went for a drive and everything was normal. No noise at all. I ran the thing until the oil temp was showing 212F, then parked it in the garage for about 3 hours.
I just checked it now and it's showing right to the full line. It might be because my driveway is at a slight uphill angle, or else I didn't wait long enough for all of the oil to drain down into the oil pan. Or a combination of both. Either way the whole thing seems to be a false alarm...... I hope. At least I know it's not using a drop of oil in 400 miles. So that makes me happy. One thing I did do that I usually don't was turn on the A/C as soon as I backed it out. Today it was pretty hot. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. I didn't want to revive this old thread, because it's like 3 years old. But I'll keep an eye on everything and see what happens. Has anyone else experienced a momentary ticking sound?
http://www.jeepgarage.org/f108/oil-consumption-16263-3.html