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I drive a 2000 GS, and I have almost always had the infamous lifter tick. I had the top-end of my engine rebuilt two summers ago due to a timing belt snapping (installed incorrectly by dealership), which ended up wreaking havoc and bending a valve. After the top-end was rebuilt, the lifter tick was gone up until the cold weather hit.
Now, if I go on a long trip where a lot of the driving is highway miles, the tick will eventually subside. I have also used Seafoam a few times, and it would only get rid of the tick for a week at a time. With that said, here is my question:
When I get an oil change, the tick will be constant right after the change, no matter how much driving I do. About 1,000-1,500 miles after the oil change, the lifter tick begins to go away. Why would the tick start to go away, cold temperature or not, when the oil is older?
Now, if I go on a long trip where a lot of the driving is highway miles, the tick will eventually subside. I have also used Seafoam a few times, and it would only get rid of the tick for a week at a time. With that said, here is my question:
When I get an oil change, the tick will be constant right after the change, no matter how much driving I do. About 1,000-1,500 miles after the oil change, the lifter tick begins to go away. Why would the tick start to go away, cold temperature or not, when the oil is older?