[eggman00]

Although my first post was today, i've been up and down these boards 1k times, like you would if you loved it like i do even tho you've done the motor swap with the previous owner. I have a 93 rodeo with a 95 "passport" engine (whats under then 3.2l v6 plate i wonder lol). I haven't done deep creep but i've done aqua marine in the oil and the tank, a couple times, done 5q tranny for 20 min or so hard, followed by a real oil change and another <1500 miles later. Done a mobil 1 filter and 2 purolators, purolators produce ticking more often but i like the starts better (and stayed away from fram like someone said...). I've done all this since I got it Oct last year. 15k miles since then. Figured results would take time but not this long. There are clacks, and there are ticks. The clacks go away within seconds of startups. The ticks can be lived with when u waste the exhaust system off roading in ur buddys back yard and it makes sounds that make everyone else roll their windows up. Only bugs me cuz the previous owner had ticking, b4 the sledgehammer sound, so ticking is negligable but at the same time, I see the majority of these 91-97s without any ticking sounds, and figure its cuz the rest of them are stuck in the driveway with ruined rocker arms. If i could get 2eyefishclaw (rip?) or rodeo02 to work on it, what a dream, but til then , enjoy your ever-lasting paint job and red light racing. Not to mention the millions of everything else that you would have replaced had you any other 95 anything. Dealership experience is rape when u r talking used rodeos.