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Originally Posted by IH8SPM
The ticking is proably still going to be there. You may need a oil pump or a valve job. That is the worse case keep us posted on the outcome.
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LOL! WTF? You don't know jack about these engines do you?
ALL (and I mean ALL, I've seen one of maybe 30 that's quiet) of these things have noisy lifters, some worse than others. They are very susceptible to clogging with crud, but you can keep the noise to a minimum with religious oil changes (I do it every 3k with 10W30 dino oil and WIX filters) and occasionally add some Marvel Mystery Oil or ATF to clean things up. My former driver has 207k on it and has always made a little noise. My 95 on the other hand, I don't think they knew what oil changes were, as it has some lifters stuck permanently, and no matter how much ATF I run through the crankcase, it doesn't get better.
As for royal purple, I don't see why not, I'm still convinced that Mobil One saved my mom's 93 when she hit a tire at 65mph and blew all the oil out under pressure before she pulled over. We were back on the road after what had to be the most expensive conventional oilchange ever ($25 for 5qts of cheap stuff, a filter, and 10 minutes on the side of US35 lying in a puddle of oil) and we made it 400 miles home. Thank god for synthetic oil.