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Re: '03 Cavalier with slight ticking (Lifter? Timing? Tensioner?)
Alright, a video! Much better than hundreds of words comparing noises to things I've never heard.
Pull the belt off just to make sure it's not something belt driven. Get an automotive stethoscope and listen around and see where the noise is the loudest. A long screwdriver with the handle held to your ear will work, but the stethoscope works much better. It sure sounds like the chain is loose and slapping around inside the cover, but I had a 2.4 "Quad-4" that made a very similar sound up until it threw a chunk of a rod through the side of the block.
Also, get that Lucas out of there. It foams up going through the oil pump and some of the oil is replaced with air... not good for anything lubricated. Their display at the auto parts store looks great... and it probably would be if your engine was a hand crank operated at 100 RPM
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'04 Cavalier coupe M/T 2.2 Ecotec
Supercharged 14 PSI boost, charge air cooler, 42# injectors
Tuned with HP Tuners
Poly engine/trans/control arm bushings
Self built and self programmed progressive methanol injection system
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