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iTrader: (1)

Make what oil to use a Sticky...

dyeguy1212

iTrader: (1)

Blows my mind that the three notorious grumps of this site chime in as if they've never made a smart *** comment to a stupid question.

SCORGE

That would make sense, so long as it doesn't turn into a urination distance contest.

Martian

It'd be neat to make another forum with that question for each engine and a poll up on top. But lettuce not forget... most people that don't search also don't read stickies.

SCORGE

I think a poll would be great. Show your preference and let the user decide.

Martian

Poll is up.

PerryB

To the O.P. ( probably long gone) at 169,000 mi. if its ticking its probably due to oil pressure issues. Either the suction screen is full of plastic from degraded guides or the tensioner gaskets have failed. Oil viscosity will make little to no difference.

To those of you who felt the need to impugn/ridicule the O.P. - Don't you have anything better to do with your time? Try taking that same amount of effort and doing something of value with it.

Martian

Root cause will prevail. We need a recording of the ticking sound to address the sound and not the oil. A tick to one person could be a lifter knock to someone else. I hope he's still around so we can work on this.

Mulestang

As far as stickies, modify the website so that each time you log in, you have to acknowledge a pop-up asking you to check the stickies and search before asking a question. Kinda like the DOD consent banner you get when you log into a network computer. Of course, this recommendation is a joke. Possibly. Maybe.

HulluCorn

IMHO there are not enough stickys and the ones we have are not updated.