The 'valve tick' is common to that motor and not signs of any kind of major problem. Lots of people switch to 0W30 Mobil 1 synthetic oil and it helps a lot with the noise. You may want to do a couple of treatments with Seafoam on top of the switching oils. Welcome to the board <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Sean Strawmyer
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