I have had a ticking sound coming from the drivers side of the engine. It does get a little louder with increasing RPMs. My mechanic says its mostly likely the lifter.

Has anyone had this problem? How hard was the fix? i plan to fix the intake manifold leak anyways? Should i just go ahead and replace the bad lifter?

Advice and suggestions needed

Thanks in advance

 

lifters get noisy when they get cold......try putting marvel mystery oil in the motor

 

I've had a problem with a bad lifter, it flattened out and took the cam with it. You may also have an exhaust leak or a loose plug. Try those first. I also wouldn't replace just one lifter unless you can pin point the exact one. If you have this one goin' south there is a chance that the rest will too. Just a little insurance so your not pulling the manifold again. Autozone sells the Mellings for about $11 each.

 

i had a ticking as well a few weeks ago, wound up beeing a loose rocker you could check that pretty easily