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Originally Posted by darkstar328
I had the same issue with the occasional ticking on start up especially if I let the car idle before driving off, switched to castrol 0w30 german formula got little better but persisted. Took it in to dealer showed them a video and confirmed on the spot that lifters need replacing. So far so good,no ticking.
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Although it's just a faint memory, I feel like it ticked less when it had castrol running through its veins (maybe because it's a hybrid synthetic or maybe I'm crazy).
When I picked up the car from having its lifters replaced, I noticed immediately that it didn't help. I didn't say anything because I figured they'd just tell me they had to break in or something, but after about 3 months I called them up again to have them apply the "real" fix. However, as I mentioned earlier, mine still ticks a bit. Oh well.