Also, you can try the low-tech approach of pulling the valve cover off and firing it up to see if you are getting oil up to the cam/rockers. I will look into checking oil pressure. I had the head off and when turning it over it definitely was oiling them, I'm not sure if enough, but each was gettin...

Did you find and fix the noise maker ? If you need a part to repair it, I have it I'm sure. unfortunately no, I am thinking clogged oil passage (s) and unfortunately the noise is getting nothing but worse. Doing another change to see if I can get anymore gunk out. I'm really pleased to hear you hav...

Stick with the stuff that Kuro suggested. I know :) I believe there are no shims, you measure everything and replace the buckets with ones of the proper thickness to bring it in to spec. I'm pretty sure that the cam must come out. after having a look at the manual, it definitely isnt, so i am defin...

I hope the aluminum foil is nothing more than just a oil jug seal. It didn't appear to have any glue or otherwise on it, so i wonder if that melted off from the heat of the oil, or if this came from another source. Either way, the concern remains about the sludge. When a shop ran my car to see the t...

Hey guys thanks for the responses! A bit late of a reply from me though! So I pulled the valve cover this morning, and my god sludge has definitely played a large role in this poor engine's wearing. The stuff is really gooped on everything, and some of it is very hard and crumbling. It looks like oi...

Hi all, first post although I have lurked a while. 2012 kizashi S with 140k miles. when i bought the car it had a slight tick when idling, but that tick has grown to be quite the noise. Around the 1k mark it is near impossible to hear, but below that it is loud and clear. No shining in the oil yet f...