next oil change do a mix of 40 and 30 weight oil. 3 qts of 5-40, 2 of 5-30. that shut my lifter tick up when it was acting up in the old engine. come winter times oil change id go back to 30 weight only.

mine would do 3 to 5 loud claps, more then a tick, then just stop. only on a cold start, like it sat over night.