My son's 2000 with the 2.4L has developed a ticking noise in recent weeks. I come from the atv world and know the ins and outs of most overhead cam four stroke motors. Needless to say, I don't know much about this car. I'm willing to grab a manual and tear into it if its thought that the problem could be taken care of by a DIY'er. It sounds like lifter/rocker arm type ticking. Oil level and pressure seem normal. Would love to hear any info you might have on this.

Thanks,
Bill

 

Its the lifters, you can either just replace them w/ the revised lifters or try an oil additive and hope for the best.

 

definitely the lifters, the 4 cyl 3rd gen's are notorious for that. mines done it for about 2 years now. it wont really hurt anything, just annoying