# Engine problem, need ideas

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [May 8, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-problem-need-ideas/244037 "2009-05-08T11:57:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-problem-need-ideas/244037/4 "2009-05-08T12:28:40Z")

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> [@Ticking Noise..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ticking-noise/17942/39):
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> Could have starved the lifters of oil some how.

Any way to inspect for it without taking the whole motor apart?  
I was going to change the oil today to check for any debris in it and look under the valve cover, maybe check the camchain tensioner - I don’t know if it can suddenly go bad like that but the symptoms are similar.

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