HELP! Ticking from M44 head!

[USMC318ti]

It doesnt do it all the time, sometimes when idleing, sometimes when
driving. Usually only happens after i drive it really hard, but
sometimes it will tick when i first start it?
My buddy Jaeson said it might be a rocker?
I need help guys, it scares me that my car is gonna blow.

[stu]

This may sound silly, but I have learned that whenever you hear ticking, check the oil level, especially if your car has over 90k miles on it.

[hubrisin]

My car ticks too, is it a timing issue? My Camshaft Sensor needs to be changed, doesn't that affect timing?

[newagecustoms]

mine does it too. 103,000 miles m44

[nuvolarossa]

Originally Posted by hubrisin

My car ticks too, is it a timing issue? My Camshaft Sensor needs to be changed, doesn't that affect timing?

same here, today the car tell me via obd that the camshaft sensor needs to be changed. I have the tick too. Maybe this is started from a really bad misfire sometime ago

[mohaughn]

It is probably just lifter tick. Not having enough oil in the engine or not running the right kind of oil will cause the lifters to tick. I've also heard people mention that they get lifter tick after auto-x runs. Maybe try a thicker oil or put 1/2 liter more than you usually would into the engine when you are going to run it hard.

My car will sit for a week or so at a time and when I first start it up it has minor lifter tick. Once oil circulates back through the engine it goes away.