Lifter tick without ARX?

[SteveD2]

I'm on the 2nd rinse phase of AutoRX. I've been noticing something since 1st rinse.

My car is beginning to have lifter ticks. In the 2nd cleanse, it went away because I've got AutoRX in there.

Now I began 2nd rinse, no AutoRX with SuperTech regular oil. The lifter is ticking.

Everything else is normal (improved). Compression, power, MPG, etc. are all better. Good stuff, AutoRX. The only thing is lifter tick when AutoRX is not in the crank case.

Car is 92 Mitsu Ecslipse with 195K.

Is this ticking going to go away? Or shall I put in 3 oz of AutoRX every OCI so that lifters won't tick & engine stays clean?

My concern is I don't want my car to be "addictive" to AutoRX

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Thanks!

 

[SteveD2]

Thank you Frank.

Yes. My car is not done with 2nd rinse. I'm exactly 650 miles into it.

I drove 200 miles today & no tick. So, I think it is off and on thing.

I will wait till I put new oil in and update again.

Thank you.

 

[Frank]

Your not done with second rinse correct ? if this
is right wait until your done and have clean oil
in your engine. 3 Ounce of Auto-Rx with every oil change will keep engine performance like new,also
prevent any build up of contamianats, this is not addictive, just good maintenance.

 

[New]

Excuse my ignorance, but how does lifter tick sound like?
There's a new sound in my engine and I don't know what it is. I can only hear it between 1/4-1/2 throttle. It's like a series of continuous, very soft knocks.

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