Re: lifters question
During the first 12k miles, I changed my oil and filter every 3k miles, and my motor was as quiet as a sewing machine.
Then I kept reading posts where people were saying I was throwing $$ away changing it that often. So I went for 5k before changing it, but I noticed it did get progressively louder, the longer I went.
I'm now changing my oil every 4k miles, and it seems to be sounding the way I think it should.