Oil change and new ticking

[pc1p]

Throw a bottle of Lucas in the crank to see if the tick goes away. If it does, it's almost certainly something the previous owner did to try hide the issue. That said, at 70k miles I would be surprised to hear of cam issues in a 3.6L (not impossible, but doesn't follow the trend).

 

[Threepointsix]

As soon as I heard the tick (about 140k miles) I made plans to get all the work done. Very happy with the independent shop who did the work. So much so, they did all the work this year replacing the cooling fan unit, water pump, resurfacing the heads, etc.

I guess at this point the entire top end of the engine is new.

How much that set you back? If you don't mind answering.

I often think about what potential future problems would cost me.