Know it's been awhile, but I changed the oil.

First, I ran a quart of GUNK motor flush through it. Oil was not as clean as I originally stated. It was black, and the oil filter, a Valvoline one, was on there so tight, took 20 minutes with a filter wrench to get off.

Drained it, put on a Wix filter and used high mileage synthetic. Oil gauge is staying in the right area.


However, update on the ticking noise. From a cold start, I hear this ticking noise and I looked through the drivers front wheel well, and it sounded like it was coming from there. After about 1 minute, it stops and never comes back again.

Ideas?