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>>> Hey guys my wife's 04 dodge Dakota 3.7L V6 truck
>>> has just developed a what I think is a lifter
>>> tick when cold. when you first crank it up in
>>> the mornings it has a very noticeable tick from
>>> the right (passenger side) hand cylinder bank
>>> its not a rattle or a big thump just a tick that
>>> goes away after about 3 to 5 minutes. after that
>>> its good all day long no problems at all till
>>> you let it sit for awhile.
>>> then it might make a tick for maybe just a sec
>>> or 2 then its gone.
>>> we use either Castrol 10w-40 or Pennzoil 10w-40
>>> in it and usually a fram tough guard filter oil
>>> is changed frequently as she drives about 200
>>> miles a day.
>>> any ideas as what this problem is and what I
>>> need to do to fix it.
>>> I'm thinking a lifter that's loosing prime over
>>> night or leaking down.
>>> truck runs fine other wise. no other problems at
>>> all. I'm not familiar with this engine at all
>>> I'm assuming since I've seen some engine specs
>>> on the net on this motor its OHC and not OHV
>>> (pushrod?).I added some marvel mystery oil to it
>>> Thursday night and it seemed to help some and
>>> I'm planning on changing the oil this weekend
>>> I'm just curious as to what the problem might be
>>> and what the fix is I have to keep this truck on
>>> the road as it is her work truck and she needs
>>> it very much.
>>> thanks in advance,Charles
>>>
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>>Is 10w-40 spec for this engine?
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> Agreed, is that what is called for in the book? I thought it was
> specified as 10W-30 (or 5W-30 in cold/winter environments).