My 97 is sick and it is my fault. I have been really putting miles on the car lately and on a 2000 mile trip I let it get two quarts low. I pulled off I-75 for gas and noticed a ticking in the engine. I was two quarts low. Put the two quarts in it and it seems to fix it the sound. Next trip i went in the truck and when I started up my miata, it sounded like a threshing machine until the oil pumped up but the ticking had returned. Advice on what is wrong and how much it will cost will be appreciated. Four letter words on how stupid I was/am will also be accepted.
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