Ticking *can* be from the valvetrain, but rarely means the valves are out of adjustment. Valve clearance decreases over time, not increases, and tight valves are quiet - noisy valves are loose. Noisy valves are happy valves
Thanks man. Like I said, Ted at Rosey Toes told me not to worry about it... I guess I'm just sensitive to sound and didn't hear it for the first couple thousand km's.
My 2 cents:
I have been using only 87 octane on my 86 VFR for the last 11 years and 68,000 KM with out ANY issues.
For winter storage, I use SeaFoam in the gas and I don't bother for fog the engine with oil.
I kinda figured this much. I'm going to try a couple tanks of premium to see if I get any better power/mileage/noises - if nothing significant I may go back to the cheap stuff.
Remember that not all premium is built the same, only use Shell 91, Ultramar 91, some other stations like Canadian Tire 91 and Costco 91 are reported to be ethanol free as well.
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