I had the same problem. Low oil pressure and ticking lifters, definetly a sign.
With wesyders advise (like above) I too resolved the issue by replacing the oil pick up tube o-ring. I also replaced the oil pump and timing gear set.
Comparing the new timing gear set against the original with almost 200k on them, I really did not need to replace.
If you are DIYing if you have all wheel drive your looking at about 8 hours IIRC. Two wheel drive vehicles are much easier with shorter replacement time.
With wesyders advise (like above) I too resolved the issue by replacing the oil pick up tube o-ring. I also replaced the oil pump and timing gear set.
Comparing the new timing gear set against the original with almost 200k on them, I really did not need to replace.
If you are DIYing if you have all wheel drive your looking at about 8 hours IIRC. Two wheel drive vehicles are much easier with shorter replacement time.
