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Originally Posted by remist17
I have a slight tick but the headers I have are cheap and I contributed it to the head tick on thin wall headers.
No major noise which I would think would be there after 4 miles of driving.
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It would probably take more than 4 miles to get major noise. By the time you get to major noise or temperature rise you have major damage. If it is not fast and easy to test it with another gauge, you should do the valve cover test as others have suggested. Then you know what you are dealing with.
I just went through a similar situation with my Dodge truck (which I am selling). It had a fiber filter element on the bottom of the oil pickup. When that clogged up it sucked the filter in to the pick tube and the oil stopped flowing. I was sure I had a bad sender or gauge, but that was not the case. I shut it down, replaced the pickup and oil pump and all is well.