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Re: Engine Tick
First off, welcome to the "Z"!!!! Bunch of knowledgeable, friendly folks here.
Unfortunately, I'm not one of the more knowledgeable. If there's no noise when you first start it, I'm thinking your oil pump's allright. You've got 200K on the engine.....have you ever used one of the "oil flush" products on it?? Sounds like you might have some build-up in an "oil channel" in the block somewhere?? possibly??? Ticking after warming up maybe a valve???? Have you tried listening with a wooden dowel (or something similar) to isolate the location?? Strange oil gauge readings could be a bad sending unit. Just a few thoughts.......wish I could help more. Good luck and keep us posted.
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