Need to do a valve adjustment.

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Originally Posted by remcafee

adjusting the valves on the 1nzfe is not a diy task, you have to replace the entire lifter as they are numbered and have a spec, have to pull the camshafts, timing chain, tensioner, etc. your engine will be fine and i measured mibe on my 4th spark plug change at 220k miles and they were all in spec

Thank you for your answer. Wanted to update. I do not have an explanation on it, however the ticking went away completely. No noise at all from the engine. Runs very quiet. I did have a bad spark plug which changed out but this was after the noise went away. Just took it from Tampa to Orlando at 75mph and no issues at all.