Told myself the 3.6 Pentastar tick was normal for 60k miles, then a $1,100 quote proved me wrong

Miles Perez · 2026-10-05T16:40:03.472369+00:00

I argued with everyone on here that the lifter tick on my 2013 Wrangler was just how these engines sound, and I ignored it for 60,000 miles because a guy at a parts counter in Reno told me it was nothing. Last month it turned into a misfire, and my mechanic pulled the valve cover to show me a wiped cam lobe and four chewed lifters. He asked if I heard the tick and I had to admit I had been hearing it daily and calling it normal. The fix ran $1,100 and two days in the shop, all because I decided the noise was a personality trait instead of a warning. So for anyone still telling themselves that tick is fine, what finally made you take yours in?

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