My car is in the indy's shop to repair a ticking noise that hasn't got better with age. It's only got 95,000 km on it and as far as I know has always been regularly serviced. Both cams have flattened the lobe at the rear. Is there an oiling issue with these cams/engines if they are allowed to idle for excessively long periods.
I purchased the car from my brother last summer, he purchased it from the second owner the year before. It was stolen from my brother's driveway (doh) just before christmas 2 winters ago. The thief was a homeless kid who lived in it for a few days until it ran out of gas. He didn't drive it more than a few kilometers, but I suspect he kept it running to keep the heater going.
It's too late to go back on the insurance company, and it looks like the repairs are going to cost about $2500 Cdn
. How long would a V8 idle on a tankful of fuel?