Just got valve job, tapping noise!?!?!
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maybe one of more of the lifters got drained of oil while the head was apart and it might do this until it heats up one time or might go away in 20 seconds of running. Have you been driving it or did you just start it up and notice this?
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After rebuilding my head I had nasty lifter tick for about 200 miles... then it just went away and hasn't come back. It was a design flaw in the NA miatas, the oil passage in the lifters is too small. Oddly enough the KIA lifters for the same motor were correct and didn't have this problem. They are also cheaper. So, if you ever replace your lifters use the KIA Sephia 1.8L parts.
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