Ticking from upper left of engine...if it's not a lifter or something else in the valvetrain, I'll be stunned.

Poor shift quality from CD4E. The transmission is practically new, only about 5K miles on it, maybe 10K, but it needs a CD4EJr. kit so bad I can taste it. I almost sold my car for a '96SE with MTX and more unknown problems just to get rid of the transmission issues, but it's fixable.

"Think of it, if you like, as a librarian with a G-string under the tweed." Clarkson on the Mondeo.