When the engine gets warm, there is some ticks, that is very noticeable. Have tried to get rid of the ticks by replacing oil twice, but its coming back.
Some colored smoke is coming out of the exhaust tip on the drivers side when the car is under very heavy load, i.e. drive up steepy uphills with a trailer on. Had a compression test, and it was 10:1 in average compression rate
So replacing the parts mentioned plus valve stem seals, could be worth a try. And then why not the cam
The engine works ok else.
Low end torque and ok milage is preferred