03 Tick Solved
Glad you got the oil pressure thing worked out. 
Your ticking must not have been the 'loose liner syndrome' - which is really loud (sounds like a big 1.5 cylinder diesel engine is deep inside the engine).
I suspect you just had a low oil pressure at idle speed, which coupled with the typical main-bearing clearances you'd be seeing with 140K miles meant your tappets weren't being pumped up sufficiently. It probably wasn't all 16 - instead you'd have one, or a few that drain down and needed pressure to keep them pumped up.
I doubt it was your other two suggestions about the pump slap or the timing chain.

Your ticking must not have been the 'loose liner syndrome' - which is really loud (sounds like a big 1.5 cylinder diesel engine is deep inside the engine).
I suspect you just had a low oil pressure at idle speed, which coupled with the typical main-bearing clearances you'd be seeing with 140K miles meant your tappets weren't being pumped up sufficiently. It probably wasn't all 16 - instead you'd have one, or a few that drain down and needed pressure to keep them pumped up.
I doubt it was your other two suggestions about the pump slap or the timing chain.
Glad you got the oil pressure thing worked out. 
Your ticking must not have been the 'loose liner syndrome' - which is really loud (sounds like a big 1.5 cylinder diesel engine is deep inside the engine).
I suspect you just had a low oil pressure at idle speed, which coupled with the typical main-bearing clearances you'd be seeing with 140K miles meant your tappets weren't being pumped up sufficiently. It probably wasn't all 16 - instead you'd have one, or a few that drain down and needed pressure to keep them pumped up.
I doubt it was your other two suggestions about the pump slap or the timing chain.

Your ticking must not have been the 'loose liner syndrome' - which is really loud (sounds like a big 1.5 cylinder diesel engine is deep inside the engine).
I suspect you just had a low oil pressure at idle speed, which coupled with the typical main-bearing clearances you'd be seeing with 140K miles meant your tappets weren't being pumped up sufficiently. It probably wasn't all 16 - instead you'd have one, or a few that drain down and needed pressure to keep them pumped up.
I doubt it was your other two suggestions about the pump slap or the timing chain.
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