I had same problem. At 124,000 miles. I changed oil, using Castrol GTX. I added one-half pint of ATF (automatic transmission fluid) to the engine oil. ATF is very high detergent and removes varnish coating of hydraulic lifters left by running engine oil too long before changing. Changed this oil after 1000 miles. Again, used Castrol GTX 10W30 and swapped one qt of oil with 1 qt of Rislone Engine Oil additive. Lifter noise gone. Has been for the last 20,000 miles. I add 1 qt of Rislone every oil change.
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Friday, June 10th, 2011 AT 2:44 AM