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I found a video that has the exact same noise I heard when the problem was fresh.


https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=996+lifter+failure+noise&&view=detail&mid=B5A60C654745D6BBC3DAB5A60C654745D6BBC3DA&&FORM=VRDGAR

Lifter failure.
Now to see exactly what that means in one of these cars ...
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