well the ticking sound that i hear is so slightly that everyone is always telling me that iam crazy but iam very picky with all my stuff you bearly hear it only when your stop or parked with the radio off and the windows clothes other than that you dont even hear it and yea i always change my oil on my civic at 3,500 miles but when i went to the dealer to change the oil in the accord they told me every 10 k is suggested i guess its because its free i thought but then i read the car manuel and thats what it said but iam going to do it about 4k . :thumbup: