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Hi, The lifters in the 97 subaru were made smaller and the knocking ticking noise you here is a result of the latter. If you notice the noise is less noticable after the car has heated up due to expansion. Subaru fixed this problem in 98, why they made them smaller is a mysery. The knocking drove me nuts, no one could give me an answer. I brought this to my dealers attention and they replaced the small block for free which of course did nothing for the noise. I have grown accustomed to turning the radio up louder!