Lifters

[ArcticSS]

Thought i had a leaky exhaust and header ticking noise from not being tightened again after the breaking in. Turns out i did but the noise did not go away. The mechanic said its prob a lazy lifter coming from the drivers side. Question: Do the heads have to come off when doing lifters in these cars. Havent got a 100% diagnostic test to confirm but i can hear it better since the exhaust was fixed. Maybe thats why i got it pretty cheap. I got no fucking luck buying cars.