My oil leak is back in the spark plug well and I am getting ready to take on the project of removing the Cam(Valve) Cover to lay a fresh new chemical gasket. The car is an 01 Volvo S60 T5 with 13OK miles and is now suffering a loud ticking that goes away after the engine is warmed. I did have aeration in the oil and as result dropped the oil sump pan and resealed all the seals and now the bubbles are gone and oil has been looking real good and clean but the ticking only appears to be getting louder.
I want to remove the cover and avoid having to mess with the cams or timing belt. Or if there is no way around that I need to find a good write up that applies to an 01 T5. I want to keep this repair limited to resealing the cam cover if possible?

Any recommendations

Don