@@dhanssolo yeah you can, that’s one of the steps of deleting one the right way. Swap DOD/AFM lifters, & cam out for non afm cam/lifters. Plug valley oil passages or swap valley plate, then get it tuned.
Simply shutting it off in the computer doesn't protect you from a lifter collapsing. If you want protection from this you need to actually have solid lifters installed
The engine runs smoother in 8 cylinder mode anyway, so fuel savings on 4 cylinders is negligible. Highway gearing is what saves on fuel, an 8 cylinder car can do the same fuel economy as any 6 or 4 cylinder, with the right gearing.
For many decades, US automakers have been run by the people who only care about this quarter's profits. If they were run by the people who love designing and building good vehicles, their products would be some of the best in the world.
Good luck all those crooked companies has best lawyers with good politicians involved to rip-off Americans with very bad guality all vehicles made by American car builders are lemons mean real garbage
My pops always told me either you pay the mechanic now or you pay the mechanic later but if you pay the mechanic later, you’re gonna have to pay twice as much
Yeah I know 19 hours he'll shop could tear down the engine send it to a dam machine shop get it back rebuild it and have it running in less than 19 hours this sumbitch thinks it takes 3 days to do a camshaft I never heard of somebody rip people off like that do this s*** more than with a dealership would charge
I can replace a cam and lifters, upgrade the rocker trunnions, and do a DOD delete in a good Saturday in my garage without all the specialized tools. 19 hours is getting screwed.
@@WhydoIneedahandleagain Sure you could. You'd be no different than all the other self proclaimed super techs that come into the shop making all these claims about how awesome they are only to have this job eat their lunch. Unless you've done this job a few times, ain't happening. And if you did, 100% guarantee it's not making it past our QC process and the service writer would be bringing it back to you to fix your screw up.
My 07 Escalade (6.2) did this at 176k miles. Along with the oil pump going out 2 days later. It was a headache to repair. The manifolds were a nightmare because the bolts were rusted and all broke. Then I have an all wheel drive so I had to drop the front differential to remove the oil pan to replace the oil pickup tube. All in all it took me 3 days. 1 to get parts, tools, and begin the uninstall process. Day 2 complete uninstall process and replace worn parts. Day 3 reinstall and go on a 4 hour road trip to make sure it all worked 😂 * I have AAA so I wasn’t worried about being stranded.
Mine has been that way A LONG TIME! A machanic said don’t worry about it. He said you can have it fixed but it’s just going to happen again. What do i need to do? Also i am on a fixed income so how much would it cost to fix? Do you know?
not exactly the same issue, more of a lack of oil flow between the lifter and cam, the very low angle of the rods and lifters at low idle prevent adequate oil to all surfaces. at higher engine speeds it's fine soon as it is sitting with out footy on feed it starts starving for oil.
@@thejakefromstatefarm6768 not on gm it's gonna go no matter what, chrysler is an issue where if you let the engine idle to much it will have the oiling issues. chrysler the more your on the gas driving the better, the less stop and go traffic your in the better.
Bought a used 2007 Yukon xl with 100k on it in 2011 turned AFM off with a programmer. At 245k full rebuild and did the non AFM cam, lifters, and front cover and had it tuned. More power and better mpg too now than it ever had before.
The gas mileage difference is somewhere between 15-30%. If you are driving a truck like this, you probably spend 200-300 a month on gas with v8 only. So you would save between 30-90 bucks a month, depending. You would save more for sure on the higher end of this scale, if you do a lot of driving. 5 years of 90 a month is like 5400 bucks saved. So it would depend on a lot of things, most of all being how many years did it run before this part failed, and how many miles per year you drive (and thus how much gas you go through)
My father-in-law's 2012 sierra 1500 has been making a similar sound for a bit. Doesn't do it all the time though, and there's no sluggishness while driving. Also the check engine light isn't on, and the engine still goes from V8-V4 like it should. Only does it while driving though
Maybe the engineers aught to set this up so that if a collapsible lifter fails you get a check engine light. I used to be a section leader for electronic technicians and one of the things I did to vastly improve our efficiency was to train the operators to detect and report problems that they had previously ignored because they seemed minor. So, having an obvious symptom, like a check engine light, might get people to bring the vehicle in when the problem is still minor. On the other hand this video might help people realize how serious this tick is and get it fixed early. Thanks for posting this one. I realize it might cut into your revenue, but I’m sure you’ll still get plenty of work.
Don't forget fuel seeping cylinders which can't fire correct building up fuel breaks down oil also. I found out coilpack went bad until I found a fire diagnostic tool between plug wire to plug show exactly fire weak.
GM"Hey remember that thing we tried in the 80s with the Cadillac that shut down the V8 to 4 cylindersfor fuel efficiency, but stayed at 4 and the car couldnt make it over a speedbump? Lets try that again! If we dont change anything,it just may work this time!" LMAO!!😂
Traded my v8 sierra for the I6 diesel engine, best decision I made, had a misfire in my v8 at 23k miles and the check engine came out, a week in the shop to get it fixed. My Duramax is still going strong with no dashboard lights at 60k miles, and the Duramax is an awesome diesel saver.
You realize that GM does not make the Duramax engine. They tried to do their own version of a diesel engine after Dodge was using the Cummins. Did not work our so well, like most of the GM products since the 70's. They HAD to go with another engine to save face once again, thus the Duramax.
Ya we do about 3 of them a week. It's cheaper to replace the lifters when it startes and do the conversion to get rid of the cylinder deactivation. However when it goes too far its cheaper for our customers to replace with a gm engine instead of replacing the cam.
If youre swapping lifters go ahead and swap the cam too, you're already tuning out the AFM to be able to use normal lifters, might as well tune in a better performance cam as well.
It literally takes me less than 8 hrs to do the whole job new camshaft new retainer new lifters deleting the afm i plug the holes in the valley I put new oil pumps and everything on the 5.3s that's with getting heads cleaned and all 😂
I had this ticking sound on my 1998 360 Magnum many years ago. changed all the lifters after the Professional Mechanics Diag'd it as being a collapsed lifter Issue, measured the Cam 100% perfect. Same thing. Replaced T-stat cuz it was running cold at the time, it got 400% worse. Replaced all the Rod Bearings Same thing. New oil pump. Switched to a " Tick relieving" grade of oil same thing. Flushed the engine 6 times same thing. Only had 60,000 on it. Perfect compression and great performance. Sold it cuz the old lady thought it was gonna blow up. $800 🤬 still driving to this day 100% fine
tell that bs to the person who was on the short end of the stick maybe he is a victim, why should I be convinced by your supportive position of these GREAT engineers?@@isaakwelch3451
@@curtism-w6b The bar for GM has been lowered to the point that 100k miles is exceptional reliability and a 2% failure rate is a miracle. I've been burned by GM in the past - never again.
Poor oil maintenance makes this worse. When this happens, I'd recommend replacing the whole longblock since everything else has a hundred and forever miles and if you're going to spend that kind of money, it's better to reset the clock on the internals than keep running it. But then again, it's not my money
See, i think Koennigsegg was onto something with that camless engine that used electronically fired actuators for valve control. DoD with the ability to kill all ignition/valve actuation electronically if one or more of the actuators wasn't operating within some strictly set parameters, thereby negating engine damage bc it simply wouldn't run to damge anything (no valve clearance/rocker arm slapping) issues,....plus finer tuning ability across the rpm range for different fuels, AFR's, boost psi, etc just like we now do with fuel injestors.....
Mines in the shop right now for this. Fortunately, the moment it started ticking, I shut the truck off and had it taken in. Waiting to hear if I need a new cam as well or not.
Shut the DOD off immediately when you buy one of these no matter the mileage. It's the Achilles heel of LS4. All you need is tuner, yes you'll get less MPG but you'll avoid this problem.
I hate that cylinder changing crap. My V6 Honda Accord Coupe had something like this called VCM (Variable Cylinder Management) I Took very good care of it, but I got rid of it before it got too high in miles because I was paranoid it was going to wear out the cams, apparently they are known for it
If the lifters are functional, and NOT ticking yet, just have a tuner turn off the AFM. Problem solved. If it's already ticking and you are going in already then might as well delete. I've done both.
I eliminated that feature in my 2018 GMC. I lost about exactly .2 or less mpg and my engine ran better and smoother! Depending on the type of driving I was doing I sometimes actually got better mpg.
AFM delete, while your doing that, if you've got the cash you can throw in a stage one cam or 2 if you wanna upgrade the heads & exhaust system. along with a PROFESSIONAL tune. not one you buy off of some website. you'll make great power!
Had this right after buying a 2008. Back wheb they had the smaller oil holes in rhe lifters. Put a half a gallon of Marvel mystery oil in and didnt do anything, it sat for about a month. I had a afm delete kit, cam, ls7 lifters and all ready to order. Went back out after about a month and started it up and it purred like a kitten. Must have cleaned itself out and pressured up
Shit it always best to do a delete kit n a simple tune on them n eliminate all problems.. hell yeah..🤘🤘👏👏👍👍💪💪👌👌👌 you’ll spend about the same amount of cash if u everything factory replacement on all lifters n all parts..
Bet if that engine had Schaeffers full synthetic it would have been fine. Lotsa moly. But hey, good excuse to swap in a BTR Truck Norris cam and delete kit plus a Melling hi po oil pump.
8 hours sounds pretty leisurely but good more im not sure how removing the radiation and water pump and maybe the condenser adds 11 hours especially since doings a dod delete is kinda the logical thing to do after one fails anyway and i mean at that point id go truck norris which would add some tuning time but im just not sure how adding a cam while the heads are off adds 11 hours
The moment that lifter fails, the cam is done...drive that ticking biatch to the shop and do lifters AND a new cam. unless the roller explodes, the metal shavings will be picked up by the oil filter and VVT and Cylinder Solenoid screens. 98% of the time, cam and lifter replacement will suffice...do NOT just change lifters. Always do cam if a lifter fails...
Unless you are me... and have a wife who doesn't like to spend money on "stupid stuff" so you let it go and now you HAVE to replace it all. Now I just buy the new heads with more clearance and larger valves and a comp cam with an extra .625 lift and she has no idea what that means, but I needed to do it to get the engine running again.
I got that shut off. I figure the extra money on gas is worth paying instead of engine work.
i was wondering if there was a way to do that. or maybe swap the adjustable one with the normal ones
@@dhanssolo yeah you can, that’s one of the steps of deleting one the right way. Swap DOD/AFM lifters, & cam out for non afm cam/lifters. Plug valley oil passages or swap valley plate, then get it tuned.
Simply shutting it off in the computer doesn't protect you from a lifter collapsing. If you want protection from this you need to actually have solid lifters installed
The engine runs smoother in 8 cylinder mode anyway, so fuel savings on 4 cylinders is negligible. Highway gearing is what saves on fuel, an 8 cylinder car can do the same fuel economy as any 6 or 4 cylinder, with the right gearing.
@@slowLFX still doing lifters and cam though so that’s not a money saver.
If I wanted a 4 cylinder truck I would have bought a Toyota
A 1000 kawasaki
Wouldnt have broken down like this either
Kicker...the toyota is still running and the gmc is not😂😂😂
Yep and it would still be running and you’d still have a full wallet
And have a better truck
GM got a huge lawsuit over this but didn't decide to do anything about it.
But people will still swear that GM is better, and still buy from them.
For many decades, US automakers have been run by the people who only care about this quarter's profits. If they were run by the people who love designing and building good vehicles, their products would be some of the best in the world.
@@Normal1855 Yeah GM is better i bet you drive a 4 cylinder toyota
just like the cobalt .54 cent ignition fix that was killing people when car shutting off mid trip because they used cheap parts.
Good luck all those crooked companies has best lawyers with good politicians involved to rip-off Americans with very bad guality all vehicles made by American car builders are lemons mean real garbage
My pops always told me either you pay the mechanic now or you pay the mechanic later but if you pay the mechanic later, you’re gonna have to pay twice as much
It was the 19 hour camshaft job part that got me 😅
No wonder it costs 5k. Glad i do my own work. Nothing like getting screwed by a mechanic.
Yeah I know 19 hours he'll shop could tear down the engine send it to a dam machine shop get it back rebuild it and have it running in less than 19 hours this sumbitch thinks it takes 3 days to do a camshaft I never heard of somebody rip people off like that do this s*** more than with a dealership would charge
@@jakeplaugher2570 Getting charged for work does not equate to getting screwed. To say that's a labor intensive job is an understatement.
I can replace a cam and lifters, upgrade the rocker trunnions, and do a DOD delete in a good Saturday in my garage without all the specialized tools. 19 hours is getting screwed.
@@WhydoIneedahandleagain Sure you could. You'd be no different than all the other self proclaimed super techs that come into the shop making all these claims about how awesome they are only to have this job eat their lunch. Unless you've done this job a few times, ain't happening. And if you did, 100% guarantee it's not making it past our QC process and the service writer would be bringing it back to you to fix your screw up.
I hate these afm/dod engines. If I wanted a gas saver I wouldn't have purchased a v8 pickup.
Oh wow grab HP tuners and *click* its off so hard bud
@@shesqueeled will that work on a ram1500?
@@SHANKDAWGBABY a lot of RAM guys are using the Diablo tuner
@@jessesdomain444 copy that! Thanks
@@shesqueeledshouldn't have to.
My 07 Escalade (6.2) did this at 176k miles. Along with the oil pump going out 2 days later.
It was a headache to repair. The manifolds were a nightmare because the bolts were rusted and all broke. Then I have an all wheel drive so I had to drop the front differential to remove the oil pan to replace the oil pickup tube. All in all it took me 3 days. 1 to get parts, tools, and begin the uninstall process. Day 2 complete uninstall process and replace worn parts. Day 3 reinstall and go on a 4 hour road trip to make sure it all worked 😂 * I have AAA so I wasn’t worried about being stranded.
Lol GM is not the only one having that issue Chryslers 5.7 6.4 6.2 and even the 3.6 all do the same exact thing
Mine has been that way A LONG TIME! A machanic said don’t worry about it. He said you can have it fixed but it’s just going to happen again. What do i need to do? Also i am on a fixed income so how much would it cost to fix? Do you know?
I have the 6.4 it’s a crystler 300.
not exactly the same issue, more of a lack of oil flow between the lifter and cam, the very low angle of the rods and lifters at low idle prevent adequate oil to all surfaces. at higher engine speeds it's fine soon as it is sitting with out footy on feed it starts starving for oil.
@@juggernautxtr so it’s ok then?
@@thejakefromstatefarm6768 not on gm it's gonna go no matter what, chrysler is an issue where if you let the engine idle to much it will have the oiling issues. chrysler the more your on the gas driving the better, the less stop and go traffic your in the better.
Bought a used 2007 Yukon xl with 100k on it in 2011 turned AFM off with a programmer. At 245k full rebuild and did the non AFM cam, lifters, and front cover and had it tuned. More power and better mpg too now than it ever had before.
Just finished with the new NON-AFM cam and 16 great new lifters & valves job with a reprogrammed ecu. Runs smooth as glass & much more power.
and it will last 180 + k miles
@@shesqueeled no doubt. Did the new cam & lifters @322,000 😎
I’m so glad my 5.0 and 3.8 don’t have cylinder deactivation or auto start stop
So... I'm guessing all that saved gas expense was barely a dent in the repair bill (not to mention time without truck). That's just nifty.
The gas mileage difference is somewhere between 15-30%. If you are driving a truck like this, you probably spend 200-300 a month on gas with v8 only. So you would save between 30-90 bucks a month, depending. You would save more for sure on the higher end of this scale, if you do a lot of driving. 5 years of 90 a month is like 5400 bucks saved. So it would depend on a lot of things, most of all being how many years did it run before this part failed, and how many miles per year you drive (and thus how much gas you go through)
@@rdizzy1 Bull crap. You are so wrong as due to that low hp pushing that heavy truck with terrible drag coefficient
@@brinkee7674 Nope, it is based on statistics only.
@@brinkee7674 for highway driving it works but unless they make trucks with the aerodynamics of a Corvette it's not going to be much difference
If you want to save on gas on the big chevy get the 3L diesel only 1,000 option and gets like 30 mpg
Literally the most informative car repair video I've ever come across
Another Genius GM product.
The visual aids are top tier. Keep up the good work.
Sounds like a good excuse to finally give the wife’s Tahoe that aggressive cam you’ve always wanted.
My father-in-law's 2012 sierra 1500 has been making a similar sound for a bit. Doesn't do it all the time though, and there's no sluggishness while driving. Also the check engine light isn't on, and the engine still goes from V8-V4 like it should. Only does it while driving though
lolololloloololool
Check exhaust manifold bolts
@@ajaxracing So many idiots think they have lifter tick when in reality its the manifold cracked and warped
@@shesqueeled yup
19 hour cam job when I can do it in less then half that time 😂 I love charging people by the book
Another reason why the 1st gen silverados are the best
My trucks have never had a lifter tick like that I'm just glad that we gets close to an oil change it just gets a little kick like a watch
Here I thought they were a vehicle to buy.?. Changed that in heart beat.
Dod delete , bigger cam , ls7 lifters
Maybe the engineers aught to set this up so that if a collapsible lifter fails you get a check engine light.
I used to be a section leader for electronic technicians and one of the things I did to vastly improve our efficiency was to train the operators to detect and report problems that they had previously ignored because they seemed minor. So, having an obvious symptom, like a check engine light, might get people to bring the vehicle in when the problem is still minor.
On the other hand this video might help people realize how serious this tick is and get it fixed early.
Thanks for posting this one. I realize it might cut into your revenue, but I’m sure you’ll still get plenty of work.
Hemi has the same issue. Ive dealt with a few.
Wow. I learned something. I wish that happened more often. 😀
Don't forget fuel seeping cylinders which can't fire correct building up fuel breaks down oil also.
I found out coilpack went bad until I found a fire diagnostic tool between plug wire to plug show exactly fire weak.
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BURN!! "See what I did there, turn the key off?" LMAO
good to know about these engines. thanks dude!
GM"Hey remember that thing we tried in the 80s with the Cadillac that shut down the V8 to 4 cylindersfor fuel efficiency, but stayed at 4 and the car couldnt make it over a speedbump? Lets try that again! If we dont change anything,it just may work this time!" LMAO!!😂
Thank you, great explanation 👍🏻
Traded my v8 sierra for the I6 diesel engine, best decision I made, had a misfire in my v8 at 23k miles and the check engine came out, a week in the shop to get it fixed. My Duramax is still going strong with no dashboard lights at 60k miles, and the Duramax is an awesome diesel saver.
You realize that GM does not make the Duramax engine. They tried to do their own version of a diesel engine after Dodge was using the Cummins. Did not work our so well, like most of the GM products since the 70's. They HAD to go with another engine to save face once again, thus the Duramax.
GM executives belong in jail, they only care about their next quarterly bonus, not the long term health of GM.
Ya we do about 3 of them a week. It's cheaper to replace the lifters when it startes and do the conversion to get rid of the cylinder deactivation. However when it goes too far its cheaper for our customers to replace with a gm engine instead of replacing the cam.
You know that, I know that but good ol' consumer the truck buyer don't know that. Good ol' GM. What a sense of humor.
19 hours for camshaft...?
He must get paid by the hour
That's what it calls for. It's a pretty labor intensive job.
Lol, that spring gave up. I watched a couple salesman jump in a chevy just the other day it sounded like it was low on oil.
If youre swapping lifters go ahead and swap the cam too, you're already tuning out the AFM to be able to use normal lifters, might as well tune in a better performance cam as well.
It literally takes me less than 8 hrs to do the whole job new camshaft new retainer new lifters deleting the afm i plug the holes in the valley I put new oil pumps and everything on the 5.3s that's with getting heads cleaned and all 😂
I had this ticking sound on my 1998 360 Magnum many years ago. changed all the lifters after the Professional Mechanics Diag'd it as being a collapsed lifter Issue, measured the Cam 100% perfect. Same thing. Replaced T-stat cuz it was running cold at the time, it got 400% worse. Replaced all the Rod Bearings Same thing. New oil pump. Switched to a " Tick relieving" grade of oil same thing. Flushed the engine 6 times same thing. Only had 60,000 on it. Perfect compression and great performance. Sold it cuz the old lady thought it was gonna blow up. $800 🤬 still driving to this day 100% fine
Mopar 360 V8.... much more durable than a GM 350, or Ford 351. As a rule, but there are exceptions to all rules
Lmfaoo no way you went through all that just to sell it for 800 thats fucking sad that was a perfect engine
GM has brilliant engineers who were top of their special education class.
They were given a fuel economy target, they met it. Chrysler uses the same system, and honestly both systems are pretty reliable.
@@isaakwelch3451 no, they are not. They have ruined thousands of engines in under 100k miles.
@@curtism-w6b thousands of engines out of the millions that have been made is a pretty good failure rate
tell that bs to the person who was on the short end of the stick maybe he is a victim, why should I be convinced by your supportive position of these GREAT engineers?@@isaakwelch3451
@@curtism-w6b The bar for GM has been lowered to the point that 100k miles is exceptional reliability and a 2% failure rate is a miracle. I've been burned by GM in the past - never again.
Last 2 vehicles I've purchased, I had this disabled immediately and permanently. Got the fix off of eBay.
8 hour lifter job into a scrap yard special job
Bor I was in the middle of this exact job when you video came up on my cell crazy timing lol
Love how you said it. Just subscribed!
Abolish the EPA.
THIS!!
Why do I feel like the long-term fix for this is similar to the 468 Cadillac where you just get rid of the cylinder deactivation.
Awesome explanation Mahalo!
sounds like 90% of the gm and chevys on the road today
Such a valuable share and presentation a layman can understand. ❤🤯
Poor oil maintenance makes this worse. When this happens, I'd recommend replacing the whole longblock since everything else has a hundred and forever miles and if you're going to spend that kind of money, it's better to reset the clock on the internals than keep running it. But then again, it's not my money
See, i think Koennigsegg was onto something with that camless engine that used electronically fired actuators for valve control. DoD with the ability to kill all ignition/valve actuation electronically if one or more of the actuators wasn't operating within some strictly set parameters, thereby negating engine damage bc it simply wouldn't run to damge anything (no valve clearance/rocker arm slapping) issues,....plus finer tuning ability across the rpm range for different fuels, AFR's, boost psi, etc just like we now do with fuel injestors.....
Mines in the shop right now for this. Fortunately, the moment it started ticking, I shut the truck off and had it taken in. Waiting to hear if I need a new cam as well or not.
good to know what it sounds like. I do like the feature as it does save fuel no matter what you're carrying.
I loved the idea of cylinder deactivation but I can see there isn't a single automaker that has had success with this.
All to get one more MPG and raise the price of the truck. Excellent.
2 years ago I just plugged in a Range Solution chip in the port under the dash problem solved.. 8cyl mode full time...
I learned something I will never use. Praise the algorithm.
Shut the DOD off immediately when you buy one of these no matter the mileage. It's the Achilles heel of LS4. All you need is tuner, yes you'll get less MPG but you'll avoid this problem.
I hate that cylinder changing crap. My V6 Honda Accord Coupe had something like this called VCM (Variable Cylinder Management) I Took very good care of it, but I got rid of it before it got too high in miles because I was paranoid it was going to wear out the cams, apparently they are known for it
Cylinder deactivation is an example of engineers thinking they are smarter than they really are
I just recently done a #6 lifter on my 13 gmc, thankfully it only got ran 5 mins untill it got parked and fixed
If the lifters are functional, and NOT ticking yet, just have a tuner turn off the AFM. Problem solved. If it's already ticking and you are going in already then might as well delete. I've done both.
I eliminated that feature in my 2018 GMC. I lost about exactly .2 or less mpg and my engine ran better and smoother! Depending on the type of driving I was doing I sometimes actually got better mpg.
Always drive my truck in M5 V8 mode 100% of the time
GMC Sierra
I bought a Range AFM disabler. Now I don't worry about it. At least until I buy a pulled 5.3 for roughly $750 and drop that in.
preach it Boss
AFM delete, while your doing that, if you've got the cash you can throw in a stage one cam or 2 if you wanna upgrade the heads & exhaust system. along with a PROFESSIONAL tune. not one you buy off of some website. you'll make great power!
My truck is out of commission right now for this exact reason. Only difference is I was smart enough to quit driving it..
Yup, active fuel management was a really bad idea for these trucks. I turned mine off too
the big problem is when u start to hear it and you take it to the dodge dealership you get back thats completely nornal they call it the hemi tick
I like how you turned the key off now getting it the turn back on easy there's another story
GM should have to guarantee that design and pay for the repair when it fails
Had this right after buying a 2008. Back wheb they had the smaller oil holes in rhe lifters. Put a half a gallon of Marvel mystery oil in and didnt do anything, it sat for about a month. I had a afm delete kit, cam, ls7 lifters and all ready to order. Went back out after about a month and started it up and it purred like a kitten. Must have cleaned itself out and pressured up
Marvelous mystery!!! lol
Lol that marvel mystery oil mustve done something
So the money saved on fuel will be handy in this situation,GM gave it,GM takes it away.
Shit it always best to do a delete kit n a simple tune on them n eliminate all problems.. hell yeah..🤘🤘👏👏👍👍💪💪👌👌👌 you’ll spend about the same amount of cash if u everything factory replacement on all lifters n all parts..
Free valve is the way to go but only one company makes them
U need 4 overhead cams for a hi performance durable v8. Pushrods ancient stuff for Harleys and oil tankers.
Most 06 and newer dodge/Jeep/Chrysler hemi's have this as well...
Eh, our jeep liberty has had a lifter tick for 5 years now. Still going strong
I got an old 2000’s Silverado with a 4.8L vortec that’s been ticking since 2010 and still running strong. Just needs abit thicker oil.
Shit you learn things everyday
Then there's Ford, running all 8 and still getting better mileage. I got both!
this is why i buy japanese. hit a massive deer, spun out on ice. hit cable barrier AND got stolen. Still runs like the day I got it.
Bet if that engine had Schaeffers full synthetic it would have been fine. Lotsa moly. But hey, good excuse to swap in a BTR Truck Norris cam and delete kit plus a Melling hi po oil pump.
Lol great work!
GM for the win!!! 😅😅😅
Seen it a hundred times. Very unfortunate but that is the last gen ls motor and I think they shouldn't have messed with a good thing
damn if only he could buy the right swivel head ratchet that doesn't lock and he be a great tech
8 hours sounds pretty leisurely but good more im not sure how removing the radiation and water pump and maybe the condenser adds 11 hours especially since doings a dod delete is kinda the logical thing to do after one fails anyway and i mean at that point id go truck norris which would add some tuning time but im just not sure how adding a cam while the heads are off adds 11 hours
And possible full rebuld from all the material going through your bearings
Always get the extended lifetime warranty!
Wouldn’t have been as big of a deal if they had clearanced the head enough to get the lifter out without removing the head.
The moment that lifter fails, the cam is done...drive that ticking biatch to the shop and do lifters AND a new cam. unless the roller explodes, the metal shavings will be picked up by the oil filter and VVT and Cylinder Solenoid screens. 98% of the time, cam and lifter replacement will suffice...do NOT just change lifters. Always do cam if a lifter fails...
As a guy who owns a chevy, lifter jobs should never take 8 hours. I can do one by myself in my driveway in 2
Stop complaining. It's called job security for you.
Unless you are me... and have a wife who doesn't like to spend money on "stupid stuff" so you let it go and now you HAVE to replace it all.
Now I just buy the new heads with more clearance and larger valves and a comp cam with an extra .625 lift and she has no idea what that means, but I needed to do it to get the engine running again.
Better yet buy the mod to get rid of that POS cylinder delete.
And is the reason why i stay FORD...
Easy fix: ANY BRAND BESIDES A GM!!!! fixed the problem 😂😂😂😂😂
I've been saying that for 45 years, GM has the worst engineering, but they ALL can have these problems