@@pdr5926Ray has an electronic angle wrench, he used it to rebuild a Chevy V8. I didn't know about them until he did it. I think that the initial torque sequence is to preset the stretch on the bolts before final torquing.
@@timradde4328 A torque angle is usually used when the torque spec is higher than most torque wrenches support. The head bolts on my 3L inline 6 BMW from 2002 go for 40nm/29.5ft-lb and then 90 degrees twice. At the second 90 degrees stage, I could barely tighten them any further. I don't think a regular torque wrench goes up to the torque that they were secured at at the end of the whole process. (edit) Now that I think about it. Most, if not all head bolts get stretched when being torqued down. It could be that the torque reading is different when the bolt is starting to stretch and that torque degrees is a more precise way of measuring how tight a bolt is torqued down.
Old school engine assembly with the angle meter.. You sir has earned my ultimate respect, on top of the huge respect for you and Ray to do this for the Tosi family. Anyone watching this video, hit that thumbs up. Let the front page of UA-cam influencers see what really matters!
It's nice to see that there's some good still left in this world. No criticisms here only positive accolades and well wishes to you and Ray for stepping up and helping this family out.
My son and I watch your teardown video each week together. It's our thing. He decided to surprise me with a piston and rod from one of those videos as a surprise Father's Day gift. I am delighted. Congrats to you for finding a way to sell these parts, make money, and make people happy, all at the same time!
Considering that box says "only good water pumps", I suspect that box is destine for a rebuilder as cores(i.e. no damaged/destroyed pumps that can't be rebuilt) or there is a seller of used water pumps out there that buys them in bulk.
I remember. Since watching the previous video, our prayers have been with the Tosi family. One of our own young daughters is battling Leukemia and every day is a struggle and a blessing (she is the 3rd of our 5 daughters and her name is Kyla).. Treatment cost is staggering and many blessings to you and Ray for the giving of your talents. The bible says that your gift will make room for you and it certainly has right here. God bless you and Ray!
The magnetic issue on the Cams I believe is more for if they are exposed to strong electromagnets that can add or neutralize magnetism but however my hats off to you for being super careful !
Very soft magnets there, which are unfortunately known to fail, though there are replacement magnet assemblies for them, but you need an alignment tool to get them in the right position and orientation.
Depending on the ability of the magents to HOLD their factory "charge", gently setting them on a steel table won't "drain them" of magnetism. HOWEVER, strong impact can! Percussion failure of soft iron magnets is real.
Only hurt if they are exposed to other magnetic fields! The reluctor wheels that is! Engine builder here 5.3 gm ls style enginesm 5.7 hemis and 3.6 pentastars keep me in business!
Not only did you help Ray and the TOSi family but schooled your viewers on putting the 3.6 pentastar together. One thing is why aren’t we putting the dorman aluminum oil cooler on it? Also I’m glad you checked them oil gully bolt under the phasers on the heads .they need thread locker on them they tend to vibrate loose .Thanks for your time God Bless You and Ray for such a good deed
Yes, I agree. Isn’t that the original plastic oil cooler that is prone to failure? Ray has replaced a few of these leaking oil coolers with the metal Dorman units on those engines.
What you and Ray are doing for this family is a absolutely wonderful thing. Helping a family that needs a vehicle and not asking for anything in return you guy's are this family's angels
Eric - thanks for doing this, for the Tosi family and for Ray. Also PLEASE thank your wife and family for allowing you the time to do this! Your kindness and generosity is duly noted. I Do Cars fans love the weekly "malice in the combustion palace" and "piston nuggets", but it's great to see you do something constructive for a change ;)
Eric, please stand on the back of the engine stand so it doesn't try to walk away from you! The assembly will not tip over using this method as well. Kudos for helping Ray and this downtrodden family.
Another suggestion to stop the engine stand moving around is to strap it tightly to your shelving if it is bolted down or to the side of the forklift. Either way something solid mounted or too heavy to move by hand.
For the oil cooler, Replace it with an after market unit. No leaks in 40 miles. Above all. You rock for helping a family in need. I hope you do well and reap the benefits. Be safe honest and funny.
Eric it is nice to see people like you out there who will help people in these days and times that are struggling just to get by. Ray also thank you for your part in what you have done to help this family and get their van back in running conditions. I wish that there were more people like you two out there that would ((help thy neighbor)) without asking for anything in return. May the Lord Bless You two and be gracious unto you two. Amen.
That torque sequence really shows the value of the insanely expensive machine at the factory that lowers down, makes whirring sounds, and lifts up leaving a "perfectly" torqued cylinder head.
Change that oil cooler for the aluminum unit. And crank it for 30 seconds before you start it. It will clatter loudly if you don’t. Collapsed/weak lifters will destroy rockers. My jeep just lost the seal on that oil cooler 750 miles from home. That was fun.
Great collaboration with Rainman Ray to fix this minivan! The 1980’s 2.2 liter turbos required the removal of the head when the turbocharger oil seal failed. There was an angle requirement on those head studs too. Mopar performance offered studs to replace the torque to yield bolts.
I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but I appreciate the time you put into editing your videos, especially to make all of the torque clicks back to back, same when you are disassembling an engine with the squeaks and creaks, that takes more time than people would think… Thank you for making great videos!!!!
Soon as I saw the tag line on screen, I wondered if you had possibly negated the cam sensor wheel! Watching Ray recently where either he or Dave did something very similar and replaced the cams. Kudos to BOTH channels for putting it on camera, respect is gained for owning mistakes and educating us plebs in what NOT to do! Thanks guys, appreciated greatly.
What a nice change of pace, seeing an engine being assembled and for a worthy cause, to boot. I look forward to see the timing set and the assembly completed. If I could give this video more than one like, I would.
I'm sure it has been mentioned, but... Respectively - with a title that includes Addressing Known Faults, I was expecting to see a metal oil cooler/filter assembly going on in place of the problematic plastic stock unit. Hats off to you and Ray for doing this, though.
Watching your video, I’m feeling like a need to build a engine, Built many over the years but been, a few years. It’s such a great feeling after you you have built a brand new, better than oem, and hearing it run, for years it’s satisfying, knowing you have done everything possible thing right, and it continues to preform better than a new oem engine. Cleanliness is godliness!!
Did an almost complete ground-up rebuild on my 3.5 Ecoboost in my 2011 F150. Bad metallurgy in the crank snout caused the timing chain pin hole to waller out and break the timing gear. Super weird failure condition; I could not find anybody else in the country experience a similar failure with that motor. Fortunately the failure was at low RPM and low engine load, so the valves were completely spared, Praise the Lord. New crank, cam phasers, bearings, flex plate, complete timing system, head gaskets, all sensors, etc. etc. etc.. It was my first “big” engine project and I had a very good friend who is an ASE mechanic and engine teacher at a local technical college walk me through it all. Was SOOOO nervous to hit the key for the first time, but once the fuel system primed (new injectors too) it started up and purrrrrrrred. That engine has never run so silky smooth and quiet. Nearly 20,000 miles on the job, and counting, and I drive it every day with confidence.
I know why the head gaskets are different prices!! Just did an engine replacement on a Jeep Wrangler with the same engine, because the left bank blows gaskets like it's going out of fad. Very good luck on the build for the family. I say this, because my shop ended up doing the engine swap after the new head on the old block (new right from the CDJR dealer) swallowed a broken intake valve. Many *many* hours lost on that one. Thankfully our dealer gave us a deal on the replacement motor because of the valve failure on the (previously new) heads from them.
In this day & age and the crazy times we are in, it is heart warming to see what you & Ray are doing for this family. Kudos to you both. Well done gentlemen.
First I would like to say what you folks are doing for that family is so commendable! Beautiful gesture of humanity. I would like to comment on the oil filter housing / oil cooler. The factory (and more than likely aftermarket as well) plastic part is a known failure item, hot antifreeze combined with hot oil does not play nice with plastic. I repaired a Jeep Wrangler with the same set up that had a massive coolant leak due to this. They (aftermarket) make an updated cast Aluminum part that is far superior for this application.
I enjoy your videos not so much for the carnage (though that might sometimes be interesting). Really, I enjoy learning about different engines, their various signs and symptoms of failures and the post-mortem analysis of what might have happened to cause the death of the enginu.
Your a good man Eric.. i watch ray's channel as well.. you and Ray Are the definition of what this world needs thank you for all your good will and deeds
Eric both you and Ray deserve a huge pat on the back and all the kudos both sets of subscribers can deliver. For you guys to give this needy family back a much needed vehicle warms the cockles of my heart. We need more you-tubers like you and ray, i am a long time watcher of you both i like your satirical humor and your warnings about changing your oil on a regular basis. Keep up the outstanding work Thank you, for your aweso.e content and contributions to this family
Replace the oil cooler with the dorman all aluminum, the oem plastic versions crack and leak the head bolt tightening circus is to flatten and settle the mls gasket then retighten for max clamping force.. just imagine doing that crap with the engine in the vehicle!
I found you because I watch Raiman Ray's channel. What you and Ray are doing is "awesome to the max" - showing my age now LOL. But if more people of the world would do what you two gentlemen are doing, it would be a better world. It's an old cliché I know, but it is also the truth. We all need to try and help our fellow "man" , it would be a better world and make us better people. Bless you sir and bless Ray.
While doing the mandatory pentastar 3.6 rocker repairs I layed a flashlight with the strong magnetic base right on the camshaft trigger wheel. I knew better but had a brain fart. Motor runs just fine though.
While seeing you constantly dirty from disassembly of engines its quite unnerving watching you working on something that's doesn't have a spec of dirt anywhere and non on yourself......well done my friend
I did the very same repairs on my grand daughters charger after it ate the cams and lifters. After 2k in New parts. The car runs very smooth. I did see the warning about placing the cams near anything magnetic. I installed new lifters and rocker arms too. All of the new parts were from the dealership. My oldest daughter wouldn't get any other cheap ones from anywhere else. She insisted on it. I'm proud of her. I removed each new cam and cleaned each cam as it came out of the boxes. Put assembled lube on the cam and installed each one, following the proper torque specs too. Making sure the cams were in the correct timing specs too. In fact I ordered the timing tools ahead of time. I just finished my sister's 2015 Tahoe lifters replacement. What a job. A new set of head bolts from Chevy. On the very last head to install. One of the head bolts would not tighten for some strand reason? So I pulled the head off again. After running a used head bolt into the same hole the new head bolt wouldn't tighten. I had no issues? Then I found the problem, a bent new head bolt warped about 10 thousand. New head gasket and new head bolt from Felpro. This time the new head bolt went on perfectly and torque to specs. I almost made a huge mistake. My instinct told me to stop. I'm so glad I stopped. Trust me, I've made mistakes too. I also subscribed to alldatadyi.com for the vehicle I worked on. I want to be sure. Plus I bought a new torque angle wrench. I've always wanted one. I'm glad of my purchase. God bless you on the donation for the Needy family. Times are hard indeed, especially an engine. I donate my time to help others as well.
I am a fan of Melling Assembly lube when buiding engines, especially on cams. Our local aircraft engine overhauler uses 50/50 of STP and Lubraplate white lithium grease. Oil is better than nothing, though!
As long as the whole engine has a prelube applied (pressurised oil fed in at some place in the oil gallery like the oil pressure sender) and oil is distributed to all bearings at normal engine pressure before the first start... all will be good.
Chase the threads in head bolt holes. Light on on bolts before torque. Oil on bearing surfaces. I think you did a good job overall and enjoy your channel.
The crazy torque sequence is to burnish the new bolt threads. ARP recommends a couple torque cycles to burnish the threads before final assembly. Gets you more accurate and consistent clamp load.
I tried doing rockers on one of these in the car, without removing the chains, 2016 model, should be able to pop them in and pop the out, ended up bending every valve..come to find out they make a tool..lol
Great video series for the Family Van, I've followed Rainman Ray for some time and it's great that you're both doing this for a struggling family. I'm sure the family values the fact that complete strangers care about them enough to do this is valued just as much if not more than the fact they got their van back. "The kindness of strangers gives hope to those who think they are alone".
You did a great job,always enjoy all your teardown. This one is great because you and Ray are doing it for someone who needs it badly. Congratulations 🎉
I'll never question a man that questions MOPAR torque specs and goes a little tighter with loctite. Good job! I really look forward to watching all the future videos on this.
Thank God for people like you and Ray. For helping this family in need that is what is missing from this great world of ares today. Helping each other out in times of need . God Bless you both
Next level meticulous love it. Great job Eric this is the right way to put an engine back together. Thanks for your commitment to this wonderful family, Ray and to good deeds and gracious giving. I am very impressed lots of LOVE from south Alabama.
Thanks for your educational videos! I enjoy watching your straight forward approach to mechanical challenges and I am always learning something new every time another video comes into my feed. Please keep up the great work and your generosity to people struggling to make ends meet.
Im a Toyota 3.5 guy, my mom has one of these 3.6 Pentastars and has had fairly ok luck with them besides the Cylinder Rocker arm valve guide issue these apparently suffer from. But hasn't had the Faulty oil pressure switch issue, ignition coils water pump timing chain tensioner, or exhaust manifold cracks, but the 2012 Town and Country has had the issue with Fuel delivery, needing the fuel pump Relay fuse Bypass. Which i did personally and worked flawlessly thus far. Other than an Alternator this vehicle hasn't left her Stranded since she has gotten it in 2014. Suprise Suprise for a Chrysler product ehh? They must have did alittle something right with these motors even Dead Dodge Garage appreciates their reliability. Cheers
Nice change of pace ! Eric, you have one of the best automotive channel UA-cam has to offer. And it's in part because of the community you built, for sure.
I had to remove a VVT cam out of a Ford 3.5 Ecoboost once and I laid it on a metal table. I had no idea it would demagnetize it. I chased a timing problem for weeks after reinstalling that cam. Finally, I came across a Reddit thread that mentioned the magnets in the cam. I put a new cam in it and the timing problem disappeared. I had no idea they were that sensitive. It is great to see Eric and Ray helping this family.
Whenever I 'run in' a bunch of fasteners that have to get tightened just so, I always turn the clutch down on the driver towards the lighter end of its range so it stops when just snug. I also give a gentle tap to whatever I'm tightening down to make sure it didn't hang up on a burred edge or something. Then I can go back and tighten everything properly.
The comments here have been fairly focused on your top shelf work and all the praise of your good deeds in helping the family (you and Ray) But im just poppin in to say .. "your hair is on point" Never stop being you .
sorry
I had to play the video backwards.
Ha Ha Ha 👍😉
😂😂😂
The most careful disassemble ever hehe
This!
Hahahaha best comment !
Some engineer was on a crazy acid trip when coming up with that torque sequence
I've never heard of a torque angle before. Learned something new.
@@timradde4328 It´s something common on diesel engines, not on gas ones.
@@pdr5926Ray has an electronic angle wrench, he used it to rebuild a Chevy V8. I didn't know about them until he did it.
I think that the initial torque sequence is to preset the stretch on the bolts before final torquing.
@@timradde4328 A torque angle is usually used when the torque spec is higher than most torque wrenches support. The head bolts on my 3L inline 6 BMW from 2002 go for 40nm/29.5ft-lb and then 90 degrees twice. At the second 90 degrees stage, I could barely tighten them any further. I don't think a regular torque wrench goes up to the torque that they were secured at at the end of the whole process.
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Now that I think about it. Most, if not all head bolts get stretched when being torqued down. It could be that the torque reading is different when the bolt is starting to stretch and that torque degrees is a more precise way of measuring how tight a bolt is torqued down.
Lol no kidding!
Old school engine assembly with the angle meter.. You sir has earned my ultimate respect, on top of the huge respect for you and Ray to do this for the Tosi family.
Anyone watching this video, hit that thumbs up. Let the front page of UA-cam influencers see what really matters!
@sc5015
Amen! Well stated, Eric is the best!
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We’re having a blast watching all these updates as a family. Thank you Eric!
Is this your engine for the van ??
It's nice to see that there's some good still left in this world. No criticisms here only positive accolades and well wishes to you and Ray for stepping up and helping this family out.
Hats off to I DO CARS and RAINMAN RAYS for helping out the family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice work guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just remember Eric, when you get to the water pump, it goes on the engine, not in the recycle bin! :D
its a chrysler engine...might as well put it in the recycle bin already lol
What about the dip stick tube?
@@mikefoehr235 - No one checks their oil anyway, so don't bother! :D
@@Atixtasythat model engine has been in over 10,000,000 vehicles! So I’d say something is working right
Nice of you to help a family in need out.
Thanks for being a stand up guy and giving back.
My son and I watch your teardown video each week together. It's our thing. He decided to surprise me with a piston and rod from one of those videos as a surprise Father's Day gift. I am delighted. Congrats to you for finding a way to sell these parts, make money, and make people happy, all at the same time!
The revenge of the water pump will be epic as it crawls out of the box to be placed back in this engine.
spoilers ffs
Zombie pump arises from pump cemetery
Run that in reverse!
Considering that box says "only good water pumps", I suspect that box is destine for a rebuilder as cores(i.e. no damaged/destroyed pumps that can't be rebuilt) or there is a seller of used water pumps out there that buys them in bulk.
"Night of the Living Water Pumps!"
The world needs more folk like you and Ray. Awesome thing you guys are doing.
I remember. Since watching the previous video, our prayers have been with the Tosi family. One of our own young daughters is battling Leukemia and every day is a struggle and a blessing (she is the 3rd of our 5 daughters and her name is Kyla).. Treatment cost is staggering and many blessings to you and Ray for the giving of your talents. The bible says that your gift will make room for you and it certainly has right here. God bless you and Ray!
Praying for Kyla
@@charleshendrix3820 Amen
Kyla and your whole family will be in my thoughts and prayers, thank you for telling us. Love from Rick
Thanks Rick. We need your prayers as well as the Tosi family. Love you too brother!
Adding Kyla to my prayer list too. 🙏🏻
The magnetic issue on the Cams I believe is more for if they are exposed to strong electromagnets that can add or neutralize magnetism but however my hats off to you for being super careful !
Very soft magnets there, which are unfortunately known to fail, though there are replacement magnet assemblies for them, but you need an alignment tool to get them in the right position and orientation.
@@SeanBZA At least you can reuse the cams instead of throwing them away!
@@SeanBZAThanks, I was looking for an answer to this question!
Depending on the ability of the magents to HOLD their factory "charge", gently setting them on a steel table won't "drain them" of magnetism. HOWEVER, strong impact can! Percussion failure of soft iron magnets is real.
Only hurt if they are exposed to other magnetic fields! The reluctor wheels that is! Engine builder here 5.3 gm ls style enginesm 5.7 hemis and 3.6 pentastars keep me in business!
I love what you're doing for that family.
I do too. So good of them and knowing the family really appreciates it too.
They proved that the auto repair business still has mechanics that are great and have the good heart .. helping a family in need is a nice thing to do
Not only did you help Ray and the TOSi family but schooled your viewers on putting the 3.6 pentastar together. One thing is why aren’t we putting the dorman aluminum oil cooler on it? Also I’m glad you checked them oil gully bolt under the phasers on the heads .they need thread locker on them they tend to vibrate loose .Thanks for your time God Bless You and Ray for such a good deed
Yes, I agree. Isn’t that the original plastic oil cooler that is prone to failure? Ray has replaced a few of these leaking oil coolers with the metal Dorman units on those engines.
I replaced my plastic oil cooler with an all aluminum one on my 3.6 pentastar after watching Rainman Rays episodes on it too!@dond.200
What you and Ray are doing for this family is a absolutely wonderful thing. Helping a family that needs a vehicle and not asking for anything in return you guy's are this family's angels
Eric - thanks for doing this, for the Tosi family and for Ray. Also PLEASE thank your wife and family for allowing you the time to do this! Your kindness and generosity is duly noted. I Do Cars fans love the weekly "malice in the combustion palace" and "piston nuggets", but it's great to see you do something constructive for a change ;)
You and Ray are the best. This is the best thing you and Ray could do for them. Some of the best "real" channels on UA-cam.
Eric, please stand on the back of the engine stand so it doesn't try to walk away from you!
The assembly will not tip over using this method as well. Kudos for helping Ray and this downtrodden family.
Another suggestion to stop the engine stand moving around is to strap it tightly to your shelving if it is bolted down or to the side of the forklift. Either way something solid mounted or too heavy to move by hand.
That's why shops that build engines have a permanent station with an engine holder mounted to it! Chasing a stand around is tiring! LOL
For the oil cooler,
Replace it with an after market unit. No leaks in 40 miles.
Above all. You rock for helping a family in need. I hope you do well and reap the benefits. Be safe honest and funny.
Eric it is nice to see people like you out there who will help people in these days and times that are struggling just to get by. Ray also thank you for your part in what you have done to help this family and get their van back in running conditions. I wish that there were more people like you two out there that would ((help thy neighbor)) without asking for anything in return. May the Lord Bless You two and be gracious unto you two. Amen.
That torque sequence really shows the value of the insanely expensive machine at the factory that lowers down, makes whirring sounds, and lifts up leaving a "perfectly" torqued cylinder head.
Change that oil cooler for the aluminum unit. And crank it for 30 seconds before you start it. It will clatter loudly if you don’t. Collapsed/weak lifters will destroy rockers. My jeep just lost the seal on that oil cooler 750 miles from home. That was fun.
Oh. My jeep only has 65,000 on it.
Yep put the Dorman metal one on. If you don't, Ray will anyways :)
I just purchased a vehicle with the pentastar engine. It has 50k . Already order a Dorman! Mine hasn’t failed yet but I want to get ahead of it
On behalf of the family you, and Ray are helping, TYVM!! For a large family, or one with a disabled person, a van is mandatory.
Great collaboration with Rainman Ray to fix this minivan! The 1980’s 2.2 liter turbos required the removal of the head when the turbocharger oil seal failed. There was an angle requirement on those head studs too. Mopar performance offered studs to replace the torque to yield bolts.
I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but I appreciate the time you put into editing your videos, especially to make all of the torque clicks back to back, same when you are disassembling an engine with the squeaks and creaks, that takes more time than people would think… Thank you for making great videos!!!!
Soon as I saw the tag line on screen, I wondered if you had possibly negated the cam sensor wheel! Watching Ray recently where either he or Dave did something very similar and replaced the cams. Kudos to BOTH channels for putting it on camera, respect is gained for owning mistakes and educating us plebs in what NOT to do! Thanks guys, appreciated greatly.
Thank you (and Ray) for your generosity. The world needs more of this kind of care for their neighbors.
What a nice change of pace, seeing an engine being assembled and for a worthy cause, to boot. I look forward to see the timing set and the assembly completed. If I could give this video more than one like, I would.
I am making this donation to help move this project forward!! It excites me to see people selflessly helping people who really need it.
Thanks so much!
@@I_Do_Cars You're welcome Eric :).
Man the head bolt torquing sequence is wild, a total workout for the brain and muscles!
I also like your assembly videos ❤🙂
I'm sure it has been mentioned, but... Respectively - with a title that includes Addressing Known Faults, I was expecting to see a metal oil cooler/filter assembly going on in place of the problematic plastic stock unit. Hats off to you and Ray for doing this, though.
Perhaps such important details are mere minor footnotes in the world of "optics"?
I said the same thing, guess it’s just a fart 💨 in the wind
This will be the best damn Pentastar ever
Watching your video, I’m feeling like a need to build a engine,
Built many over the years but been, a few years.
It’s such a great feeling after you you have built a brand new, better than oem, and hearing it run, for years it’s satisfying, knowing you have done everything possible thing right, and it continues to preform better than a new oem engine.
Cleanliness is godliness!!
Did an almost complete ground-up rebuild on my 3.5 Ecoboost in my 2011 F150. Bad metallurgy in the crank snout caused the timing chain pin hole to waller out and break the timing gear. Super weird failure condition; I could not find anybody else in the country experience a similar failure with that motor. Fortunately the failure was at low RPM and low engine load, so the valves were completely spared, Praise the Lord. New crank, cam phasers, bearings, flex plate, complete timing system, head gaskets, all sensors, etc. etc. etc.. It was my first “big” engine project and I had a very good friend who is an ASE mechanic and engine teacher at a local technical college walk me through it all. Was SOOOO nervous to hit the key for the first time, but once the fuel system primed (new injectors too) it started up and purrrrrrrred. That engine has never run so silky smooth and quiet. Nearly 20,000 miles on the job, and counting, and I drive it every day with confidence.
That head bolt torque sequence was the dipstick battle this time 😂
Been hooked on the Ray video's since this pentastar saga started....
I know why the head gaskets are different prices!! Just did an engine replacement on a Jeep Wrangler with the same engine, because the left bank blows gaskets like it's going out of fad.
Very good luck on the build for the family. I say this, because my shop ended up doing the engine swap after the new head on the old block (new right from the CDJR dealer) swallowed a broken intake valve. Many *many* hours lost on that one. Thankfully our dealer gave us a deal on the replacement motor because of the valve failure on the (previously new) heads from them.
That's rough! Brand new heads right out of the crate and it just decided to grenade itself. What are the odds!😥
Thank you for being a good human being. your kindness will not go unnoticed.
In this day & age and the crazy times we are in, it is heart warming to see what you & Ray are doing for this family. Kudos to you both. Well done gentlemen.
First I would like to say what you folks are doing for that family is so commendable! Beautiful gesture of humanity. I would like to comment on the oil filter housing / oil cooler. The factory (and more than likely aftermarket as well) plastic part is a known failure item, hot antifreeze combined with hot oil does not play nice with plastic. I repaired a Jeep Wrangler with the same set up that had a massive coolant leak due to this. They (aftermarket) make an updated cast Aluminum part that is far superior for this application.
I enjoy your videos not so much for the carnage (though that might sometimes be interesting). Really, I enjoy learning about different engines, their various signs and symptoms of failures and the post-mortem analysis of what might have happened to cause the death of the enginu.
The manufacturer specifying to not put any oil on the threads is probably for a reason
Your a good man Eric.. i watch ray's channel as well.. you and Ray Are the definition of what this world needs thank you for all your good will and deeds
Thanks to you Eric and Rainman Ray for doing this for the family in need. One day you will be repaid tenfold! You guys are the best!😀👍
Eric both you and Ray deserve a huge pat on the back and all the kudos both sets of subscribers can deliver.
For you guys to give this needy family back a much needed vehicle warms the cockles of my heart.
We need more you-tubers like you and ray, i am a long time watcher of you both i like your satirical humor and your warnings about changing your oil on a regular basis.
Keep up the outstanding work
Thank you, for your aweso.e content and contributions to this family
Replace the oil cooler with the dorman all aluminum, the oem plastic versions crack and leak
the head bolt tightening circus is to flatten and settle the mls gasket then retighten for max clamping force.. just imagine doing that crap with the engine in the vehicle!
I found you because I watch Raiman Ray's channel. What you and Ray are doing is "awesome to the max" - showing my age now LOL. But if more people of the world would do what you two gentlemen are doing, it would be a better world. It's an old cliché I know, but it is also the truth. We all need to try and help our fellow "man" , it would be a better world and make us better people. Bless you sir and bless Ray.
I'm glad to see that you are going out of your way to help someone who really needs it. I really enjoyed this video. Can't wait for part 2!
While doing the mandatory pentastar 3.6 rocker repairs I layed a flashlight with the strong magnetic base right on the camshaft trigger wheel. I knew better but had a brain fart. Motor runs just fine though.
Stoked to watch Ray put it in the van!
What a wonderful, noble cause ! You, Eric, are a wonderful, selfless man. Outstanding ! 😊
While seeing you constantly dirty from disassembly of engines its quite unnerving watching you working on something that's doesn't have a spec of dirt anywhere and non on yourself......well done my friend
You and Rainman Ray are the absolute best. What a great thing you two are doing. Absolute class.
I did the very same repairs on my grand daughters charger after it ate the cams and lifters.
After 2k in New parts.
The car runs very smooth.
I did see the warning about placing the cams near anything magnetic.
I installed new lifters and rocker arms too. All of the new parts were from the dealership.
My oldest daughter wouldn't get any other cheap ones from anywhere else. She insisted on it.
I'm proud of her.
I removed each new cam and cleaned each cam as it came out of the boxes.
Put assembled lube on the cam and installed each one, following the proper torque specs too.
Making sure the cams were in the correct timing specs too.
In fact I ordered the timing tools ahead of time.
I just finished my sister's 2015 Tahoe lifters replacement.
What a job.
A new set of head bolts from Chevy. On the very last head to install. One of the head bolts would not tighten for some strand reason?
So I pulled the head off again.
After running a used head bolt into the same hole the new head bolt wouldn't tighten. I had no issues?
Then I found the problem, a bent new head bolt warped about 10 thousand.
New head gasket and new head bolt from Felpro.
This time the new head bolt went on perfectly and torque to specs.
I almost made a huge mistake.
My instinct told me to stop.
I'm so glad I stopped.
Trust me, I've made mistakes too.
I also subscribed to alldatadyi.com for the vehicle I worked on.
I want to be sure.
Plus I bought a new torque angle wrench. I've always wanted one. I'm glad of my purchase.
God bless you on the donation for the Needy family.
Times are hard indeed, especially an engine.
I donate my time to help others as well.
You sir are an excellent human being. You are using yours powers for good. Thanks for sharing this with us.
really nice of you to do this!
I am a fan of Melling Assembly lube when buiding engines, especially on cams. Our local aircraft engine overhauler uses 50/50 of STP and Lubraplate white lithium grease. Oil is better than nothing, though!
As long as the whole engine has a prelube applied (pressurised oil fed in at some place in the oil gallery like the oil pressure sender) and oil is distributed to all bearings at normal engine pressure before the first start...
all will be good.
Chase the threads in head bolt holes. Light on on bolts before torque. Oil on bearing surfaces. I think you did a good job overall and enjoy your channel.
Your comment about a group of people have vastly more knowledge than an individual is one reason for the "freedom of speech." May it long live.
So so bazaar seeing an engine going back 2gether from Eric. Great job! Love your channel
The crazy torque sequence is to burnish the new bolt threads. ARP recommends a couple torque cycles to burnish the threads before final assembly. Gets you more accurate and consistent clamp load.
I tried doing rockers on one of these in the car, without removing the chains, 2016 model, should be able to pop them in and pop the out, ended up bending every valve..come to find out they make a tool..lol
Great video series for the Family Van, I've followed Rainman Ray for some time and it's great that you're both doing this for a struggling family. I'm sure the family values the fact that complete strangers care about them enough to do this is valued just as much if not more than the fact they got their van back. "The kindness of strangers gives hope to those who think they are alone".
According to the FSM, the loosen and retighten is only needed for a new block. For a used block, it says to only do the four step tightening sequence.
It's so great you and Ray are doing this for that family, y'all both are great guys thank you for being so very thoughtful of people in need
I love all of your Tera downs, but this was/is special. You don’t see the build up often. The narrative was on point and I appreciate that a lot!!!❤
You did a great job,always enjoy all your teardown. This one is great because you and Ray are doing it for someone who needs it badly. Congratulations 🎉
I really enjoyed this video, and a very generous gift for a family in need. America has heart.
I am do happy to see you and Ray doing this for the family. Im so glad to be part of this community.
I also found this video extremely interesting.
It's not about what you doing, it's about who and how it do.
I'll never question a man that questions MOPAR torque specs and goes a little tighter with loctite. Good job! I really look forward to watching all the future videos on this.
I lift my hat for you Eric (and for Ray) for what you are doing for the Tosi family.
It's very kind of you Eric to do that for the family. God bless
If I ever need to rebuild my 3.7 jeep engine THIS will be my guide!! thanks for another Great Video!
Thank God for people like you and Ray. For helping this family in need that is what is missing from this great world of ares today. Helping each other out in times of need . God Bless you both
Next level meticulous love it. Great job Eric this is the right way to put an engine back together. Thanks for your commitment to this wonderful family, Ray and to good deeds and gracious giving. I am very impressed lots of LOVE from south Alabama.
Good on yall for helping a family in need!!
This is is you and Ray doing something nice for someone in need. God bless you both.
Thanks for your educational videos! I enjoy watching your straight forward approach to mechanical challenges and I am always learning something new every time another video comes into my feed. Please keep up the great work and your generosity to people struggling to make ends meet.
I think it's awesome what you and Rainman Ray is doing for this family.
Im a Toyota 3.5 guy, my mom has one of these 3.6 Pentastars and has had fairly ok luck with them besides the Cylinder Rocker arm valve guide issue these apparently suffer from. But hasn't had the Faulty oil pressure switch issue, ignition coils water pump timing chain tensioner, or exhaust manifold cracks, but the 2012 Town and Country has had the issue with Fuel delivery, needing the fuel pump Relay fuse Bypass. Which i did personally and worked flawlessly thus far. Other than an Alternator this vehicle hasn't left her Stranded since she has gotten it in 2014. Suprise Suprise for a Chrysler product ehh? They must have did alittle something right with these motors even Dead Dodge Garage appreciates their reliability. Cheers
3.5 YOTA is bulletproof. It’ll run til the body falls off the thing.
The Tosi Family will be happy you are doing this Eric
Nice!! Gotta do more of these!
Nice change of pace ! Eric, you have one of the best automotive channel UA-cam has to offer. And it's in part because of the community you built, for sure.
We just did one of these. The loosen part on the procedure is only on new blocks. Used blocks it’s just 22/33 then angle no loosening
such a nice thing you are doing for the family. interesting to the the reverse of the normal videos, gosh torquing bolts seems a pain.
Much respect for you and Ray for helping the Tosi family. I have been subbed to both channels for some time now.
SUPER CLASSY MOVE BY RAY & YOU !!!, you guy's just earned come big ding ding point's with the MAN upstairs !!
Mate, always enjoy your tear down video as much as enjoy you re-assembly it.
Time for a macro lens! My camera is Sony and my macro lens is Sigma. Absolutely love the close up details.
It is actions like this that restore my faith in the human race. Great job and God bless you both
It's a really wonderful thing you and Ray are doing and a credit to you both.
My heart goes out to you with that no brake stand
Great job just for putting up with that
I had to remove a VVT cam out of a Ford 3.5 Ecoboost once and I laid it on a metal table. I had no idea it would demagnetize it. I chased a timing problem for weeks after reinstalling that cam. Finally, I came across a Reddit thread that mentioned the magnets in the cam. I put a new cam in it and the timing problem disappeared. I had no idea they were that sensitive.
It is great to see Eric and Ray helping this family.
Pretty cool what you're doing for those people. These things are ton of maintenance to keep running properly
For the next video, you forgot to mention installing the recycled water pump...lol..thanks for doing this for the family. It'll make a great series
Right On! You and Ray are both my favorites here on UA-cam! You Cats are Awesome! Thanks Again!
You are an incredible human being. There is a special place in heaven for you.
Whenever I 'run in' a bunch of fasteners that have to get tightened just so, I always turn the clutch down on the driver towards the lighter end of its range so it stops when just snug. I also give a gentle tap to whatever I'm tightening down to make sure it didn't hang up on a burred edge or something. Then I can go back and tighten everything properly.
The comments here have been fairly focused on your top shelf work and all the praise of your good deeds in helping the family (you and Ray)
But im just poppin in to say .. "your hair is on point"
Never stop being you .