Thank you for your explanation. This men saved me at least $1500! I traveled from California to Tx for Christmas then this clicking noise 0:20 started. My 2015 premium Cadillac Escalade 6.2L has exact same engine so I opened up 0:49 valve cover and noticed the push rod on cylinder 4 looked different from rest then when I took it out 15:34 it was bended due to collapsed lifter. When head was removed and lifter pulled out I checked camshaft through the hole and luckily it didn’t get scratched or damaged by lifter. (Only drove truck for a few days when noise started). Took me 2 days to remove and install everything taking my time. (Had to remove 16:08 exhaust manifold wish was a pain 17:25 and go under truck to remove 3 bolts with angled adapter and extension for ratchet. Replaced gaskets for valve cover and engine head also oil pressure sensor under intake manifold and all new spark plugs since I took half of them off also added more coolant. Once done engine didn’t start right away it took a few tries, then some white smoke on exhaust and vibration and then all normal and running like before. This is a common issue for this type of AFM 8cylinder switching to 4 cylinder gmc engines. I just bought the device that disables this engine mode to have all 8 cyl running all the time to avoid more collapsed lifters in future since it’s a possibility. I don’t mind spending more gas on v8 mode rather that replacing my engine in the future.
Good video…one step I skipped was removing the fuel rail…I took the head off with it in head just unplugged it..another was to leave the exhaust manifold in too…just un bolt it and pull it off to the side with a ratchet strap. .. make sure the holes in ur lifters are facing same way when u put them back in the trays!
Thanks for the video two things I recommend you can do differently is when you cannot takeoff the headers you can push them back with a prybar and hold them with a 2 x 4 because the bolts are seized to the catalytic and second if the lifter is seized in the engine. You can use the torch And lock pliers
I want to thank you for your video. I'm driving my 2016 5.3 Silverado again because of you. You made it look easy and it was somewhat easy for ever doing it. It took me about 14 hours with all hand tools. .
@@paulmorgan62 mine made a ticking nose after passing someone on the interstate and it got worse I bought the range that keep it in v8 mode that helped for a while than the ticking got worse . I tore in to the motor and it was the one 4 cylinder on the intake side the dod Lifter
What lifters did you buy because I have a 2016 as well and I bought the set on Amazon put them in and still having the same problem spent about 17 hrs on complete tear down and putting it back together and now I have to do it again 😂
@@Selfmade9oh9 It took me with hand tools no air tools 7 hours to take the passenger side head off and put all back together. I do know mechanic work i'm not a mechanic though it's fairly easy
I see why I'm paying 5200 canadian dollars to have this done. I watched this video to see if I could do the other side myself. Might need some assistance lol. Thanks for the video!
I'm getting ready to change my buddy's lifters today. Good video, I do all my own work, and alot of side work on days off and weekends from my full time job. I grew up in a garage so I learned really young. But I just don't let any jobs intimidate me. I started out on small jobs then started working my way up to motor work, now I've been doing it long enough, I know how to get myself out of messes or any hiccups along the way. It also helps having the right tools and a good collection of tools. The swivels with the ball joint in it are the best too, the u joint type will bind up if to much angle is put into it. Tools are expensive, but it's half the battle having the right equipment to work with
Great video saved money I didn't have. Dealer wanted me to buy new engine at $13000 other shops wanted minimum $10,000. Turned out my litters were not collapsed it was one bad injector flooding one cylinder bank 2.
Wow great tear down. That far into the engine I would do the other side too and get the best possible lifters on the market. Super good video! Complements to you sir!
Your video helped so much thank you. I did a dod delete on my 15 sierra and lifter still failed after 35k miles. Had ls7 lifters after dod and it actually made it worse than if I would have had to hydraulic lifters. The roller fell in the oil pan 😬 don't trust these trucks at all anymore
One of the best shown videos I have seen on here bro keep the good work up man you make a hard job look easy and more understanding thanks for your videos
best video i have watched on how to, thumbs up, bro i have a 2017 suburban with a ticking noise, cilynder 4 misfire and rough idle, probably one lifter
Awesome video. I think I’ll be tackling this in the next week or two. So now how do we go about checking the cam shaft to make sure it’s not been wiped?
19:52 - you look comfortable! BTW, we once had a 1984 Chevy celebrity, 4.3 L diesel, that needed new head gaskets. Because it was front wheel drive, the engine was sideways. Removing the one closer to the radiator was a lot easier than removing the other one.
great job. and OMG at all the mm switches you had to do.....I would have had to make a cheat sheet map to know what goes back together in which order.....Question is it seems like the only lifters that can get stuck is the DOD ones with springs, correct? Do you have to replace them with more lifters with springs? can you put regular lifters in the 4 old springed ones? just wondering....I was told by my GMC mechanic that my lifter problem is due to a faulty pin in the lifter spring. Can you show us that?
I'm currently having this repair done. From what I have read online, the other lifters will fail eventually. I'm taking my truck to a tune shop to eliminate the cylinder on demand. I'll run in v8 mode all the time but at least I won't have to worry about this issue again.
Hello sir good day please I have one question to ask you , I have Cheng one like this and after like three weeks the same problem come back again with the same number please what can be the problem ?
Very nicely done, most guys online proceed with pulling the cam, that would likely require pulling the whole motor out. Did you end up not touching that huge bracket with ac compressor? Oh, and was the cam shaft ok??
I have a 2014 Silverado 6.2L 71K miles with a cold start rough idle, and cylinder 3 misfire code. So far I have changed plugs, wires, coils and just replaced all 8 injectors. I’m still getting the same 2 codes.😤 You think this could be the problem?
#3 cylinder is not a DOD/AFM lifter but it is possible! You have to check compression and also do a leak down test! Once you confirm that that's good you have to scan the truck nd pay attention to the Injectors because a guy that i replaced the DOD lifters its having the same problem and i found out with my scanner that the injector on the cylinder with the misfire turns on and off! He got a Silverado 2014 with same 6.2 engine!
I know every car is different but if you ever get to this message!!! Can a lifter bake and get stock on crank shaft? And there for it keeps it from turning ! And makes is seem like it’s lucked up ?
Great video bro. Gave me the confidence to dig in and save labor costs. However... Will the rocker always be floppy? I got the side off that I thought was the issue but none are floppy like your vid. Also where in cali? I'm in Fresno.
Thanks for watching nd the comment, if the lifters are loose that means you have an dod/afm lifter collapsed! Try to get the truck running without the valve cover nd make sure all the rocker arms moves up and down,if they all move then one of you're lifters spin and you need a camshaft!! 13b_dorito my Instagram for more help
Hey papa I’m struggling getting that fuel rail out holding the injectors. Does it need to come out ? Or will the whole assembly come out when I take out the head ? Any tips ? I’m using serval pry bars and it’s not budging
I think I have a bad lifter on the driver side and I'm about to tackle it and start getting into it. I'm just curious if you have to do all this on the driver side as you did on passenger minus the alternator. Great video. Thanks
We have a 2012 GMC Sierra z71 with lifters making a lot of noise. Our mechanic shop said they won’t take the engine apart to fix it. A new engine would cost a lot of money. Could we do this same procedure to our truck to fix it?
Nice video very informative only have one question when you removed the rocker arms were they under load can I removed them just like that or I have to rotate crank to specific position ?
I have a 2016 Chevy suburban in the process of changing out my fuel injectors.I broke one of the tips of the injectors.And the tip fell into the injector port.Any ideas of how to get it out without taking the head off
I have a failed lifter in both heads. My question is what am I looking for if I take it all apart and find I need a new camshaft? What would it look like?
I might need to replace the lifters on the driver side. Do you recommend replacing both sides? Also do I need to drain the coolant if I’m only doing the driver side?
Great video series I followed your cam swap series and they were a great help in installing my cam on my 15 Sierra l83. I recently finished everything up had my ECM tuned and I am getting error codes for coil control circuit on cylinders 1,3 and 5 I’ve moved plugs and wires around checked for loose connections including the two grounds on the drivers side head. Just curious if you had heard of anything like this or had any insight to what could be going on? Thanks again for the great videos.
I have cylinder 4 misfire, replaced coil, plugs and wires, still misfiring. So i pulled off the intake to replace the fuel injector. I overrode the starter relay to have a look at the lifters and found the culprit. The cylinder 4 lifter is not moving. Would this video be your conclusion to my problem. Replace the lifter on number 4. I have pretty much the same engine 2015 silverado 5.3 1500 Lt
Can bad lifters be the reason to have missfire on cilynder 2 on a 2014 chevy 4.3l ? I have replace injector, coil, wires and plugs and still have missfire. Thanks in advance.
