MudDog2007
Junior Member
Here is the kit I used . https://www.ebay.com/itm/255829095678
I bought a 2010 SLT with 178000 miles on it. Lifter tick on #7 very obvious. I figured what the heck, Im retired and a decent mechanic.
Jumped in and bought the kit and so far , approx, 100 miles on it, all feels good. Its not for everybody, but I enjoy the work so for me it was an adventure.
The teardown went well. Pulling the cam out , #7 Exhaust lobe had the slightest bit of rough surface, so tick had not been going on long but was loud. The 2 lifters for #7 Looked OK, but had a different look in the view hole than all the rest. Pic below.
This was an economy build as nothing in the engine had exhibited any issues. Cooling was good, Oil Press cold 52, warming to 40 at idle. Cylinder heads were clean with good tan color. Timing chain was tight and tensioner strong, so if it wasnt in the kit I didnt do it other than new Plugs.
I tore the engine down and laid all parts out in sequence to be sure all went back as it came off.
The kit came with full gasket set and new bolts. Only 2 gaskets were wrong and it was the 2 oil passage gaskets on the intake manifold as the ones supplied were significantly larger than the factory ones.
The box as received from LAbWorks
box contents
Good Looking Cam. Not a single mark to identify it.
Lost the photos of the new Lifters but they look same and included new holders.
The #7 lifter MSD holes were partially blocked internally. None of the other 3 sets showed the same condition. Have no idea if this was the problem.
I bought a 2010 SLT with 178000 miles on it. Lifter tick on #7 very obvious. I figured what the heck, Im retired and a decent mechanic.
Jumped in and bought the kit and so far , approx, 100 miles on it, all feels good. Its not for everybody, but I enjoy the work so for me it was an adventure.
The teardown went well. Pulling the cam out , #7 Exhaust lobe had the slightest bit of rough surface, so tick had not been going on long but was loud. The 2 lifters for #7 Looked OK, but had a different look in the view hole than all the rest. Pic below.
This was an economy build as nothing in the engine had exhibited any issues. Cooling was good, Oil Press cold 52, warming to 40 at idle. Cylinder heads were clean with good tan color. Timing chain was tight and tensioner strong, so if it wasnt in the kit I didnt do it other than new Plugs.
I tore the engine down and laid all parts out in sequence to be sure all went back as it came off.
The kit came with full gasket set and new bolts. Only 2 gaskets were wrong and it was the 2 oil passage gaskets on the intake manifold as the ones supplied were significantly larger than the factory ones.
The box as received from LAbWorks
box contents
Good Looking Cam. Not a single mark to identify it.
Lost the photos of the new Lifters but they look same and included new holders.
The #7 lifter MSD holes were partially blocked internally. None of the other 3 sets showed the same condition. Have no idea if this was the problem.