2014 Ram 2500 Hemi 5.7 Lifter & cam replacement

[RamRod37]

Hi All been away for about 6 years got rid of my 05 and have been out of a dodge Ram or now just Ram since but two weeks ago I went looking for a truck and found this 2014 Ram 2500 Hemi 5.7 I done new the issue that could arise with the 5.7 with lifters but I wanted to have a go at one so I got it. They told me it had a miss but said we got got narrowed down to being a coil we move coil and miss fire moved bullsh** cause I soon found out they had replaced coil already to no avail anyway they lied got caught in it and helped with repair cost now on to my reason for the post. Now I have looked at a lot of images of the failed cam/lifter roller on the hemi but I have not seen one as bad as mine yet it looks like lifter may have turned side ways at some point to wear that ditch like that but the holders so no signs of that. I also found failure signs on 3 other cam lobes. Now I have never been one for half ass doing this type of work cause I do not care for coming back in there any time soon for something that could have been done now so I am having heads reworked new valve springs, new valve seals, new push rods, new oil pump, new timing set with both sprockets, new VVT valve and of coarse the failed cam and lifters, water pump belt. even with the miss already fell for the truck so I am ready to get the dang thing back on road

 

[Travis8352]

Worst one i have seen yet. Any idea on what oil was used and the idle hours?

 

[RamRod37]

it was a fleet truck for a construction company I seen the idle hours right after I got truck seems like it was 4k I will have to double check when I get back to shop tomorrow when I go to finish prep for reassembly. the almost full horizontal mounted lifters just cant get enough oil to them rollers at least at idle anyway truck mileage is 254,500 so if it not been done once already I would be tickled if this one would go that far LOL

 

[PoMansRam]

Truck looks nice and clean. Hopefully the deal was right for you. You figure the transmission is original too?

Every time I see one of these wallowed out cams, I feel better about cutting open my oil filters like I do after every oil change. I'm assuming you'd see metal in the filter oil change after oil change until the misfire happens.

 

[RamRod37]

here is the other 3 lobes must be a pic limit it kept dropping these in first post

 

[RamRod37]

Well got all the new parts here and Friday is the day it gets new life had heads reworked new valve springs, new oil pump, new timing set with both sprockets, new water pump , new VVT valve, new belt, of course all new gaskets

 

[Wild one]

Well got all the new parts here and Friday is the day it gets new life had heads reworked new valve springs, new oil pump, new timing set with both sprockets, new water pump , new VVT valve, new belt, of course all new gaskets
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Did you back to a stock cam /lifter set-up ?

 

[RamRod37]

Did you back to a stock cam /lifter set-up ?

yeah I went back stock just got the truck 3 weeks prior to this and its my first hemi so I just want run it stock and see what kind of power it has. better yet I just want to get to drive it after I found out the issue I parked it so I have not got the new to me off of it yet LOL

 

[HEMIMANN]

cylinders look ok? Not all scored up? Remember, when the lifter roller siezes and gouges the cam, the metal bits go flinging all over the engine.

 

[Musky Mike]

Looks about the same as all the other cam/lifter fails.

 

[RamRod37]

cylinders look ok? Not all scored up? Remember, when the lifter roller siezes and gouges the cam, the metal bits go flinging all over the engine.

they Looked good thankfully but I do believe the other 3 can lobes are signs of the metal from the cylinder 6 cam lobe they are gouges hopefully it was caught in time before any metal got in bearings checked with scope on the cam bearings they looked good from what I could tell. so this morning its going back together

 

[RamRod37]

got it back together 9.5 hrs under the hood of that beast today my back has had it for the weekend but its back up and running got a short runner code to deal with other that that all is good

 

[Wild one]

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got it back together 9.5 hrs under the hood of that beast today my back has had it for the weekend but its back up and running got a short runner code to deal with other that that all is good

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Damn you don't waste anytime,did you even stop for a ****,lol. Check and make sure the SRV connector is fully seated.

 

[RamRod37]

Nope and never stopped for lunch either by the time I realized I was hungry it was after 1 pm and by that time I was getting tired so I said screw it I am finishing it. and no not yet I climbed up and down so many times today off that truck I said the heck with it till tomorrow it had two code for it played with connector one went away but the circuit code still is popping up as soon as its started so I will play with it more tomorrow. got it running and home finally so I do not have to drive back to the shop at least

 

[RamRod37]

UPDATE: had to replace srv connector the lock was broken and still there must have been a broken wire cause it still had open circuit. So I ordered A new connector pigtail now it is all good . Mopar part # is in pic for anyone needing one found it on amazon by # search not description

 

[terry littjohn]

what brand cam and lifters did you use?

 

[RamRod37]

what brand cam and lifters did you use?

Lifters are ENGINETECH L5700K
Cam is MOPAR 53022314AD
NOTE my truck is a HD so it has no MDS so cam and lifter number's are different for MDS models

 

[Lifted2wd]

Wish mine didn't have mds....

Here's my cam I just had replaced

 

[RamRod37]

Wish mine didn't have mds....

Here's my cam I just had replaced

WOW I thought My #6 lobe was bad that's worn down worse than mine was I have 4,200 miles on mine now since rebuild

 

[Lifted2wd]

Ya it was bad. Plus had to replace all lifters. Have to change my vct solenoid it's causing a p000b now