2014 Ram 5.7 This Is What A Bad Roller On A Lifter Sounds Like.

[jws123]

I just picked up my new truck 2014 ram 5.7 105k has a bad lifter on cylinder 7. I figured I would post a vid of what it sounds like when needle bearings fall out of the roller before I tear it down to do the cam ect. Most people including the guy I got it from and his mechanic would think this is a rod bearing by how it sounds. But its not I will post some good pics when I have it apart in a few days.

2014 Ram 1500 bad lifter.

2014 Ram 1500 bad lifter.

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[Burla]

Thanks for posting, that is pretty bad. Looking forward to seeing the damage though, for information.

 

[jws123]

Started tearing it down today noticed this truck has active grill shutters do you guys normally keep them? or delete it.

 

[jws123]

 

[jws123]

Here ya go 1 lifter like I suspected all others are good the roller is cracked and actively was falling off unfortunately cam is damaged just enough will have that our shortly cheaply made lifters.

 

[BadHemi2014]

Yikes man. This is such bull crapola that we have to deal with this. Here's mine, was ticking when I bought it at 106K, really high idle hour exfleet truck.

If you're curious, this is the sound of mine, #3 cyl, this is after headers but before rebuild.
https://youtube.com/shorts/DU157Owq5ew?feature=share

 

[jws123]

Yea its crazy how often this happens even on the newer rams I can tell the previous owner changed the oil on time aswell the motor is spotless inside. Here is the camshaft my truck says 3500 hours 1000 idle.

 

[jws123]

Just fired it up purrs like a kitten just have to button it up It has your usual ticking due to new lifters/it being a hemi.

2014 ram new cam and lifters

First time running after installing new cam and lifters.

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[Hemi395]

Just fired it up purrs like a kitten just have to button it up It has your usual ticking due to new lifters/it being a hemi.

2014 ram new cam and lifters

First time running after installing new cam and lifters.

youtu.be

Nice job, sounds butter smooth!!

How bad was the job to do overall?

 

[jws123]

Nice job, sounds butter smooth!!

How bad was the job to do overall?

Not bad at all took me 2 days worst part was cleaning up the cylinder heads and getting the broken bolts out had 4 broken flush and warped manifolds.

 

[Hemi395]

Not bad at all took me 2 days worst part was cleaning up the cylinder heads and getting the broken bolts out had 4 broken flush and warped manifolds.

Well that sucks, did you get new manifolds or have the old ones resurfaced?

 

[jws123]

Well that sucks, did you get new manifolds or have the old ones resurfaced?

Re surfaced I have a belt sander from harbor freight that I use to flatten them.

 

[EdGs]

Seems like Ram is batting close to 1,000 on the broken bolt/warped manifold issue.

Did you replace all the lifters?

 

[jws123]

Seems like Ram is batting close to 1,000 on the broken bolt/warped manifold issue.

Did you replace all the lifters?

yep new cam new lifters.

 

[BadHemi2014]

Ahhhhh, that sounds nice. All I hear now is normal injector noise.
Good job. Mine still taps even after new cam/lifters, but imma drove it like I stole it and if anything breaks I'll just drop a 6.4 in

 

[Wild one]

Not bad at all took me 2 days worst part was cleaning up the cylinder heads and getting the broken bolts out had 4 broken flush and warped manifolds.

Good old No Name brand oven cleaner works good for cleaning up heads and loosening up the carbon so a wire wheel will clean up the chambers

 

[jws123]

Good old No Name brand oven cleaner works good for cleaning up heads and loosening up the carbon so a wire wheel will clean up the chambers

Believe it or not wd40 for carbon let it sit hit with wheel comes right off found that out by accident one time been doing it ever since.

 

[EdGs]

Belive it or not wd40 for carbon let it sit hit with wheel comes right off found that out by accident one time been doing it ever since.

Interesting find. WD40 is amazing stuff.

 

[Wild one]

Belive it or not wd40 for carbon let it sit hit with wheel comes right off found that out by accident one time been doing it ever since.

That works,but if you hunt up the cheap no name brand oven cleaner with the hand symbol,it's still a caustic based oven cleaner,very similiar to what's used in a hot tank.Just don't breath the crap if you can avoid it,lol.

 

[Dan Topp]

Started tearing it down today noticed this truck has active grill shutters do you guys normally keep them? or delete it.

I deleted mine to install a intercooler Junk plastic