I dropped truck off at shop this past Friday. Machine at shop shows misfire on #2 cylinder. Tech swapped out wires, plug, coil, and injector.
He is a master tech and said the lifters need replacing. Said to only use Gm parts. Shop time is 12 hours labor lifters/heads removed and if cam is worn it is an additional 9 hours labor to remove from timing chain, cam, radiator, and ac condenser. Once heads are removed he said he can look down and see if cam is worn or nicked. Labor is about $1,300 heads/lifters and cam another 9 hours at $2,200 labor.
If I can do the repair I will save the cost of labor. I know it does not have the afm as that started around 2006-2007 model years.
They would let me provide the parts and save cost of markup from the shop. I did a timing chain/water pump on my 00 mercury mountaineer all wheel drive. I encountered the dreaded broken water pump bolt and was able to overcome it and get bolt out. I also was at a local junk yard and someone had removed everything on a 04 5.3 liter except for the heads. I removed the passenger side head and aside from a broken manifold or head bolt seems straight forward? I know I run risk of the cam lobe being scored and it I have to replace it I have a lot more time to remove parts. I have a enclosed garage and once other projects get completed I am feeling confident I can do the repair.
Any thoughts?
He is a master tech and said the lifters need replacing. Said to only use Gm parts. Shop time is 12 hours labor lifters/heads removed and if cam is worn it is an additional 9 hours labor to remove from timing chain, cam, radiator, and ac condenser. Once heads are removed he said he can look down and see if cam is worn or nicked. Labor is about $1,300 heads/lifters and cam another 9 hours at $2,200 labor.
If I can do the repair I will save the cost of labor. I know it does not have the afm as that started around 2006-2007 model years.
They would let me provide the parts and save cost of markup from the shop. I did a timing chain/water pump on my 00 mercury mountaineer all wheel drive. I encountered the dreaded broken water pump bolt and was able to overcome it and get bolt out. I also was at a local junk yard and someone had removed everything on a 04 5.3 liter except for the heads. I removed the passenger side head and aside from a broken manifold or head bolt seems straight forward? I know I run risk of the cam lobe being scored and it I have to replace it I have a lot more time to remove parts. I have a enclosed garage and once other projects get completed I am feeling confident I can do the repair.
Any thoughts?
