DOD Delete Cost

[blondie70]

Wanted to swing this by you gents....DOD Plus and paying a shop.
Got a parts list on Summit...TruckNorris cam plus everything to install it. Also a rear engine seal and a good billet cover torque converter.
All these parts come to right at $2000

Talked to a shop (only one) and cost to to the DOD and install the torque converter is $4000 (this includes all fluids)

I am old and have a bad neck, so I ain't doing it.

How do these numbers look to y'all ?
Thanks, Pete

 

[homesick]

Can you not just turn it off? IIRC, that's what my mechanic did on my '07 Escalade, 6.2.

joe

 

[blondie70]

It's off now. The DOD stuff is still in the engine.

 

[j91z28d1]

Can you not just turn it off? IIRC, that's what my mechanic did on my '07 Escalade, 6.2.

joe

sadly just a temp fix. they all fail someday, somehow even the non dod/afm lifters.

cost, I have no idea but sounds expensive. like replacement engine expensive,(if you can trust the replacement these days) if it's a 6.2 valve seat dropper. hate to do all that work and have it lunch the engine because of a seat.

 

[homesick]

sadly just a temp fix. they all fail someday, somehow even the non dod/afm lifters.

cost, I have no idea but sounds expensive. like replacement engine expensive,(if you can trust the replacement these days) if it's a 6.2 valve seat dropper. hate to do all that work and have it lunch the engine because of a seat.

IIRC, again, he didn't guarantee no problems, but said turning it off would greatly help my odds. And he did it for free, I think; or damn near.

FWIW, as far as lifters, in general, go- an episode of 'Engine Masters' said that well-built, reliable, lifters were becoming near impossible to find.

joe

 

[homesick]

oops.

joe

 

[K2 Kaiju]

The last 3 failures I have seen documented on here and you tube involved the non AFM lifters. Dont spend 3K for "piece of mind" when it may be wrong. Tune it out and never go over 5K on oil...

 

[strutaeng]

Wanted to swing this by you gents....DOD Plus and paying a shop.
Got a parts list on Summit...TruckNorris cam plus everything to install it. Also a rear engine seal and a good billet cover torque converter.
All these parts come to right at $2000

Talked to a shop (only one) and cost to to the DOD and install the torque converter is $4000 (this includes all fluids)

I am old and have a bad neck, so I ain't doing it.

How do these numbers look to y'all ?
Thanks, Pete

I think that sounds reasonable. They'll essentially have to remove the top end of of the engine, transmission and bottom oil pan to replace the rear main seal.

I think it's wise you are doing everything at the same time. You definitely don't want to do the RMS, then have a converter fail or vice versa.

Does your truck also require a tune to disable the AFM? I think you also have to allow for that. Actually, I just realized the fact that you are going with an aftermarket camshaft with different specs will require a tune, in itself I'm pretty sure.

 

[Geotrash]

Can you not just turn it off? IIRC, that's what my mechanic did on my '07 Escalade, 6.2.

joe

There's good money to be made doing nothing, for sure. The '07 Escalade 6.2 did not have AFM.

 

[Geotrash]

Wanted to swing this by you gents....DOD Plus and paying a shop.
Got a parts list on Summit...TruckNorris cam plus everything to install it. Also a rear engine seal and a good billet cover torque converter.
All these parts come to right at $2000

Talked to a shop (only one) and cost to to the DOD and install the torque converter is $4000 (this includes all fluids)

I am old and have a bad neck, so I ain't doing it.

How do these numbers look to y'all ?
Thanks, Pete

That's a fair deal if it includes the TC replacement, too.