2010 Ford F150 5.4L Timing Chain and Cam phaser

[@12pawsinn]

Its a 3 valve motor 3k oil changes and use the melling oil pump upgrade. Then get the lockout kit

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Great advice, Thanks for watching!

[@tomcryer8579]

great video , when timing cover was removed it would have been helpfull to show what was the existing problem or some play in the old chain , but very helpfull thanks.

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Sorry about that, the problem was two things, a damaged cam phaser/adjuster and that's hard to show on camera. This all came from a check engine light for cam sensor fault.

[@chrisoakes8345]

I thought too dead center the crank key will be at 11oclock? I bought a special tool that holds it at 11oclock and goes into a dowel pin

[@josegonzales4297]

Right that's how mine is lining up 11:00 top dead center

[@sergiosanchez2161]

My expedition had a slight noise , nothing concerning but got worse after oil change , and now it sounds like a diesel, about how much would a mechanic or you charge to do something like this ? Changing chains and necessary parts while open

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Sorry to hear, Not sure how an oil change would do that other than a moment of no oil pressure and the chain rattling and breaking the guides from slapping around. This repair cost about $1600-$2,000 to repair parts and labor in NY. Parts are between $600-1,000.00 .

[@cdownin]

Wow no one ever mentions the roller cam followers are defective and eventually pop out the click on a cold start up mine has been doing it for years and finally popped out on cylinder 7 melling has the updated ones i bet if you knew that you would have dropped them in when your cam was pretty much out.

[@leahgodwin6912]

😂 this video just made me feel a lot better about paying someone else to do it hahaha. Im having problems..2010 5.4, 288,000 miles. Diagnostic shows that although i have good oil pressure, bank 2 isnt getting enough pressure...doing a couple things the mechanic suggested, but will probably need at least the v solenoid...just gonna do the whole thing since you have to take it all apart. Other than this issue she's still a strong running truck. Lol. Im a mechanically inclined woman, but not a mechanic. Smart enough to know when to call in the pros lol

[@willpoweredgarage969]

I get it 100%!! I know it may look scary but it is not really a difficult repair, just looks that way. The best advice i can give is to use a high quality kit. Factory is best. I have had recent failures with the Clotes kits breaking the chain guides. Also, That millege is impressive! Keep that baby going!!

[@gabegarcia1993gg]

I just went into my engine to replace the vct cyliniods and found broken black plastic pieces.... oh what joy.

[@RobertMorris-md2nf]

Nice work

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@marcusglanzer6467]

Got a question, When i loosened the phaser on the left side i was holding it with a channel lock, but it slipped and spun about an inch before catching again and and holding. I was able to turn it back to the original position with the channel lock. My question is, If i screwed up something when it originally turned, when i turned it back or if I can just continue to put it together?

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Just curious if you were able to get it all back together after our discussion.

[@marcusglanzer6467]

@@willpoweredgarage969 No, waiting for the local shop mechanic to swing by, decided to do the oil pump to and we'll just put it back together with him here next week.

[@jrcll7856]

Melling high volume oil ... best upgrade for that motor......also use 5-30 oil not 5-20

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Thanks for the tip. I've heard this a few times now. Thanks for watching.

[@mcgavin098]

Never use synthetic blend oil. Only use full synthetic. Blend is only 10% synthetic. I switched to Castrol blend and my VVT started acting up. I'm back on Mobil 1 full synth.

[@PaulHenreid]

Soak the rusted fasteners in Lysol toilet bowl cleaner for 2 hours and they will be like new.

[@willpoweredgarage969]

That's a first! Not sure my wife would be happy if I start stealing the house chemicals. lol

[@festerallday]

Use vinegar and it will also blue the steel, preventing further rust

[@paullefaive7993]

Truck

[@willpoweredgarage969]

yes

[@randallray985]

Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time. As you state "not an easy job" but watching your video before I started made the job much easier....

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Thanks for watching and for the Kind words. I'm glad it helped!

[@reloader50bmg]

Always repl, all roller fowlers, oil pump upgrade, & run 7 to 8 qts of oil in engine!

[@zikiflx]

Hey guys do you have to also do the VVT solenoids at the same time?? mine it only rattles when it starts up and when it warms up for about 5 minutes, other than that it sounds smooth when running!!!👍🏽

[@willpoweredgarage969]

My Suggestion is if you are in there for this issue they are only a few more $, Do them. Cause to replace them the valve cover needs to come off. Just make sure to buy quality ones. I prefere OEM!

[@JuanFajardo-ulloa-rc5os]

How did you manage to keep the the cam in place with out removing the roller followers?

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Carefully. What I really did was use a wrench to turn the cam until the spring tension was off. When I was installing the new chain I turned the cam back where it needs to be to be in time. I found removing them an extra step thats not needed, if you are carefully not to let the cam spring back. It can/will cause the valves to hit the pistons.

[@zikiflx]

**The most important thing about this job is the timing marks and you failed to show how they lined up!!!

[@willpoweredgarage969]

I explained it several times. some of the marks are very hard to see with the camera due to where they are. Thanks for the feedback.

[@chrisoakes8345]

Did you take out the roller followers? Is it necessary

[@willpoweredgarage969]

No I did not. I believe they say to remove them so the cam does not rotate without the chain on and potentially damage the valves. It is a good idea, but if you do not just lock the cam somehow until the new chain is on.

[@chrisoakes8345]

How did you lock the cam? Did you use vice grips? @@willpoweredgarage969

[@ScoundrelOffRoad]

My 2010 F150 has 180K miles on it and I was thinking of doing the chain, since I have to take the valve covers off to replace the VCT solenoids. But not sure I want go through all that... lol. Great vid tho!

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Well, all I can say is spend the money on a factory set. I've done two Clotes jobs twice now since the chain rails failed. In good news, I'm getting faster at doing the job. Thanks for watching and the comment. Good luck!

[@TreadMotorsports]

Thank you sir. Subscribed

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Thanks so much for your view and subscribe. .

[@josegonzales4297]

Great video brother you forgot to show what you used to hold the cams from turning or spinning what did you use please

[@willpoweredgarage969]

There is a special tool that I do not have. I was just very careful to keep the cams from springing back and making contact with the pistons. Good luck with your repair and thanks for watching.

[@Itsmay.STYL3]

💯 💯 💯

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Thanks for watching, Hope it helped!

[@marioaguilar2535]

Thanks for video a try fix mi truck but not sure before whach you video congratulations

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Great, I hope it helped!!

[@jordanvance8340]

Is this an easy job to do at home? Also I have the same exact truck with the same exact color and motor. Any advice on how to tackle this?

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Easy in the sense that it takes basic hand tools. AS long as you take your time it really is not that difficult.

[@jordanvance8340]

@@willpoweredgarage969 thank you for the advice, it’s my dads truck and it’s having the same issue. He’s really nervous that more stuff is gonna brake bc I’m pretty good at doing mechanical work. He just doesn’t want nothing else bad to happen.

[@fastinradfordable]

@@jordanvance8340nobody wants bad things to happen to their car That doesn’t make ur dad special

[@glennm7492]

How do you rate the cloyes tensioners, guides, sprockets and chains. I have heard differing opinions.. I know the makaloco dude recommendes nothing but oem.

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Well, i recently had it come back because of two broken chain guides. Luckily, there was no major engine damage. I work mostly on VW and Audi, and I only use OE parts when it comes to timing components.

[@glennm7492]

@@willpoweredgarage969 You didn't change the oil pump and that is the primaey reason tensioners and guides fail!

[@glennm7492]

Also you should have used oem vct's

[@glennm7492]

Also you should have dropped and cleaned the oil pan nd pickup tube/screen....It's a sucky job but critical to a long lasting repair success!

[@JoseSantos-ij7jc]

Same for a 2010 4.6?

[@willpoweredgarage969]

yes, the procedure is the same.

[@willhart7861]

How satisfied are you with the Cloyes kit?

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Well, it recently came back because the plastic chain guides failed. But I have used them in the past without any issues. I'm hoping this one is a fluke.

[@willhart7861]

@willpoweredgarage969 This is my main concern. I've used Cloyes and Melling for older vehicles many times,but everything I read says use only OEM for 3 valve engines. However the cost of OEM vs aftermarket is ridiculous.

[@glennm7492]

@@willpoweredgarage969 That's concerning. What do you think caused the failure of the chain guides. Tensioner failure or low quality guides? I am in the middle of doing this job on 2010 4x4 and had to drop the oil pan to remove broken timing guides and clean oil pickup screen that was clogged with debris which was a real pain! I have the same Cloyes kit but am nervous to install it now. Also are the Cloyes VCT's good enough quality?

[@АртемЯичников-и9з]

Есть фазовращатель фирмы Dorman, что можете сказать по поводу этого производителя? Спасибо

[@АртемЯичников-и9з]

Кто нибудь устанавливал такие запчасти?

[@abnanayaw]

Is it going to be the same procedure for 2006 Ford Expedition XLS?

[@willpoweredgarage969]

Yes, It is the same procedure. Thank you for watching!

[@travisodette1885]

You may have mentioned it, but about how long did this take you?

[@willpoweredgarage969]

This job takes about 5-7 hours. Thanks for watching