Dodge 4.7 L Engine Cylinder Head Replacement Part Five by Howstuffinmycarworks

[@ManningControl1]

Hey guys. two weeks of rpm not going over 2k rpm on a new reman engine, I was very frustrated to say the least. I found your video. spent 3 hours taken off valve cover spinning the crank watching colored chain links. finally got to the black link and found it to be one link off. put it on mark, and this engine running so good you can hardly hear it. smooth. Long block from engine world. thank you so much for this information. great Video. Ken Manning

[@Dubbinalways]

This is the best tear down series I’ve seen on KZbin(and I watch a lot) Very detailed but doesn’t drag on with unnecessary stuff. You are the man!

[@jamesdewer]

His little tips like rubber banding the cam timing chain together and organizing all your parts. Saves you about 5 hours just from these little tips. So like a 20 hour job is down to 15 hours because of the little markings and little insider tips which I really appreciate

[@kas1nova1]

Bro that tool is a life saver

[@creamy2017]

As soon as you said "this was not the major problem with the cylinder head though" I knew exactly what it was going to be. Have my dakota torn apart right now with the SAME exact issue! Overheated blew head gasket (the owner thought) I pick it up for 650 go to pull the engine out and discovered that had happened too

[@dillydallydale]

I really appreciate you taking the time to make the Dodge 4.7L head gasket video. it was in great detail and very informative. It made the task a whole lot easier. Thank You. subscribed

[@lionheart5601]

I subscribed to your channel once I saw you working on the 4.7l I have an 2002 Dakota and you are an excellent instructor since I learned a great deal of money saving skills from watching your videos, so for that I thank you.

[@mckykrmnal1123]

Great job man. Thanks for the help🤛

[@williamkreth]

Great series! Thanks!

[@floydhill3183]

Nice video you explain this job really well...

[@kerryemmerson8954]

You are the man.

[@san379]

i had both headgaskets replaced and the head was milled a few thousands to make it even better ..and the kit has all new chains and sliders and gaskets its a big big big job i spent 4 thousand but the motor works great now.. like a new motor..

[@elsniper23]

san379 that sounds like a lot of money! i just re bored my 4.7 .070. new pistons, turned crank, gaskets and everything i spent $590. ( not including oils)

[@san379]

Zae Rodriguez you rebuilt your v8 overhead cam with all new install kit with all the chains n sliders n gaskets and machined the heads for 590$... impossable.. ..thats thousands of dollars of labor.. .. ps.. the motor still works great..

[@elsniper23]

Labor i did myself, gaskets costed me $209. Remember we did it on different times. Im sure my parts costed less then your time.i turned my crank for $60 and rebored with hoan for $85. I reseated my valve seats and refaced my valves my self. Thats good!

[@ronaldstrohm4378]

san379

[@mohamedabdi8400]

After opening up my passenger side head I found that one of the lifters casting has been cracked only on the passenger side the drivers side looks good if I need to swap the head on the passenger side do I need to remove the entire timing chain? Or would I just need to use the rubber band method and just remove that single head? Please provide me with any useful information that may come to mind. Thank you!

[@1adamkanessawww18]

Thank you for providing these videos. I am in the process of removing the heads from the same engine in my father’s 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee but we are having trouble breaking free the back bolts holding the heads on. Can you provide the CFM ratings on the impact wrench and compressor you are using? I have a Dewalt impact wrench with a max CFM rating of 5.9; is that a powerful enough wrench? If not, what is the next best way to remove those far back bolts, an extra long breaker bar perhaps? Thanks again for these videos, I would be lost without them.

[@lalo2641]

Thanks

[@jamesdewer]

Spring for the Mopar innards or reuse your original parts. I wish i would have used a crate motor from Chrysler since the lash adjusters alone are almost $800.

[@georgecampos7119]

I can't find your previous videos about this 4.7 Do you have the links for them? And thanks for showing us how to do it

[@howstuffinmycarworks]

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[@EKoston3]

@@howstuffinmycarworks Hello, question...I'm tearing apart a 4.7 in a Ram I bought, so far have the left head off, it has 2 dropped valve seats and Pistons show some damage, in your opinion, what's the best way to check the Pistons to make sure they're still usable? Would you recommend removing them to inspect them properly? Or just inspect cylinder walls and look for major scuffing, check for excessive piston to wall clearance?? Thanks.

[@darioviscontipaez9966]

Hi, why we beed remove the chain cover for change the headcam gasket?...

[@MrDaprizm]

Hey just remove my timing cover, and just like you, the dots aren't aligned on the crankshaft shaft sprocket but everything turned out perfect before that. So I marked the position of the chains like you did. My question is does it really matter about the primary chain color dots aligning(On crankshaft sprocket) as long as u have the secondary chains align at tdc on each camshaft?

[@mikelongwith6922]

Thanku

[@DanielHernandez-sj2qi]

Do you know if this process will work with a 2013 ram 4.7? They look almost the same

[@sterlingzeppenfeld1483]

Where are you located I need this done on my 1500

[@jamesdewer]

Timing a V8 is not for rookies. Perform the rear idler first if possible then the front. I think the back idler is the right bank and the front idler is the Left bank.

[@meeksite09]

dots lined up on left and right cam but colored links in crankshaft slot did not. should I reinstall timing case / pulley and continue to turn engine till they align or can I just paint marks for my own reference and install as they come off? have yet to to take off chain. please reply

[@bobsoft]

Rotate the crankshaft until the damper timing mark is aligned with TDC indicator mark on the timing cover. Verify the V8 mark on the camshaft sprockets is at the 12 o’clock position on both heads. You are now at TDC on the exhaust stroke. You can now remove the harmonic balancer, then timing cover.

[@martinuribe1790]

Bad ass bro 👍

[@taalfthorpe7498]

great job! you have helped me a lot so far, thank you thank you! MY QUESTION THOUGH I cannot get both my cams lined up with their colored link. After getting TDC on all my gears couldn't I just pull chains from wherever they happen to lie, then when reinstalling line them up in there correct order? a reply would be very much appreciated, Happy Holidays!

[@cultwho]

+taalf thorpe timing the camshafts with the crank can be a complicated procedure, but it is possible to time if you can't keep things in their correct position. If things have gotten out of whack, it would be easiest to have someone whose done it before give you a helping hand as it is not an easy task. I would not put the engine back together until you can hand crank the engine and verify that all marks, dots, and marked links are in correct position when they should be, as stated in the video, if they are one link or tooth off, your truck will run like crap, two or three links off and you piston will hit the valve and destroy your engine

[@lowvis7413]

Did this work? I have same problem

[@romanverdusco1263]

Do you need to remove the time chain

[@sofiaoropesa]

do i need to take the lower chain, tensioner off for a head gasket replacement job?

[@waltercastro2015]

If you keeping the truck yes is best to grab new heads. But if is for private resale just repair what causing the engine lack. Unless, you find an engine in the junk yard that the truck has been in a accident from the back, is best to pull them out and best chance you wont have an issue. If accident was at front, leave it. Chances are from the impact everything shift and bend many components.

[@bobsoft]

I wonder if its common for cylinder #1 to leak on these 4.7's? My gasket let go on the same cylinder.

[@myprivacy9913]

help from oz..2000 jeep 4.7 removed timing cover broken lhs timing chain...will i have valve piston damage?

[@greygoosemafia]

Does anyone know if theirs supposed to be bolts behind the "small sprocket where the guide thing that goes infront of the oil pump? on both sides.

[@georgecampos7119]

Thank you so much

[@OscarGonzalez-nn9ju]

I have a question is the same process for 3.7 engine

[@zacharygraham4962]

Oscar Gonzalez yes

[@georgecampos7119]

I removed the valve covers R an L And the V8 is pointing down like 6 o'clock both are. Is that normal or bad?

[@jaxondakota7080]

I’m guessing that plug you removed at 4:17 wasn’t as easy as you made it look. I’m currently trying to remove that same plug on my engine and due to lack of space it’s not popping out as easy lol smh 😂

[@BpA-zl1nz]

Lmao, I might have to do this job soon If I can't fix the broken valve cover bolt with the head in the vehicle FML. Doesn't look like much fun but If I the head has to come off I might as well remove both and replace the leaking valve seals while I'm at it.

[@TheRaevin]

Here's a question i hope you can answer. I'm in the process of doing this, waiting for the special tool for the rockers to come in tomorrow before i continue... i'm having the heads machined and i can either take the rocker arms off myself or the guy will do it for me and put them back on for me after it's machined. Do the rocker arms have to be exactly the same once i put everything back on or can they be moved ? If they can even move.

[@jenniferhurt2248]

TheRaevin A

[@stus2159]

I'm doing this job soon and may be interested in buying a tool like the one you made. Would pay for a custom tool, let me know.

[@meeksite09]

everything aligned now. now can't seem to remove cam nut using vise grips without slipping and losing marks. is there another too that can be used from store in place of your special tool you had made?

[@ElverGalarga-lj9ss]

So much for "American manufactured quality"

[@sweettooth80]

well. I'm going to sell mine now XD way to much money. I just need my right side lifters done. but just watching all of what's in it. I'm to afraid of what could happen next.

[@jibaritomx]

Obviously is american engineering, massive job just for a head gasket, thank you toyota for building simple engines...

[@francemeighen3886]

I have a 2002 4.7 v8 doge ram and the wire that hook to something in my intake on the driver side it broke and I don't know what it called to fix it and I need help

[@ormonddude]

Machine shop will install new valve seats and stake them so they don't come loose - Get the heads worked

[@davidlaughlin8597]

Pro Machine in Rapid City will it install oversize seats to prevent reoccurrence. Also found that water pump had cavitated the housing which probably caused the overheating to begin with. Remove the water pump to check. Replace or repair housing.

[@rbgpirate]

valve seat dropped on my Rango too! damn aluminum

[@Mebob2001]

very lucky the seat didnt break and play ping pong

[@ronaldstrohm4378]

Kevin Rogers

[@nuttnasty1627]

awesome vid.. how much did you charge for this job?

[@jsolo7576]

Did you find out how much it cost? I'm looking for that answer also