Free 6.0 LQ4 Update: Always Check Your Cam Bearings

[@dustinporter8735]

Gm bearings are split and have a seam the more wear the thinner they are and loosen up in bore and walk out never seen damage to block. most replacement I've used durabond, and mahle are one solid piece

[@cordellwalker1445]

Had same problem with my 2005 6.0. Machine shop said they've seen this a lot in the 6.0

[@stevehenderson6101]

Great video 😊

[@davidowen888]

That's right don't look at em 😄

[@royvaldez3973]

been watching on another chanel, you know your stuff, will be watching. funny job, I'm putting 5.3, l33 into my dodge ramcharger, just waiting for my painless wiring, some may ask why, I say why not..

[@CORNDODGER]

So do you clock your cam bearings 1 and 5 to line up with the oil holes or clock them in 8 and 4 offset? Seems to be a lot of folks do it one or the other way! I tend to think it is what causes that FAILURE Had a friend fight his cam for 3 days I finally stopped by when I had time THE FUEL PUMP WAS STILL ON THE ENGINE LOL he was a youngen didnt know about MECH PUMP RODS

[@pnuts1649]

I've seen this a couple of times on 6.0s. Both times, the intake gaskets had been removed and the gasket service cleaned with a 3M Scotch Brite Pad. I think this leads to the cam bearings failure ( long story). I know GM has a service bulletin that scotch brite pads are not to be used on engine components. Ford does also. Did you get the heads with this engine? Did they show signs of being scotch brite cleaned? Or any other gasket surfaces? One engine I had the cam bearing came out and I drove it 1000 miles with 18 lbs oil pressure to get back home. The rest of the engine was fine. My machine shop has also seen this a few times. I think it's a pretty common thing.

[@fixinonitgarage]

There is a foot note in the TSB to avoid all eye contact with the cam bearing. Treat that bitch like Medusa

[@Hanzyscure]

So that bearing had actually seized and spun ?

[@jeffreybamford1171]

Your trading up game is on point mate damn..🔥🌶️ hot az fark ..

[@trentdawg2832]

The woman says she isn’t dressed for today’s video……..it’s ok darling you still look good

[@fixinonitgarage]

She ain't dressed right? He's the one in white, I'm not even allowed to own white shirts any more

[@craig1974]

Honestly she seems more cooler than Liv, and gets involved more with Travis when Liv seemed to just stand around.

[@badgerbait8351]

Found the exact same thing in mine! What's to keep this from happening on a performance build?

[@travisblack417]

Actually changing them when you have the motor out. These failures are from 20 years and +300k miles of use and infrequent oil changes.

[@shyne662]

How do one go about purchasing one of your blocks?

[@travisblack417]

Dm me

[@shyne662]

@@travisblack417 which platform and what’s the page name?

[@travisblack417]

@@shyne662 IG is easiest and it’s just my first and last name.

[@DELTRANIO99]

Great vid ,,I got a 2005 LQ9 oil pressure a little over 40 PSI cold and when hot idle its like 32 PSI oil does go to almost 60 PSI at WOT ,But I seen other escalades 40 PSI at hot idle and 70 PSI at WOT ,,My LQ9 has 116K on it could it be cam bearings ?

[@travisblack417]

The gauge is a dummy gauge. As long as the motor isn’t making noise don’t think about it.

[@DELTRANIO99]

@@travisblack417 Hi sorry to be a pain ,,I changed my oil the other day and seen a couple a little copper flakes something I should be concerned about ? Motor runs great ne noises

[@travisblack417]

@@DELTRANIO99 sounds like cam bearings doing cam bearing things. If it’s not making noise keep driving it until it does

[@DELTRANIO99]

@@travisblack417 Thanks for the reply back this engine is currently in a Escalade and want to put in my camaro and since its out I would like to put new bearings and if I do can I reuse the main cap bolts and connecting rod bolts ?

[@travisblack417]

I wouldn’t take apart the bottom end. If you’re swapping the cam I’d look at the cam bearings and have them changed at the same time.

[@merrittmcdowell8675]

If you weren't so far away 😔😔😔

[@jcanfixall1585]

How much for that cam with shipping???😂

[@travisblack417]

If you’re actually serious dm me. I wouldn’t use it. There’s a slight blemish on one of the mains of the cam from the drill.

[@gregreitan3634]

Pin your ls cam bearings people. Search brand racing engines for more info.

[@Lsguy74]

Have any engines forsale

[@travisblack417]

What are you looking for?

[@mrhighway]

​@@travisblack4175.3 non dod with new cam bearing

[@fast.as.xracing8733]

It no good now that's suck

[@glennmanchester5696]

It looks like some idiot put the cam bearings in the wrong sequence and made a big mistake here to me they have to go in in the proper sequence or this is exactly what happens right here so whoever installed those bearings and it wasnt gm is to blame

[@travisblack417]

I’m pretty sure this engine had never been apart. It was out of a high mileage work truck.