My grease hands days are over. I loved working on cars but I am not as flexible, I had a hard time diagnosing it. Checked Coil resistance and spark "ok" then fuel injector "ok" I don't bother checking power to the injector because spark plug was fouled so I theorized no compression and I was right "ZERO" So, I'll take it to a shop for what appears to be a bent valve. No compression on Cyl 3 and piston has a semi circle scratched marked on surface...saw it es with an endoscope camera. Thank you guys for your video. I was tempted to do it myself but after seeing all the work involved I was compelled not to. Just don't have the time and flex to get on that task. Again thanks for all your work.
im in the progress of doing a head gasket replacement on my 04 liberty mostly for a learning experience since its my spare vehicle now since all its issues caught up to it. it did make it to 296k though and still runs great but im tired of the coolant leak and oil burn so worse case itll just be a project for a bigger build
Your video is great I’m looking at paying someone to do this but I still like to have the knowledge of what needs to be done and how intensive this is.
The exhaust manifolds actually come off with the cylinder heads on this and you only need to remove the 2 exhaust pipe bolts so the manifold comes up with the head.
Thank you for taking the time to make these. I’m getting ready to do the drivers head gasket for a friend (coolant is brown and reeks of exhaust, cylinder misfires and corrosion on plugs). Do you recommend changing the tensioners while you’re in there? It seems the chains should last the life of the engine, but not sure about the tensioner. Engine has about 160k. Thanks again
OMG It looks like a puzzle. There is a rusted and green spark plug in my liberty, passenger side. It has a coolant green color so I'm sure that the head gasket is broken. I'm scared lol :D Thank you for share this video my friend, it will help me a lot to replace this gasket. Greetings from México.
They really were a genius fan there was a lot of things going on in their videos and in their music that people didn’t quite understand they also worked extremely hard. I can relate
Having a head gasket done Seems to me like I should have them do the timing chain and guides ? While in there 2011 Jeep Liberty sport 117,000 miles When you said “ don’t know if they do this so your engine blows at 116,000 couldn’t help but laugh or cry one of those Enjoy your videos man keep it up As far as me I prefer the in depth videos No need to speed me up for me The head gasket will cost $1,650 While everything is apart what would you think they would charge for the timing chain and guides Thanks Clay
Well you have to replace the middle timing chain tensioner almost all the time. Personally the timing chain that goes from the crank to the balance shaft is unnecessary to change the left and the right chain most of the time are good but I’ve seen them lock up so that would be up to the mechanic, As far as the tensioners go I just literally made a video last week I would recommend getting the tensioners they do not have the oil holes at the end of them you will never change them again but I don’t know if they’re available I literally was just working on a 2002 that had that style timing chain tensioner with 200,000 miles on it and the tensioners were excellent whereas in the tensioners they put in the new ones have holes in them which you would think would make them better but it actually makes them worse…. And eventually causes lack of oil to the upper portion of the engine. I will release that video Tuesday I just did a bunch of releases yesterday so I have to wait a little bit to have my videos breed for a while
Voice grips holding the cam obviously nowhere near anything that makes contact with something else I was just doing it today and it’s usually right behind the sprocket pretty much on the cam
I know this video is 3yrs old! I have an 06 with freagjng 76k miles on it..passenger side valve cover had a punctured whole.. valve head cracked at one location so the rocker arm and poppet valve were not in once i investigated! Is it possible just to replace cylinder head? Do i need take the whole front off and mess with the timing? Thanks
You have to do the whole timing set and replace the head . I know I’ve been doing it for a while but it’s not as complicated as it may feel. Trust me if you believe you can change the cylinder head you can change the cylinder Head and the timing
Oh my jeep playlist, i ment answer this yesterday and when I went to take a look for you ……….. someone said something so I got carried away … then I’m super busy today …..,
Do you have to pull the timing chains all the way out to remove the heads? Or can you just lock the tensioner open, remove the cam sprocket and use something to hold the chain out of the way?
It is so very easy to take the timing off when you’re pulling the heads off it wouldn’t really make much sense to try to hold them because if in anyway shape or form they move you won’t know it then you redo your cylinder heads and bend the valves on your new cylinder heads so to me it makes more sense to take the timing off. You’re going to get a great sense of accomplishment if you’re skeptical about taking the timing off and take it off plus2 your cylinder heads it’s not that much extra work it’s a lot of work to do that job and well worth taking the Timing off to do it even if it is possible I’m not sure I’ve never done it that way it’s not necessary
Used to be right around 1650 parts and labor I haven’t bought parts for one of these in a couple of years. And when I did do them if somebody wanted OEM parts it would be about $400 more
Great info in this video, I’m starting to tear down a 2010 grand cherokee 3.7 (170k) that is blowing white smoke to replace the head gaskets and timing components. PO replaced the radiator and water pump before giving up chasing its issues. Did you make a follow up video for the install? Thanks.
Thank you for the very kind words I appreciate them yes if you look under my page and then look at my playlist you should see a timing chain installation video. And I’m sure I have a video on setting the torque sequence of the cylinder heads if you need it but I recommend you just look that information up. I don’t think I have a complete video of the complete installation but the biggest thing that you need to worry about is the timing. Most of the time we can handle the rest of that stuff. And at the very least just keep in mind that if anyone else can do it you can do it too God bless I wish you the best with that job
I did see that timing video pop up and will definitely utilize it when I reinstall. Luckily this Jeep came from Florida so everything has come loose pretty easily so far. Thanks for the response!
Could you explain what you mean when you said they probably had a coolant leak and just kept adding more? Meaning, it was leaking at a break in the head gasket or what?
Well quite a few folks just constantly leave small amounts of coolant leaks alone and continuously add coolant until the week gets bigger and eventually ruins the head gaskets and possibly warps the heads.
If I wanted to do a hack job and not replace the tensioners, chains, guides, sprockets etc and just need to get the heads off to replace the head gaskets, do I really need to remove the balance shaft chain/assembly?
Yes you would because you have to have the chains on the camshaft sprocket properly I have an exceptional video that shows you exactly how to put these on it’s actually easier than what you’re thinking about doing. All you do is hold the Time in chains on to the crankshaft sprocket with zip ties then cut them once they’re in place . And you’re ready to put them up on the gears
ive worked on too many of these motors, everything with the timing assembly can fail often, today its a seized peanut lifter that ended up bending a valve and trashing the cam, couple weeks ago it was a broken valve spring, never ends on these piles of shit.
And if you just strip the heads off and you have not got the bolts out I would recommend the inverted style Ezio‘s they look like sockets and they go over the head of the ball they’re available at most hardware stores and obviously just about any auto store .
It looks like a total pain i the ass to do this job. I can only imagine how much more cost and trouble there can be if things don't disassemble as intended! Thanks for sharing.
Great video, but as you described that the hardest part was removing the head from the exhaust manifold and skipped showing us how you did it. My Jeep had the exact same problem with overheating and that rocker arm breaking.
Great content Clay... Hey i have a 2004 4 x 4 liberty 160,000 ish miles with blown head gasket not sure if both on just one side.. it belongs to my granddaughter and I haven't physically seen it.. not sure what years and other dodges will fit? my question is would you change the engine out or do a head job? According to my granddaughter.. it didnt get to hot but did lose the antifreeze.. Thanks Clay
Hey LT personally I would probably repair the problem these are not great engines to begin with. Thought replacing the engine you would more than likely have the same problem eventually anyways so for me I would just repair it a repair like that to do both cylinder head should be somewhere between $2500-$1500 depending on who is doing the work I personally do them quite frequently for right around 2500 my prices are generally a little bit less than most professional repair shops but are not anything special. And I can command a little bit more money than some shops because demand is so high from my repairs. Replacing a used engine in there would probably be somewhere right around two grand to 2500 no matter where you went and that would require them to disassemble the engine that you purchase and replace all the gaskets anyways and over the years I found that the lower end of these engines are not that bad it’s generally heads and timing chain problems during the cylinder head removal and gasket replacement I recommend you have the heads resurfaced and the valves seats staked in. (this is actually crucial because the valve seats fall out because of the way they’re assembled from the factory) Hopefully that helps have a great day thank you for the kind words
Compressing the springs so we can remove the keepers so we can remove the valves The broken valve seat on that head Is repairable and replaceable it will have to go to the machine shop
I just bought an 06 jeep liberty with low mileage but it needs a head gasket, I live on the east side of MI but the jeep is in Grand Rapids. Would you be interested in doing the repairs?
The timing chain installation on the 3.7 and 4.7 is identical so even though I’m working on a dodge truck in this video it is the same czcams.com/video/nmUAT-pfjiY/video.html
Well if you’re smelling coolant that means it’s getting hot So the coolant would be leaking onto something that would get hot so I would check the water pump Then possibly a coolant line that is dripping in the rear of the engine compartment onto the exhaust it’s probably a small leak if you do not see a lot on the ground they have a tool at repair shops that are able to pressurize the system and find a leak very quickly I wouldn’t think that the check would cost any more than $50 at most shops
Hello Clay. Great videos!!!! In the middle of this in Brighton, Mi. 150,000 miles. Dropped valve I think, no compression and rocker arm laying around. Assuming block and cylinders are in good shape, what do you recommend for head reconditioning/replacement? Should I do the timing chain guides while its apart? Thanks Again. Off to remove the exhaust manifolds!
Hi Bob. Well first off thank you very very much for the kind words I greatly appreciate it and hello neighbor Reconditioning the cylinder head is probably one of your best bets and one of the only things that Accurate Engines do correctly. When they recondition the cylinder head they steak the valve seats so they do not fall out like I’m fairly certain Is possibly the case per your description. So I would recommend you have them do that but nothing else…….. more than likely you’re going to come a crossed some marks on the top of the piston. Look at them closely for cracks but generally they will not crack so you should be OK even if there’s small marks there. Use a magnifying glass if you’re unsure As far as timing goes you’ll be very interested to see the video that I’m about to release here in a couple of minutes. You will end up replacing the center timing chain tensioner you can almost not reset them but I do have a video showing you how to do it and how it may be possible so look for that under my jeep playlist. It will explain to you how to reset all the tensioners. As far as the guides go if they look good use them…… There may be a little bit of wear on the guides. But that is perfectly normal. Your biggest problem is going to be the left and right timing chain tensioner‘s these are junk from the factory and in the video that I’m going to release here in a couple of minutes you will see that there’s a big difference between the older ones and the newer ones you may find it kind of fascinating especially if you’re working on this vehicle. Hopefully that answers your questions and if you have any more just let me know I’ll try to answer them even though it’s best to reach out to me on clays AC and auto repair over the Facebook messenger
Hi Clay, what about the oil pump at 200.000 miles? I lost the oil pressure on the highway last Sunday. Do you think it could be the oil pump or some of upper tensors?
What would I need to do in the second video more than likely I probably do if you’re looking for something specific I would recommend looking under my jeep playlist on my channel .
@@sharpcarco In the video you said you had a second video of putting the timing and everything all back together, is there a video on this liberty of putting stuff back together thanks
I’m sure there is but you’re gonna have to look at my G playlist it doesn’t show me what video you’re exactly referring to and I have almost 900 videos. I’m sure it was something I made years ago
Yeah, you might’ve skipped through it when I said…. You take out the bolts for the motor mount and lower the engine down. If you’re stuck where I think you’re stuck at if you can’t figure out how to get the bolts out of the intake that’s a totally different problem..
Can someone help me identify something? I’m helping a buddy install a remanned 3.7L engine in his 2008 Dodge Nitro. I did not take the old engine apart but helped him pull it out once he had everything unbolted. So now that the new engine is in and we are bolting everything together I noticed a hole and a threaded hole for a bolt on the front bottom of the pass side cyllinder head as if a hose bib or a block off plate with a O ring should go into that hole or possibly a freeze plug. I asked my buddy and I got the standard answer I pretty much got through this whole process and that was “I don’t know what goes there.” I scoured the internet looking for pics of these heads and can’t seem to find what in the world bolts up to that spot. Please help. And no, unfortunately he already sent the old engine core back which I told him to freaking wait until we had everything bolted up . Frustrating…..dude hardly labeled anything and didn’t take pics of anything assuming I would figure it all out .
Well like I say on all of my videos ……..when they’re watched…,.. I could answer that question very quickly by showing you a picture of what goes in there but I can’t show pictures over comments on my CZcams channel. That’s why I tell people to message me on my business channel on Facebook
Well I can only work with what I have. I don’t particularly care for Facebook myself but it is very convenient for certain situations. They’re always kicking me off for the things that I say… but I’ve never shut down my business account so….. I personally wish they would mind their own damn business. There a social media website…. That acts like a dictator ship
@@sharpcarco Yep , I just never got into the voluntary surveillance thing just because everyone else does it to the point where it’s damned near mandatory. If you’re know what goes in that hole in the head please lemme know in text….I can read just fine.
I think that’s the plug for the timing cover bolt that needs to be removed if I understand what you wrote correctly it’s a plastic cover that goes on the front of the head and it’s there to cover a bolt that needs to be removed for the time in chain guide
I priced it a 2 shops, $1550 and $1600 that includes sending the heads to a machine shop to be checked out and repaired if necessary this was for a 2012 Jeep Liberty Sport with 3.7 engine
Lol where in the description did I talk about removing the heads? One would have to think if I took the time to make a video detailed like this why would I not make a video about removing the heads? .. because it’s a separate video …. I know when you’re sitting and thinking of different ways you can wine bitch and moan about how people don’t do things the way you want them done… your life must be awfully miserable… Cheers have a great day.
Well we like to have the extra room to remove the harmonic balance her and having it out-of-the-way does make it simpler to do the work and see everything in front of the engine also to be able to make video of us doing the work having the fan out of the way was easier for us as well. Sometimes a cup is half empty or half full it just depends on how you look at it.
this engine had many chains and need to replace once the car is old. there are too many parts need to take off from engine in order to access the timing chain. there are too much work for the timing chain replacement. this type of jeep V6 3.7L had engine timing engineering design issue. after you replace your timing chains you got have to refill AC and check AC compressor. too many issue for replacing the timing chains, but if you don't replace it the car can be blow up on highway....bad engineer design really bad....
No offense to your video but putting this motor in a jeep is the absolute worst decision for a company to make. Overhead cam, over engineered piece of crap. I am going to pull this motor and put a 4.3 l GM motor in. Thinking you need a high revving low torque motor in a jeep is just stupid.
@@sharpcarco I understand you are a mechanic fixing a problem. You are not a Chrysler big wig trying to sell a product. Previous to this project I have worked on GM products and some Ford products. Thinking Ford doesn't have a clue but now every time I see a 7 slot grill I just say "IDIOT"
@@sharpcarco Clay, I have a Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7 engine 2003. The engine overheaded. I pulled the heads and sent them off to Ed's Machine Shop and they did a complete valve job on them. I put the number one piston up and the key way pointed at 2 o'clock. I put the two links in the window on the right bank and I put the two links in the window on the left bank where the camshaft position sensor is. I alinged the back gear to the balance cam. Pushed the gears back along with the crankshaft gear. The big gear and little gear are on their dots and the keyway is at two o'clock. I put the dots on the camshafts in line by turning the cams just a little bit. I put a new camshaft position sensor in and a new crankshaft position sensor in. I tried to start the engine and it momentarily ran then stopped. Now I can't get it to start. Will you help me out. It's been a nightmare. I have spent over a thousand dollars so far.
Whomever designed that engine needs a whoopin'
Engineers who sit on their ass all day just designing and never work on it, they need an ass whoopin for sure
Thank you so much!!! This is my project on my wife’s liberty this week
Well that’s great I wish you and your wife the best let me know if I can help in the future and please share my channel.
The Clay Way I definitely will brother! May the good Lord bless you.
My grease hands days are over.
I loved working on cars but I am not as flexible, I had a hard time diagnosing it. Checked Coil resistance and spark "ok" then fuel injector "ok" I don't bother checking power to the injector because spark plug was fouled so I theorized no compression and I was right "ZERO" So, I'll take it to a shop for what appears to be a bent valve.
No compression on Cyl 3 and piston has a semi circle scratched marked on surface...saw it es with an endoscope camera.
Thank you guys for your video.
I was tempted to do it myself but after seeing all the work involved I was compelled not to.
Just don't have the time and flex to get on that task.
Again thanks for all your work.
I am at the end of this video with my 05 liberty at the moment, thanks for this video so much help man
im in the progress of doing a head gasket replacement on my 04 liberty mostly for a learning experience since its my spare vehicle now since all its issues caught up to it. it did make it to 296k though and still runs great but im tired of the coolant leak and oil burn so worse case itll just be a project for a bigger build
Your video is great I’m looking at paying someone to do this but I still like to have the knowledge of what needs to be done and how intensive this is.
Thank you very much for taking the time to send me the message I appreciate the kind messages. So I appreciate you sending this very very much
Thanks for the video I have decided to let jeep fix it. You had me till that timing chain😳😳
Same here
Yeah the timing chains scare me. Ive rebuilt some old 70s single cam engines but that was 25 years ago.
The exhaust manifolds actually come off with the cylinder heads on this and you only need to remove the 2 exhaust pipe bolts so the manifold comes up with the head.
Thanks
Thank you for taking the time to make these. I’m getting ready to do the drivers head gasket for a friend (coolant is brown and reeks of exhaust, cylinder misfires and corrosion on plugs). Do you recommend changing the tensioners while you’re in there? It seems the chains should last the life of the engine, but not sure about the tensioner. Engine has about 160k. Thanks again
Thanks for say ladies snd gents! Some people think only men watch these.
What bolts do i have to take out to get the head off, to get to my blown head gasket? Pictures would be greatly appreciated.
Having this done on my 08 now on my 3.7
You can also just disconnect the manifold at the collector to avoid the hassel of the manifold bolts! You kinda touched base on that though!
Yes “I” do but Jeff won’t so.... ya know your right it is easier and quicker!!
OMG It looks like a puzzle. There is a rusted and green spark plug in my liberty, passenger side. It has a coolant green color so I'm sure that the head gasket is broken. I'm scared lol :D
Thank you for share this video my friend, it will help me a lot to replace this gasket. Greetings from México.
Love your avatar
@@sharpcarco thank you!
Ok thanks for response brother
Great video. Thank you.
Looks like my next project.
I LOVE that Dream Theater I blasting in the background!
🤫🎶 Pull me under🎼
@@sharpcarco images and words is their best.
They really were a genius fan there was a lot of things going on in their videos and in their music that people didn’t quite understand they also worked extremely hard.
I can relate
I'm still trying to get the intake off on a 06 grand Cherokee
Good video well done
Awesome tutorial
Having a head gasket done
Seems to me like I should have them do the timing chain and guides ? While in there
2011 Jeep Liberty sport 117,000 miles
When you said “ don’t know if they do this so your engine blows at 116,000 couldn’t help but laugh or cry one of those
Enjoy your videos man keep it up
As far as me I prefer the in depth videos
No need to speed me up for me
The head gasket will cost $1,650
While everything is apart what would you think they would charge for the timing chain and guides
Thanks Clay
Well you have to replace the middle timing chain tensioner almost all the time. Personally the timing chain that goes from the crank to the balance shaft is unnecessary to change the left and the right chain most of the time are good but I’ve seen them lock up so that would be up to the mechanic,
As far as the tensioners go I just literally made a video last week I would recommend getting the tensioners they do not have the oil holes at the end of them you will never change them again but I don’t know if they’re available I literally was just working on a 2002 that had that style timing chain tensioner with 200,000 miles on it and the tensioners were excellent whereas in the tensioners they put in the new ones have holes in them which you would think would make them better but it actually makes them worse…. And eventually causes lack of oil to the upper portion of the engine. I will release that video Tuesday I just did a bunch of releases yesterday so I have to wait a little bit to have my videos breed for a while
Hey so installing everything trying to torque down these cam sprockets to 90ft lbs but it keeps moving any tricks or anything to get that torqued
Voice grips holding the cam obviously nowhere near anything that makes contact with something else I was just doing it today and it’s usually right behind the sprocket pretty much on the cam
I know this video is 3yrs old!
I have an 06 with freagjng 76k miles on it..passenger side valve cover had a punctured whole.. valve head cracked at one location so the rocker arm and poppet valve were not in once i investigated!
Is it possible just to replace cylinder head? Do i need take the whole front off and mess with the timing?
Thanks
You have to do the whole timing set and replace the head . I know I’ve been doing it for a while but it’s not as complicated as it may feel. Trust me if you believe you can change the cylinder head you can change the cylinder Head and the timing
Great video. Thanks. I’m looking for the other video where you reassemble. Can you give me the link please.
Oh my jeep playlist, i ment answer this yesterday and when I went to take a look for you ……….. someone said something so I got carried away … then I’m super busy today …..,
Please send me the link when you have a chance. I’ve been looking for it but can’t find it. Thanks! 🙏
Do you have to pull the timing chains all the way out to remove the heads? Or can you just lock the tensioner open, remove the cam sprocket and use something to hold the chain out of the way?
It is so very easy to take the timing off when you’re pulling the heads off it wouldn’t really make much sense to try to hold them because if in anyway shape or form they move you won’t know it then you redo your cylinder heads and bend the valves on your new cylinder heads so to me it makes more sense to take the timing off.
You’re going to get a great sense of accomplishment if you’re skeptical about taking the timing off and take it off plus2 your cylinder heads it’s not that much extra work it’s a lot of work to do that job and well worth taking the Timing off to do it even if it is possible I’m not sure I’ve never done it that way it’s not necessary
What do you charge to do a timing chain job thanks great video.
Used to be right around 1650 parts and labor I haven’t bought parts for one of these in a couple of years. And when I did do them if somebody wanted OEM parts it would be about $400 more
@@sharpcarco Thanks your awesome!
Great info in this video, I’m starting to tear down a 2010 grand cherokee 3.7 (170k) that is blowing white smoke to replace the head gaskets and timing components. PO replaced the radiator and water pump before giving up chasing its issues. Did you make a follow up video for the install? Thanks.
Thank you for the very kind words I appreciate them yes if you look under my page and then look at my playlist you should see a timing chain installation video. And I’m sure I have a video on setting the torque sequence of the cylinder heads if you need it but I recommend you just look that information up. I don’t think I have a complete video of the complete installation but the biggest thing that you need to worry about is the timing. Most of the time we can handle the rest of that stuff.
And at the very least just keep in mind that if anyone else can do it you can do it too God bless I wish you the best with that job
I did see that timing video pop up and will definitely utilize it when I reinstall. Luckily this Jeep came from Florida so everything has come loose pretty easily so far. Thanks for the response!
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Here’s a link to the video it’s actually a 4.7 but the timing procedure is the same
And it was listed under Dodge
Could you explain what you mean when you said they probably had a coolant leak and just kept adding more? Meaning, it was leaking at a break in the head gasket or what?
Well quite a few folks just constantly leave small amounts of coolant leaks alone and continuously add coolant until the week gets bigger and eventually ruins the head gaskets and possibly warps the heads.
If I wanted to do a hack job and not replace the tensioners, chains, guides, sprockets etc and just need to get the heads off to replace the head gaskets, do I really need to remove the balance shaft chain/assembly?
Yes you would because you have to have the chains on the camshaft sprocket properly I have an exceptional video that shows you exactly how to put these on it’s actually easier than what you’re thinking about doing.
All you do is hold the Time in chains on to the crankshaft sprocket with zip ties then cut them once they’re in place . And you’re ready to put them up on the gears
great
Now if your gonna go that far shouldn't you do the oil pump, water pump, and timing chain?
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ive worked on too many of these motors, everything with the timing assembly can fail often, today its a seized peanut lifter that ended up bending a valve and trashing the cam, couple weeks ago it was a broken valve spring, never ends on these piles of shit.
It definitely never ends with them pieces of crap you are absolutely right about that
I have a 2012 Jeep liberty 3.7. I changed my Ignition coils and Strip the bolt on the Ignition coil. Any suggestions
Did you actually get them changed?
And if you just strip the heads off and you have not got the bolts out I would recommend the inverted style Ezio‘s they look like sockets and they go over the head of the ball they’re available at most hardware stores and obviously just about any auto store .
It looks like a total pain i the ass to do this job. I can only imagine how much more cost and trouble there can be if things don't disassemble as intended! Thanks for sharing.
It is a pain and got myself a project
Good job guys
Great video, but as you described that the hardest part was removing the head from the exhaust manifold and skipped showing us how you did it. My Jeep had the exact same problem with overheating and that rocker arm breaking.
Was it burning oil? Or running rich?
Great content Clay... Hey i have a 2004 4 x 4 liberty 160,000 ish miles with blown head gasket not sure if both on just one side.. it belongs to my granddaughter and I haven't physically seen it.. not sure what years and other dodges will fit? my question is would you change the engine out or do a head job? According to my granddaughter.. it didnt get to hot but did lose the antifreeze.. Thanks Clay
Hey LT personally I would probably repair the problem these are not great engines to begin with. Thought replacing the engine you would more than likely have the same problem eventually anyways so for me I would just repair it a repair like that to do both cylinder head should be somewhere between $2500-$1500 depending on who is doing the work I personally do them quite frequently for right around 2500 my prices are generally a little bit less than most professional repair shops but are not anything special. And I can command a little bit more money than some shops because demand is so high from my repairs.
Replacing a used engine in there would probably be somewhere right around two grand to 2500 no matter where you went and that would require them to disassemble the engine that you purchase and replace all the gaskets anyways and over the years I found that the lower end of these engines are not that bad it’s generally heads and timing chain problems during the cylinder head removal and gasket replacement I recommend you have the heads resurfaced and the valves seats staked in. (this is actually crucial because the valve seats fall out because of the way they’re assembled from the factory)
Hopefully that helps have a great day thank you for the kind words
@@sharpcarco Wow!! Thanks for getting back & So fast.. This help alot.. now it will be lots easier to decide on this job.. Thanks again Clay!
What is the flat rate hours for this job?
We charge 995.00 But I really don’t know the flat rate hours on it
Works out to around 100 $ depending on shop
You can pull the heads off without removing the manifolds in the car just a fyi
What were you doing at the end of the vid with the head ?
Compressing the springs so we can remove the keepers so we can remove the valves
The broken valve seat on that head Is repairable and replaceable it will have to go to the machine shop
Wonder if a guy installs chains before a guy installs the rocker arms? Be easy to align the cams.
I just bought an 06 jeep liberty with low mileage but it needs a head gasket, I live on the east side of MI but the jeep is in Grand Rapids. Would you be interested in doing the repairs?
Link for reinstalling and that trick you mentioned?
The timing chain installation on the 3.7 and 4.7 is identical so even though I’m working on a dodge truck in this video it is the same
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We have a 2012 liberty with the 3.7. I've been smelling coolant after driving it. I see no leaks. Any ideas?
Well if you’re smelling coolant that means it’s getting hot
So the coolant would be leaking onto something that would get hot so I would check the water pump
Then possibly a coolant line that is dripping in the rear of the engine compartment onto the exhaust it’s probably a small leak if you do not see a lot on the ground they have a tool at repair shops that are able to pressurize the system and find a leak very quickly I wouldn’t think that the check would cost any more than $50 at most shops
Head gasket
How did you remove the plastic piece that you're messing with the screwdriver at 11:42?
Thanks 👍👍
You’re very welcome
Hello Clay. Great videos!!!! In the middle of this in Brighton, Mi. 150,000 miles. Dropped valve I think, no compression and rocker arm laying around. Assuming block and cylinders are in good shape, what do you recommend for head reconditioning/replacement? Should I do the timing chain guides while its apart? Thanks Again. Off to remove the exhaust manifolds!
Hi Bob. Well first off thank you very very much for the kind words I greatly appreciate it and hello neighbor
Reconditioning the cylinder head is probably one of your best bets and one of the only things that Accurate Engines do correctly. When they recondition the cylinder head they steak the valve seats so they do not fall out like I’m fairly certain Is possibly the case per your description. So I would recommend you have them do that but nothing else…….. more than likely you’re going to come a crossed some marks on the top of the piston. Look at them closely for cracks but generally they will not crack so you should be OK even if there’s small marks there. Use a magnifying glass if you’re unsure
As far as timing goes you’ll be very interested to see the video that I’m about to release here in a couple of minutes. You will end up replacing the center timing chain tensioner you can almost not reset them but I do have a video showing you how to do it and how it may be possible so look for that under my jeep playlist. It will explain to you how to reset all the tensioners.
As far as the guides go if they look good use them…… There may be a little bit of wear on the guides. But that is perfectly normal. Your biggest problem is going to be the left and right timing chain tensioner‘s these are junk from the factory and in the video that I’m going to release here in a couple of minutes you will see that there’s a big difference between the older ones and the newer ones you may find it kind of fascinating especially if you’re working on this vehicle.
Hopefully that answers your questions and if you have any more just let me know I’ll try to answer them even though it’s best to reach out to me on clays AC and auto repair over the Facebook messenger
Hi Clay, what about the oil pump at 200.000 miles? I lost the oil pressure on the highway last Sunday. Do you think it could be the oil pump or some of upper tensors?
Why did you need to remove the chain assembly instead of just removing the chain from the cam gear?
Because more than likely you will end up bending valves if you do not take it completely apart… it’s not that hard to take apart completely
@@sharpcarco sorry to bother you but any recommendations on removing a rounded bolt from the pulley tensioner?
Say it was just replacing the left head gasket, would I still remove the whole assembly?
Thanks :)
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how much for a repair, just like that, thanks friend
Usually anywhere from 2000 2 2800 but that includes staking the valves seats So they never break
What would a job like this cost? And hourly labor
At a shop? Or if I did it
Do you have a 2nd video of this
What would I need to do in the second video more than likely I probably do if you’re looking for something specific I would recommend looking under my jeep playlist on my channel .
@@sharpcarco In the video you said you had a second video of putting the timing and everything all back together, is there a video on this liberty of putting stuff back together thanks
@@sharpcarco I could not find it under your channel if you can find it let me know thanks
I’m sure there is but you’re gonna have to look at my G playlist it doesn’t show me what video you’re exactly referring to and I have almost 900 videos. I’m sure it was something I made years ago
@@sharpcarco I found it
Hi. Where should I put the water? 😭
Where is the reinstall video?
I have a 3.7 its not running on right bake I have compression 120 p
You didn't show how you got the intake off that is where I'm stuck
Yeah, you might’ve skipped through it when I said…. You take out the bolts for the motor mount and lower the engine down. If you’re stuck where I think you’re stuck at if you can’t figure out how to get the bolts out of the intake that’s a totally different problem..
@sharpcarco I got all the bolts out didn't think that the engine would have to be lowered
Can someone help me identify something?
I’m helping a buddy install a remanned 3.7L engine in his 2008 Dodge Nitro.
I did not take the old engine apart but helped him pull it out once he had everything unbolted.
So now that the new engine is in and we are bolting everything together I noticed a hole and a threaded hole for a bolt on the front bottom of the pass side cyllinder head as if a hose bib or a block off plate with a O ring should go into that hole or possibly a freeze plug.
I asked my buddy and I got the standard answer I pretty much got through this whole process and that was “I don’t know what goes there.”
I scoured the internet looking for pics of these heads and can’t seem to find what in the world bolts up to that spot.
Please help.
And no, unfortunately he already sent the old engine core back which I told him to freaking wait until we had everything bolted up .
Frustrating…..dude hardly labeled anything and didn’t take pics of anything assuming I would figure it all out .
Well like I say on all of my videos ……..when they’re watched…,..
I could answer that question very quickly by showing you a picture of what goes in there but I can’t show pictures over comments on my CZcams channel.
That’s why I tell people to message me on my business channel on Facebook
@@sharpcarco
Yeah I don’t do facebook, never did , never will.
Well I can only work with what I have. I don’t particularly care for Facebook myself but it is very convenient for certain situations. They’re always kicking me off for the things that I say… but I’ve never shut down my business account so….. I personally wish they would mind their own damn business. There a social media website…. That acts like a dictator ship
@@sharpcarco
Yep , I just never got into the voluntary surveillance thing just because everyone else does it to the point where it’s damned near mandatory.
If you’re know what goes in that hole in the head please lemme know in text….I can read just fine.
I think that’s the plug for the timing cover bolt that needs to be removed if I understand what you wrote correctly it’s a plastic cover that goes on the front of the head and it’s there to cover a bolt that needs to be removed for the time in chain guide
What's the labor cost if you don't mind me asking?
Depending on what kind of shop you go to anywhere from 800 to 1400 would be my guess
Great video about how much would be charged for a job like this
That really depends where you go I charge 1450 for parts and labor but probably most places would charge right around 2000 I would guess
I priced it a 2 shops, $1550 and $1600 that includes sending the heads to a machine shop to be checked out and repaired if necessary this was for a 2012 Jeep Liberty Sport with 3.7 engine
Renee Lawrence That’s a very good price I would go with that
What's labor time
What a pain in the ass how much does it cost to have it done?
You showed everything except how to remove the heads lol
Lol where in the description did I talk about removing the heads?
One would have to think if I took the time to make a video detailed like this why would I not make a video about removing the heads? .. because it’s a separate video …. I know when you’re sitting and thinking of different ways you can wine bitch and moan about how people don’t do things the way you want them done… your life must be awfully miserable… Cheers have a great day.
15:26...Who taught you to do that? Would have been easier to just do it the normal way...
Grand cherokee you don't need to remove the fan there is a lot of room to leave it
Well we like to have the extra room to remove the harmonic balance her and having it out-of-the-way does make it simpler to do the work and see everything in front of the engine also to be able to make video of us doing the work having the fan out of the way was easier for us as well. Sometimes a cup is half empty or half full it just depends on how you look at it.
this engine had many chains and need to replace once the car is old. there are too many parts need to take off from engine in order to access the timing chain. there are too much work for the timing chain replacement. this type of jeep V6 3.7L had engine timing engineering design issue. after you replace your timing chains you got have to refill AC and check AC compressor. too many issue for replacing the timing chains, but if you don't replace it the car can be blow up on highway....bad engineer design really bad....
No offense to your video but putting this motor in a jeep is the absolute worst decision for a company to make. Overhead cam, over engineered piece of crap. I am going to pull this motor and put a 4.3 l GM motor in. Thinking you need a high revving low torque motor in a jeep is just stupid.
Yeah, definitely not my fault. I didn’t put the motor in there. I just work with what I got.
@@sharpcarco I understand you are a mechanic fixing a problem. You are not a Chrysler big wig trying to sell a product. Previous to this project I have worked on GM products and some Ford products. Thinking Ford doesn't have a clue but now every time I see a 7 slot grill I just say "IDIOT"
No kind of help lol skipped through all the important shit like timing chain removal 😅😅😅 wasted my time watching this lol
Are you saying my video was not helpful?
@@sharpcarco Clay, I have a Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7 engine 2003.
The engine overheaded. I pulled the heads and sent them off to Ed's Machine Shop and they did a complete valve job on them. I put the number one piston up and the key way pointed at 2 o'clock. I put the two links in the window on the right bank and I put the two links in the window on the left bank where the camshaft position sensor is. I alinged the back gear to the balance cam. Pushed the gears back along with the crankshaft gear. The big gear and little gear are on their dots and the keyway is at two o'clock. I put the dots on the camshafts in line by turning the cams just a little bit. I put a new camshaft position sensor in and a new crankshaft position sensor in.
I tried to start the engine and it momentarily ran then stopped. Now I can't get it to start. Will you help me out. It's been a nightmare. I have spent over a thousand dollars so far.
@@jerrymartin102 im no expert by any means but from my experience, sounds like it jumped a tooth on timing.