The easy way to getting stuck GM LS lifters out without any fancy tools.
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- The cheap and easy way to get the lifters out without pulling the cam or the whole engine. Some break clean, pliers and a sprinkle of patience is all you need.
****This will not work if you have major mechanical failure of the lifter.*
Thanks for this video. I fought the drivers side out and then patiently worked the passenger’s side out with this similar method. Every other video I had seen made it look so simple and I thought I was screwing things up. This just confirms that I didn’t and that patience is key. Thanks again brother!
Yeah man thanks this is great. I’m using this technique on an on old 70s Ford engine that’s literally been sitting in the dirt for the last 20 years. Just got a stuck lifter out in 5 minutes using this method.
Hell ya! Glad it worked. What motor and what kind of project are you putting it in?
I know this video is 4 years old and I hope you see this. You just saved me 25.00 and a trip to Summit Racing tomorrow. I tried stronger magnets, PB Blaster, a pick hook set which would grab them easy but still not get them out. I was about to buy a 25.00 tool after work tomorrow but went on CZcams and saw this video. I had a can of brake parts cleaner. Soaked them, let sit for 5 minutes. Grabbed with the pick and worked back and forth. Half hour later they were all out of the block. Thank you!!!
I read all the comments, man. I'm glad it worked.
I have this same problem. Your video is the ONLY video that helped me figure this out. Thanks a ton.
No problem Shawn. This is exactly why I made this video.
You’re a Lifesaver man idk why i didn’t think of this lol
hey man i really appreciate your video im dealing with same issue . just wanted to say thanks for the help
No problem man, I'm happy to hear it worked for you too. Thank you for the feedback.
Going to try this on my 1998 Lincoln Town Car today. Brake cleaner, who knew!
Now I want to try this on a piston ring.
Got my butt whoopped for two hours last night. Exact same hole. Laying on my ribs.
Going to go soak it now.......thanks.
That's how I figured out this fix. Keep in mind, if the lifter is mechanically damaged on the inside, it wont come out.
W40 works wonders like thunder
If they have that crap on the outside, you should disassemble them and clean them out then soak in fresh oil and reinstall. I just did this, and soaked them in solvent. You wont believe the amount of shit that comes out of the inside. Because they are roller lifters, you don't have to put them back in the same holes either. But really clean the crap out of the inside too! Then they won't collapse on you.
If I'm going through all that trouble to get them out. I'm putting new ones in, It's cheap insurance and piece of mind. It's also faster.
Thank you.
Very useful 🎉
Good shit my boi
Cool. Thanks
Anytime.
Thanks for the video man! Really helped me out
Awesome, glad I could help.
Why not spray WD-40 in the hole when removing the cover to the knock sensors? And bang it with a long thin slim stick/screw driver to get it unstuck.... beats taking out the heads.
You are still required to remove the heads in order to get the lifters out. This tech tip is for when you are replacing them, not just freeing them for movement. If you need them freed up for movement, you have way worse problems than just a stuck lifter. Also, WD-40 won't dissolve the wax deposit stuck to the base of the lifter from cheap oil.
Just put magic marvel mystery oil on top of lifters afew times as it soakes up.come back next day and your good for removal.change oil.
Try some Motor Medic first just put it in the oil and let it idle 20 minutes a day, mine freed up after the 4 day then change the oil and get someone to tune the DOD and AFM off. I have a lot more power than before and better mpg if you can keep your foot off the floor . Night and day difference
While my video isn't for a stuck lifter that you don't want to replace. Your comment got me thinking. I wonder if running something like motor medic, restore, seafoam or trans fluid would help remove the wax build up and free the lifter for removal
I'm having that same problem with one of my lifter
How worried should i be about screwing up the lifter bore
@@BoostNBalast as long as the lifter doesn't have mechanical damage, there is no worry about the lifter bore.
Thanks!
Anytime. Glad I could help.
@@michaelcoffin4364 I ended up using a combo of WD-40 and brake cleaner. Took about an hour to get them all out.
@@mike.fleming the key is they came out right.
Genius
Also, do you think that this would cause excessive noise/ ticking, due to the lifters being how they were? All of the rollers on mine looked great and I had only put 300 miles on the new cam and the old cam didn’t have damage on it (that I could tell): more wondering if you think it’s plausible it could cause noise. Thanks for any insight
Sounds to me like it could be a possible lifter getting weak.
I just push it in and out few times then it will be released easy
Hey do you think I should buy new lifters or can I just clean the old ones up ? Any help would be appreciated thanks
Honestly, if you have already gone that far. I would put new lifters and trays in it. Cheap insurance.
Are you John C Reilly?
No idea who that is.
@@michaelcoffin4364 actor. You could be a voice double for him.
@@e36sam ahh. I've not been told that before.
@@michaelcoffin4364 look him up. It's uncanny.
I thought the exact same thing while watching 😂
Is there a way to add brake cleaner to the oil to bust this varnish up before a regular oil change?
I like how you think. However I wouldn't do break cleaner. It will break the oil down causing major damage to the engine. This is why it's crutial to change the oil after doing it the way I showed. If you want to try and remove this before working on the engine, something like seafoam or restore. You may try some hot shots secret stiction eliminator. I've hear it does well but never used it myself.
Draining a couple quarts of oil out then topping off with new transmission fluid would do wonders, it has detergents in it that will wash out a lot of sludge and carbon buildup, really bad and un-maintained engines may need it done a few times before filling up with just oil.
Have you ever heard of the lifter mushrooming on the end and won't come out? I have drove it for about 9 months and now it won't come out.
Yes I have heard of it. Sadly, this technique will not work with a mushroomed lifter.
Damn wish you were around to help me with my 06 5.3 Silverado. All my friends keep dropping the ball on helping me swap out the sticking lifter. The sound is driving me nuts
You can do it man. Just take it one step at a time.
Im doing a cam swap and it gets stuck on a lifter when i try to pull it out. Can i just pull the lifters off, take out the cam, put new cam in, then put the lifters back in?
I don't know. I've never done a cam install where the lifters were left in.
@@michaelcoffin4364 so it is okay to take them out and slide the new cam in? then put lifters back in
@@sosakicks if you are going through the trouble to take them out, it would be silly not to put new ones in with a new cam.
Is this the same for the 8.1 liter chevy? You gotta pull the head off?
Yup. The lifter trays are in the block under the heads.
I tried this and the lifter completed stove up. Now it won’t slide in the slightest /:
I had one fight a bit. Needed more break cleaner and working back and forth. If it won't come out after that, it may be mushroomed on the cam side, which this technique won't work for.
Can I use wd40 if I dont have break cleaner?
I'm not sure wd40 will breakdown the buildup. I'd suggest brakeclean or some other form of solvent that won't hurt the engine. No matter what you use, don't forget to change the oil before starting the vehicle.
@@michaelcoffin4364 it worked. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I just hope I don't have to do it on the other side but most likely I will.
@@Lovetolivetruely glad to hear it. you should really do both sides if time and funds allow. If one side is bad. Good chances are the other side is as bad or dang close.
@@michaelcoffin4364 You sho right and I am. Trying to get it all done in preparation for my parts. It's definitely a journey.... Thanks for the encouragement.
@@Lovetolivetruely glad my video could help. That's the whole reason I made it.
What year is this truck ???
2000.
DUDE after 4 hours using a deburing tool to eat the bottom out of a lifter so i could get the cam out so i could fish the lifter out watching your video you dont get it at all. They arent sticky or really hard to get out you spin a lifter and snap the roller off or even scar the bottom at all doesnt matter how paitent you are or how much brake clean you spray they wont come out.
Matt, I do get it. You have experienced a mechanical failure. One probably noticed by metal in your oil or filter. This video assumes that you as a mechanic digging this far into the motor can properly diagnose an internally failed, collapsed or sticking lifter vs an external or mechanical failure such as you have experienced. Sorry you drew a bad straw. If your motor is that bad, I'd reccomend a complete rebuild if it's not already planned.
Will this work on 08 silverado vortec 6.0
Absolutely, as long as it's not a damaged lifter.
You the fucking man 🦾
Glad I could help.
Wax-based oil… hasn’t been sold in years
Here is a great spot to read up on oils and other chemicals. While not "wax" based as most think of candle wax. They are a pariffanic oil. So while not a wax build up as in candle wax, they are a wax like buildup duo to its iso and cyclo branch chain pariffans. Also keep in mind this engine is 22 years old.
bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/paraffin-and-engine-oils.92600/
Wat can I use to clean the bore
I would just use break cleaner. If it had a lifter in it, it should be rust free. If i didnt have a lifter in it or has rust. I would call your local machine shop and have them check it out. Keep in mind there is an oil feed hole for the lifter. Using anything like a brush or papertowel will cause debris in that hole. Thus causing you even bigger problems down the line.
Well that's why your push rods bent lol
Deep Creep....
Tried deep creep, wd-40, liquid wrench. None actually break down the wax in the oil to remove the buildup causing it not to come out.
br0 I got a stuck Lifter Just 1,,,,not more than 1000 miles on the motor,,,,is this Normal,,,,Thank you for the Knowledge,,,,dam I hope that works man🏁🔩🦍🔧🏁🙏
With 1000 miles on a new build. I highly doubt this method will work. Sounds like you had a mechanical failure with a lifter.