Hey Good People,
By Popular Demand, I was finally able to record, edit and upload a walk through of a lifter job on a 3.6 Pentastar. This is for any vehicle that is Rear Wheel Drive and has the 3.6 Pentastar engine. Vehicles include: the Dodge Charger, Dodge Durango, Dodge Challenger, Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler and Chrysler 300. Let me know in the comments if I left something out.
I am aware of the short way of doing this job, but I did it the long way incase someone messes up the timing and you’ll have the content to help you out if you get stuck. **** I rate this job at as somewhat difficult because there are a lot of steps and procedures.
There are 4 Parts to this walkthrough. This is part two. See the links to parts 1 and 3-4 below:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/y0p6XJucLH8
Part 3: https://youtu.be/6YKbusc-roU
Part 4: https://youtu.be/lp7p-1c-8zI
Most tools I use in my videos can be found in my Amazon Affiliate Store : www.amazon.com/shop/alexthecardoctor
I hope this video helps you out or you learn something new, that’s always the goal.
Your favorite Mechanic,
Alex
3.6 pentastar ticking, 3.6 pentastar v6 problems, 3.6 pentastar rocker arm replacement,
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If this video helps you out. Consider hitting that SUPER THANKS button and leave your favorite mechanic a tip! Also, I am aware of the short way of doing this job, but I did it the long way incase someone messes up the timing and you'll have the content to help you out if you get stuck.
I've done this job on a Journey. You don't have to take the cams out. I loosened one end of the cams for half of them, wiggled them out and replaced one of the time and then torqued the cams back down, then loosened the other end of the cam to finish up. Pretty easy
Great video sir. Thanks
You should of rolled it out and set it on fire.
Such a dogshit engine. Sure! power output is pretty impressive, but failing rockers and flatten lobes and cracking or O-ring failed oil cooler/filter housings, seeing them fail shortly after 30k after being bought from the dealer lot. No anti-drain back valve to stop dry start, loose VVT bolts from factory, thermostat housing cracking after 100k. Don't forget the occasional P0420 code letting you know it wants to get high.
10 million+ of these engines out there, they all do the same damn thing and no improvements made from Fiat-Chrysler to stop this from happening. People ask me if the 3.6 is good, I tell them don't bother unless they like burning money on repairing the engine and buying premium oil constantly.
Is the labor the same whether or not you replace the intake and exhaust cams if you replace all lifters and rockers for one side?
Great video, I'm getting ready to tackle this on my 2019 Jeep. Where did you get the replacement parts?
Would you have to drain the oil for this type of job? Or is it just the coolant that you drain out
How much for the whole cost to do that???
Yea that front plate is why they say new engine when they get overheated
How many mile on the engine before you fixed it?
How can you tell if the lifters are bad? i ordered new mellings, they are all stiff,cant push them together. Of the ones i removed about half were stiff, and half i could compress with fingers. are they supposed to flex or be stiff? thanks for your videos
Nicely done one of the best video's i watch so far.
I've done both sides without removing timing cover multiple times