LS Swapping a Chevy Faster Than You Can Say AVALANCHE
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Amberghini found a project for me, a 2010 Chevy Avalanche that needed an engine swap. I called J&J Auto Wrecking, got a low mile 5.3 out of a 2011 Tahoe coming, then went to pick up the truck. After picking it up I found that it had about 10PSI of oil pressure at idle and was misfiring badly, this may have been damage from Active Fuel Management, or just a pump failure. The new engine was far more complete than I needed it to be so we stripped it down so we could start the swap the next morning. The swap is a quick in and out, once it was done I replaced all the consumables and one O2 sensor. This truck is ready to hit the road again.
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Hoovies Garage Did you drive that white Fiat 500 down through Ponca City about a month or so ago? I was behind one and it shot smoke out with every gear change.
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9:23 Car on a jack, John standing in the engine bay, and a guy under the car.
Safety third!😉👍
DarthSmartt its good for em
I personally love GMs. At least they are consistent lol!!
EXACTLY! You know what's wrong, they fail at the same mileage, parts are cheap... it's the dream 💯
@@WatchJRGo And you always know what tools to carry. 8, 10, 13, 14, and 15. You could replace almost anything on a GM with those tools lol.
Just purchased a pull-over from your store. I'll rep you in a upcoming video after the shirt gets here. Love the content.
Love the vids randy! I’m only 16 but I watched every one of ur vids for almost 2 years now!
Back when I was a counterman we called them generic motors. So simple to look up parts for.
If any engine (stock) can make it to 200,000 miles without any previous major work, I'd say it was a damn good one...
My wife's 08 suburban dropped one afm lifter at 220k miles. I replaced the entire afm system with news parts for under 800 dollars. The problem is the afm system runs with lots if solenoids that activate with oil pressure. People dont change the oil often enough and all the solenoid screens clog up drying the afm lifters out.
The AFM lifters get oil regardless of when they’re active or not. It’s a separate oil circuit that collapses the lifter for cylinder deactivation. The AFM lifters don’t dry out.
GM engines do last a long time. My Saab had a 2.0L Ecotec engine and I sold it at 190,000 miles with the orignal powertrain and everything still working. Only a new alternator at 70,000 - that was it. I know people love to hate them but I have had only good experience with those engines.
Love the 80s music starting at 7:18
Miami Vice flashback
Have several family members that drive GM trucks all got over 300,000 miles on them. They will last if you take care of them. When they do need work they are easy to work on.
Here I am 3 years later rewatching this video because I'm about to buy a 2008 Avalanche with 230,000 miles and know this will happen to me.
How much u spend for it? I just grabbed one with similar mileage for 5k
I’ve spent 6k with 230xxx miles… I’ve placed 20,000+ miles on it and took me out of places with the 4wd
@matthewsalvador9783 just bought a gmc sierra 1500 2008 with 90 k miles and spent 6.5k
dude your pumping out more videos than scotty kilmer,,,awesome!
He's fixed more cars in the last month than Scotty has in his entire 52 years of being a "mechanic".
It's pretty impressive considering Scotty is a hack who churns out the same Toyota worshiping content every single day.
JR should experiment with catchy titles like adding "stupid" to his titles. "If you can't swap a GM engine, you're stupid". Lol
MINIMOTOMADNESS except jr doesn’t tell bs
@@edorofish Or such and such destroyed my car.
Have a 02 Avalanche 280,000 still running good!
Same
I can verify the low oil pressure on the engine pulled is from the valley cover. The oil pick up tube o-ring can be a factor as well. But an engine swap was probably the quickest solution you ended up doing.
Thank You for Fixing one of my Favorite GM Vehicles and getting it back on the road two thumbs up 👍👍
Much love and respect from Europe. I discovered your channel recently, and i enjoy the content...
Sweet, what country in Europe? Nice Cheyenne BTW.
Impressive! (Except the dirty vacuum stream on the cyclone is the other pipe. The vacuum cleaner is connected to the upright pipe perpendicular to the floor). You guys are hard workers. That would have taken me all week.
I love how JR just climbs up in the engine bay and goes to work. I need friends like that.
Your Dust Deputy is hooked up backwards; vacuum source enters at the top of the cyclone. Will work much better.
I love watching your videos, you and chrisfix motivated me to start working on my car, I have done some pretty basic stuff like a full brake job with rotor and drums replacement and steering fluid flush, but boy, it is a great feeling after you get it done and working.
In this episode I learned what an AFM/DOD engine is, and that AFM/DOD deletes are popular.
Yea afm cause heavy oil consumption and possible total engine failire
Chevy Life !!! Swapping out my Engine on my 08 Avalanche in the near future hopefully if I go back with the 5.3 flex fuel I can find a low low mile engine
J&J rocking it as always, they must be all jacked up on Liquid ice!
👍Awesome video JR!👍 220k is great; tells you it was well maintained most of its life. My current daily is an 07 Tahoe with just shy of 290k!😳 Runs & Drives like brand new.
Also love the 80s music you piped in! 🎶
Been a 18v Fuel Milwaukee owner for around 3 yrs now. Couldn’t imagine going back to air powered impacts.
So over air, plus this thing costs less than nice air impacts! 💪
Love the use of the dust separator with the hoses on the wrong way. From the vacuum to the top and out the side. This is what creates the cyclone to separate the dust and heavy dirt.
I have to say, that is the first time I've subscribed to a channel BEFORE they uploaded any content.
Looking forward to seeing you explore our "Ruin'd World"
Try this: instead of shouting out #Milwaukee(apparently they are deaf), every once in a while list the companies that HAVE sponsored or supported your channel in some way at the end of the video. Companies like seeing their names up in lights...that's why they sponsor races, sports events, build skyscrapers, etc. You guys really work fast & smart, esp. when the vehicle is engineered to be easily serviced.
5.3L needs the driver's side valve cover replased due to the fact the PCV is built into it that can cause oil to fowl the plugs...and FYI there is a small filter in that vally pan that gets clogged and also the 5.3L's have that active fuel management system and the lifters on cyl 1,4.6.7 can fail and cause a dead miss..just fixed that same issue on boss's truck yesterday...after everything was fixed oil pressure is around 50 when hot now and nomore dead miss...use only lifters from a dealer no aftermarket ones
What a great bunch of friends. JR your blessed. Enjoy the ride it goes by so fast.
Engine was probably ok until recently. Common problem is failure of the oil filter. Exact thing happened to mine. Lost oil pressure and everything on the dash lit up like a Christmas tree. Checked oil sender and changed pressure sensor. Oil was bad. I changed it and checked the old filter and the inside looked funny. I started it and nothing wrong anymore. That was 3 years ago. I've heard of this happening a lot since then.
I believe this truck belonged to a friend of mine's son, who passed away in an automobile accident last year. May he RIP.
Happy with 220 and mines at 260 still running amazing😅
Welcome to the club I lost oil pressure in my avalanche and put an ls1 back in it
I love my Avalanche. I'll probably be doing this one of these days it's at 170k, still going strong for now though!
What year?
@@glorialabarre3126 The one I have now is a 2005 with the 5.3 L engine, I had a 2002 about 10 years ago.
I’ve got a 2013 black diamond with 250k on it 💪🏻
Got over 300000 on my 95 Suburban up here in Canada, still runs like a champ
Stacy Dornan
Those TBI Chevy V8 engines will easily go 500K miles with proper maintenance. I have one with 400K that still runs great and doesn’t burn any oil between changes.
Is that in kilometers or freedom units?
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FREEDOM!!!!!!
GM has been getting better over time. But I'm still a Toyota guy in the end. I was also just thinking it would cool if you got a screenshot on your phone when you pull the codes and overlayed it on the video so we could get your perspective.
My 2015 Sierra has 255k no issues still going strong
I had same problem on my 2008 GMC Yukon XL with 125000 miles, fixed it by replacing oil pick up tube o-ring. The problem is that AFM system is controlled by oil pressure, with low oil pressure lifters get stuck. The part cost like $3, plus oil pan seal and I did all the labor myself.
I mean, if you have this problem, try fixing it first, doesn't cost much and if it doesn't work, then go for a big job, engine swap.
The engine may be just fine.
Avalanches are known for bad oil pressure sensors.
The stuck lifter can easily be un-stuck.
Oil pressure could be low because the previous owner dumped alot of tranny oil in the oil to free the lifter
And the there is a cylinder delete, delete
Don't be surprised if the catalytic converters take a dump. The MIL or as they put on the dash check engine light. If it has a severe miss fire the MIL will flash. During a miss fire unburned fuel goes down the exhaust where the catalyst tries to process it. The thermo reaction is so intense it destroys the substrate. Now if the owner heeded the warning and stop driving the cat's might be ok.
I love avalanches so much yet most people hate them lol
FREAKING LOVE. It's one of my favorites... always looking for a Black Diamond edition.
@@WatchJRGo Had to sell my 2005 LT Avalanche, only had 60k miles, was loaded with every factory option but mother earth was reclaiming the truck. Living in the snow belt makes me sad :(
The 2nd generation 07-13 are beautiful. The first gen are a bit tougher to fall in love with.
I have a 2012 LT that is black like this one. DOD off👍🏻
@@WatchJRGo a Ford Explorer Sport Trac wants to know your location... LOL
Been driving GM trucks since 98. Most reliable trucks I’ve had, never left me stranded.
Haha, good one
Good job as always, and you are lucky to have Gabe, Josh and Zach to help you with these projects. Anything involving an engine hoist around here and everyone finds an excuse to be somewhere else!
I have the same truck, I made it all the way to almost 280k( started around 210) before some electrical gremlins killed it. I intend to take the long block for a project bc it is still good.
I did a 6.2 swap into my avalanche. A little more "fun" than a direct swap but it's killer now! 450hp in an avalanche is FUN!
did it drop right in ? tryna go from 4.8 to 6.2 in my 2009 tahoe
@@ih8sp1das sure did! Needed lots of tuning after but mechanically it was easy!
Just repowered a 2014 Ram promaster 3.6 with 627,000 miles. Timing chains stretched to the point the cam was 7 deg out of time. Still didn't use any oil no smoke ran smooth. Bought it new drove every mile on it. 90% highway miles, travel all over the country. Transmission was rebuilt this summer. it's on you tube "500,000 mile transmission" I know guys with a million miles on chevy and fords in my business. It can be done.
Current GM production vehicles and engines could use some help, but GM vehicles and engines from 2000 to 2010 were built well. My 2006 trailblazer LT with 166000 is going strong, and I will take it anywhere.
You’re definitely my favorite youtuber. Keep up the great work man!
Drive an avalanche of this body style thanks for showing me how possible it is my current has 247k miles on it.
What year?
Very good work on this. Very quick. And thanks for showing via the speeded up sequences just how much it would help to remove the radiator and grill too ;)
Every time I change out an LS motor I crack the oil pan and change out the oil pump pickup o ring they are famous for getting hard and cracking leading to low oil or no oil pressure
Well that was fast. Good work, guys. I suspect that
Ruin'd World might be a hit considering that it already has nearly 1K subscribers before any video has been posted. That's a pretty good head start.
JR really loves power tools
You guys make it look to easy and glamorize it to much. I can remember spending hours upon hours changing engines in my home garage or in the back yard or the parking lot at college. When you say “we just have to hook a few things back up” thats a lot of crap to hook up on these newer engines. Never the less,I enjoy watching your channel... 👍
I dunno. If you're not changing to a different engine (year or size) it still should be plug and play, just more plugs. The harness is gonna land where it needs to be, it's not like you're wiring from scratch. As an aside, the quickest I changed an engine was in just over three hours. Of course it was a mid-'70's PU truck with zero emission controls and none of the countless sensors todays engines have.
John B. I know what you are saying because what I was changing engines on were late 60’s - late 70’s when I was changing engines. I’ve never changed one in 3 hours though. I guess I just didnt know what I was doing.... I was just saying that a short video doesnt tell the entire story when it comes to changing an engine....
@@mikerobbins5049 I see your point too. Even when swapping out for the same, you never know what kind of butchery a previous owner or mechanic has done. Another big factor in swaps is what part of the country you live in. Live in the 'rust belt'? You're gonna be fighting every nut and bolt that has to come off. Either way, it's all good. This video wasn't meant to be tutorial on how to do a swap.
My sister-in-law has an Avalanche that style. When I got my permit(long story) I begged her to let me take a lesson in it
That was awesome when you fired it up and it ran perfect
Great swap. Have subscribed to Ruin’d World too - I love urban exploration
My in-laws did this with their Avalanche at 170k. Swapped with a 50k motor, found where running AFM caused more problems than what it was worth and their truck is at 290k now. Engine is in much better condition.
I'm still trying to convince them they need a procharger on it though. That 5.3 lacks guts, especially when towing.
sees a sexy tahoe coming down the road... nope it’s an avalanche 🥴
Wichita, KS should be the new car capital of the US with JR, Hoovie, and The Car Wizard putting out great videos!
200000mils that is impressive! I am buying A avalanche today
My dad has an 03 Avalanche that is lifted 9 inches with 37 inch tires. Really nice truck but it is always broken. So he just got it fixed after a speed sensor snapped after what he thought was the front end locking up. He is planning to sell it. I have a 99 Blazer. It has a rod knock after overheating. Well I want to buy back the truck in 5, 6, maybe 7 years. I want to take the motor out of it and swap a diesel in it. Then I want to put the 5.3 in my Blazer. Then I want to keep this truck for a long time. Maybe daily it cause why not. Or give it back to my dad with all of his plans before he has to sell it
Loved my 08 avalanche, Miss it tbh. While the engine was out you guys should have installed a afm delete kit so that 5.3 runs for 300k or more lol
Sold my 02 avalanche with 283,000 miles on it , ran like a top. Kept Castrol High-mile synthetic blend in it since I bought it.
If I got to pull the engine out of the Avalanche with Watch JR Goes and Gabes I would roll up the fat Woolford and get all schmoked up.
Should have changed the oil pressure sensor while it was out and the intake was off for preventative maintenance but f@!& it!
thats what i was thinking.... And the rear main seal. great vid tho!
Great video, Thank you for posting it. In future videos I hope we can see more of the work being done i.e. show the bolts to the different parts being worked on then jump ahead to bolts removed. I'm not complaining still loved the video.
All that work, hopefully you swap out those headlights if only for an inexpensive aftermarket brand (that doesn't have a Hellcat-inspired hole in it).
JR i'm always impressed with your work ethic and teamwork with your guys. Great channel and content as always!!!!!!!!!
I have 230,000 miles on my 5.3. I bought it new in 2011 with 3 miles.
That’s awesome! You hit the lottery 💯
I have a 2011 LC9 5.3 with 185k miles, I tuned out AFM with HP Tuners at a local shop. Engine seems healthy and strong. It hasn't burned any oil either.
What oil do you use? I have a 2011 also 5.3 with 142k I run it pretty hard. But I disabled the afm with the range device also.
Yep. AFM bit me in the ass hard last December with my 2007 Sierra 1500 with a 5.3 at 125000 miles when the driver's side head gasket failed. I experienced hydro lock. Ended up paying a 40 mile tow to get it home.
After allot of soul searching,I decided to pay to have the head gaskets replaced.I thought I found the right garage to do it. But they never did it right when they steered me towards an AFM delete. They never replaced the camshafts.Never replaced the valley cover.And never replaced the o-ring on the oil pick up tube.Or replaced the engine mounts. After $5000 and 3 months of questionable repairs, they determined my engine was shot after low oil pressure and a check engine light developed.With 8 hours or troubleshooting,and charged me $500 in labor to replace my Bosch spark plugs with AC Delco plugs.They urged me to go with a new $8000 engine. I hard passed on that. But I would have done that had I not wasted $5000 fixing the original engine.
Fortunately,I contacted an engine specialist garage who knew what they were doing.The owner guessed I had a valley cover problem.They replaced the Gen IV valley cover with a Gen III valley cover and that finally fixed the low oil pressure and check engine light problem I went through hell for over 2 months after the garage that told me my engine was shot.
A year later,I honestly wished I had just taken the $1700 cash offer from junkmycar.com before I had the headgaskets replaced. But for better or worse,I still have my 07 Sierra that's my daily driver and will hopefully get me through this frigid Wisconsin winter.I have yet to decide on what to transition to with a different vehicle. But it won't be another pick up.
2012 lc9 w/120k. Afm disabled through diablosport tuner. I use 5/30 car quest synthetic or Mobil 1
It's not a project unless you have to buy a new tool.
It’s not a project unless you loose 5+ 10mm sockets 🤘🏼😂
How much was the engine?
Did you do anything to it before putting it in? Check anything?
That’s a Denso O2, it’s not cheap. I’m a mechanic in Wichita, you should shop at Poormans. The parts are cheaper, and they carry factory parts for GM and Ford.
The Denso was $37 and the Bosch was $100. I was pretty happy about how cheap it was 🍻
‘220k miles. I’d be happy’
Scotty Kilmer: Laughs in Toyota.
Just broke in for the average Ford....
@@fordtechchris
@@fordtechchris Just broken, the average Ford. There, fixed it 🙄
@@fordtechchris not even the diesel ford around this time was good (6.4)
Dave Edwards you must love engine sludge! Cough toyota shitty pcv cough
Nice video by the way. I used to have a 2007 Avalanche LTZ and now I have a 2008 Escalade EXT which is basically the same except the bigger 6.2 and all wheel drive and a few extra bells and whistles. Anyway I tow a large travel trailer on occasion with my Escalade and I put in a big transmission cooler. I took the entire front clip off so I could do a proper job mounting the cooler and running lines. The clip came off in like 30 minutes, another 20 mins removing the radiator and AC condenser would have exposed the entire front of the engine making an engine swap super smooth.
Just found your channel, good stuff! Wondering what OBD reader/software are you using?
Got 180k on my 2011 5.3 ave still runs like day 1 and worked hard
I have an 09 sierra 5.3 with 340,000 original miles and she’s still going strong barely any maintenance 5 spark plugs motor mount and 5 oil changes that’s all it’s had since new
I think the hoses are backwards on that dust separator at 10:16.
Urbex is cool , heading over now , nice .
Gm makes a very good 5.3l if taken care of , my 05 avalanche is sitting at 293,000 miles on stock engine and still running strong
Man i had to do a 6.2l swap on my 08 the old 5.3 had bad rod knock did the swap and runs like a dream taking it to Albuquerque and getting a twin turbo set up at motiva performance
Damn... You doing an Engine Swap is equal to other RUclipsrs doing a Tune Up. You have the knowledge and experience to make everything look easy.
Day One: Today we scan for codes, pull the old motor, Install the new motor and torque all the bolts.
Day Two: Install new filters and plastics while we wait for a friend so we can bolt the hood back on.
Please... Like, Share, Subscribe. Do whatever you wanna do and i will talk to you Nexxxt Time.
Love your Vids Bro. Especially since you Coverde a few on Avalanche's Subscribed.
Hey JR, ANY GM vehicle which has the Active Fuel Management (AFM) have a problem with alternating the cylinders to keep the oil pressure from getting TOO high or low which results in terminal engine damage. I'm with you on the fact that the truck got over 200,000 before complete failure., I have done at least 20 engine swaps in the last few years, non of which made it past 130,000.
I’m blown away that this one went that 200k! 💪
Glad to see a video, been having to watch hoodie in the mean time 🤣
Am I the only one going bonkers that JR didn’t replace the headlight? C’mon JR, we all know you’re better than that.
You are my favorite car guy on youtube, thanks for all the videos and the info you share.
It hearts my bow tie to watch you swap an engine that isn't bad.
Amazing work you make It look fun. Nice content. You should take over the warehouse 😁😁😁👌👌👌👌.
Are you going to do a tear down of the old engine to see if it is fixable? If so you have a complete ECU, so all you need as a roller.
In my personal experience these gm 5.3s/4.8s are the most reliable engines I’ve ever owned
Good looking out to Amberghini for projects to work on !
My 2001 Silverado 1500 5.3 has 249000 and still pulling hard with no issues however the 4L60 trans is a different story
Thanks for sharing this amazing video.
Another 5.3... huge tip: 6.2 timing chain swap. Still a single roller but thicker and not known for snapping
Awesome group effort with everyone on the tools..
Just gained a loyal subscriber man love the straight forward videos man! keep it up
I have a 2007 and love my Avalanche. It has 165k on it and I only use Amsoil. I'm hoping with the best quality oil it will last to 300K even with the AFM. My oil pressure reads over the middle in idle. So I think that's a good sign. :)
Jr you gotta good team love this shit!
My 6.0 in my express did that @ 383000 miles. Replaced the gauge and the oil pump and it ran like new
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