Thank You very much Sir! I am one of very few Cadillac SRX -owners here in Finland and your video gave me all the necessary hints to make the repair. Once more thank You!!
It takes alot of turning to get them to align the way your doing it. If you are confident in the marks and proper alignment just disreguard the current placement, tear it down and align. Be sure to turn it by hand after to make sure it is not binding. The adjuster should have a small locking mechanisim on it that stops it from going back in. That needs to be released in order for you to put it back together, once depressed fully you should be able to pin it back, some use a clip.
I did this job, with help from your videos. No codes other than when first started, had mis-fire on cyls 1&3. No for the bad news... I think the right tensioner is bleeding off. After about 6 hours of sitting and after 2 or 3 seconds of start up, I hear a metalic clicking for about a second, or two. I can prevent this from occurring by starting it up and shutting it off as soon as it starts. Then I start it again, and it will not make the sound.
Yeah that plate insures a good seal between the block and tensioner, to maintain good oil pressure. To be safe , if you go back in replace the tensioner too.
Only after the initial start up was there a mis-fire. Shook the Camaro. Now it runs OK. I put the pin back into the one tensioner, don't recall which side it was. Also, one of them had that sheet metal backing plate with a bend it from shipping. I think that either one of these, most likely the plate, is causing this problem.
Thats a hard one for me to judge. Some have better mechanical skills than others , some just cant do that sort of thing. I have been doing mechanical work since I was 12, started with dirt bikes and ended with airplanes. I generally add 6-10 hrs for every hr it takes me. So a tear down and reassembly would probably run into 15- 18 hrs for the average joe.
Anytime you do head work, always replace the thermostat and it's a great time to put in a new set of plugs ! Just about everybody will carry a pretty good line of gaskets and such, I dont reccomend buying parts on-line due to the unreliability of the parts themselves, unless you are ordering from a known good manufacturer.
Either will work just fine, just make sure it's the updated version, it appears different. If not , expect to do it again arround the same milage as before.
I am a shade tree mechanic and have owned a Toyota that had the Toyota stripped head bolt problem that required the the block to be drilled and inserts installed. I did that and Toyota wanted over $2000 to do it. How many hours would you expect someone to do this repair in for the first time with your videos as help?
OK, I have the cover off and have been turning the engine over trying to get the chains to align. I have the cam tools ( I'm doing the 2010 Camaro, not the same, but close enough) Should I just lock the cams, mark the cam gear things, and put on the new chains aligning them with gear/chain marks instead of keep rotating the engine? Also, one of the self adjustors came with the pin already out and the spring exposed. Ever seen that? Can't get it to go back inside the holder. It spins out on me.
RUclips will not let me link to rockauto the two different kits that they offer. One is from AC Delco and is just the three chains, plus gaskets. The other is Cloyes and it replaces the chains, guides, gears, and gaskets. It is a 15 piece kit. I would much rather replace the chains only with the AC Delco kit. Is it a good chain?
Josh Carpenter Hello sir...was wondering if you have the torque specs on the bolts you turned on the 2006 Cadillac timing belt video...?? Thanks for your time... 1 second ago•0
CLOYES Part # 90753S This replaces everything, I believe. Are you using a kit more like this one? ACDELCO Part # 12651450 As you can tell, the price difference from rockauto is about $450 and I don't know if it all really needs replacement
Problem is the chain is the same design, the design being the problem. Try autozone and see if they dont offer a kit, gears included. You will need the larger kit to do away with the original design....got me ?
Replaced the timing chains on my wifes SRX this last weekend and your video was paramount in my ability to complete the project successfully. Thanks.
I don't think I have ever seen such a thorough how-to video. Thank you very much for this explanation.
nordhammar
Thank You very much Sir! I am one of very few Cadillac SRX -owners here in Finland and your video gave me all the necessary hints to make the repair. Once more thank You!!
+Ykä S. Lepola Awesome! Hello Finland, hope you all are doing great!!!!!
+2012nugget Yes here we are standing in the front line against Russ... well You know!!
Well we are here anyway, right!
It takes alot of turning to get them to align the way your doing it. If you are confident in the marks and proper alignment just disreguard the current placement, tear it down and align. Be sure to turn it by hand after to make sure it is not binding. The adjuster should have a small locking mechanisim on it that stops it from going back in. That needs to be released in order for you to put it back together, once depressed fully you should be able to pin it back, some use a clip.
I did this job, with help from your videos. No codes other than when first started, had mis-fire on cyls 1&3.
No for the bad news... I think the right tensioner is bleeding off. After about 6 hours of sitting and after 2 or 3 seconds of start up, I hear a metalic clicking for about a second, or two. I can prevent this from occurring by starting it up and shutting it off as soon as it starts. Then I start it again, and it will not make the sound.
Yeah that plate insures a good seal between the block and tensioner, to maintain good oil pressure. To be safe , if you go back in replace the tensioner too.
Only after the initial start up was there a mis-fire. Shook the Camaro. Now it runs OK. I put the pin back into the one tensioner, don't recall which side it was. Also, one of them had that sheet metal backing plate with a bend it from shipping. I think that either one of these, most likely the plate, is causing this problem.
Thats a hard one for me to judge. Some have better mechanical skills than others , some just cant do that sort of thing. I have been doing mechanical work since I was 12, started with dirt bikes and ended with airplanes. I generally add 6-10 hrs for every hr it takes me. So a tear down and reassembly would probably run into 15- 18 hrs for the average joe.
Anytime you do head work, always replace the thermostat and it's a great time to put in a new set of plugs ! Just about everybody will carry a pretty good line of gaskets and such, I dont reccomend buying parts on-line due to the unreliability of the parts themselves, unless you are ordering from a known good manufacturer.
Either will work just fine, just make sure it's the updated version, it appears different. If not , expect to do it again arround the same milage as before.
Fun times indeed.
I am a shade tree mechanic and have owned a Toyota that had the Toyota stripped head bolt problem that required the the block to be drilled and inserts installed. I did that and Toyota wanted over $2000 to do it. How many hours would you expect someone to do this repair in for the first time with your videos as help?
Hi. I saw that you made the scribes but did not see how you made them. can you please elaborate. thx. great video by the way.
OK, I have the cover off and have been turning the engine over trying to get the chains to align. I have the cam tools ( I'm doing the 2010 Camaro, not the same, but close enough) Should I just lock the cams, mark the cam gear things, and put on the new chains aligning them with gear/chain marks instead of keep rotating the engine? Also, one of the self adjustors came with the pin already out and the spring exposed. Ever seen that? Can't get it to go back inside the holder. It spins out on me.
RUclips will not let me link to rockauto the two different kits that they offer. One is from AC Delco and is just the three chains, plus gaskets. The other is Cloyes and it replaces the chains, guides, gears, and gaskets. It is a 15 piece kit. I would much rather replace the chains only with the AC Delco kit. Is it a good chain?
What I need to know, what make of timing chain do you use? AC Delco, Cloyes, etc.?
Josh Carpenter
Hello sir...was wondering if you have the torque specs on the bolts you turned on the 2006 Cadillac timing belt video...?? Thanks for your time...
1 second ago•0
CLOYES Part # 90753S This replaces everything, I believe.
Are you using a kit more like this one? ACDELCO Part # 12651450
As you can tell, the price difference from rockauto is about $450 and I don't know if it all really needs replacement
Well done. How long did it take you to finish the job?
Neven Petrov, CSA I've been doing mechanical work for quite a while so a time frame or estimate would be frustrating and very misleading for viewers.
Problem is the chain is the same design, the design being the problem. Try autozone and see if they dont offer a kit, gears included. You will need the larger kit to do away with the original design....got me ?
Are u in california would love for u to do this to my cadillac I need it asap
I wished I could help, im on the east coast.
Yes it all needs replaced.
Where in nc are you located?
What else would I need for my 3.6? Do you recommend anyplace, and what parts, to get?
ACDELCO Part # 12651450
I would so hate being a GM technician having to do this day in, day out.
Hi, whereabouts are you located?
Thanks
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Man.... layout looks identical to my '06 Cadillac STS...
because the 3.6 srx motor is the same motor as is the 3.6 STS. twins 🤞
Charlotte
2012nugget are u in Charlotte NC?
2012nugget I have a 2001 Ford truck 5 speed and I replaced the water pump but there's water leaking
Srx
jobs not that bad to do done a few
srcdex