Phaser Pin Sheared Off - New Engine

[TittoPollito]

that bad? even if it is, can it be worse than what i have right now? lol lemme go see though

It can be, I decided to drop 14K of my own money to build a new engine for my G8 vs a 5th warranty trip...well that and I wanted it to run low 9's at full weight.

 

[Cbty2050]

no clue, just what they told me. i do have a copy of the ticket from the shop they sent it to have them inspected. pretty sure the ac clutch has to be removed to get to the cam.

AC clutch doesn't have to be removed. The AC compressor is removed from the engine, the system doesn't have to be tampered with/recovered and recharged.

 

[djevox]

no clue, just what they told me. i do have a copy of the ticket from the shop they sent it to have them inspected. pretty sure the ac clutch has to be removed to get to the cam.

If they touched the a/c compressor (which the clutch is on the front of the compressor), they would have taken the least labor intensive route by leaving the refrigerant hoses attached, unbolting the compressor from the bracket, and moving it out of the way. The chances of damaging it while doing that are very slim. You’re under warranty anyway, so it really doesn’t matter other than it will cost you a few hours of time waiting while it’s replaced.

 

[austin76]

Ha, Google GM 5.3/6.2 engine problems first. We'll wait.

that bad? even if it is, can it be worse than what i have right now? lol lemme go see though

If they touched the a/c compressor (which the clutch is on the front of the compressor), they would have taken the least labor intensive route by leaving the refrigerant hoses attached, unbolting the compressor from the bracket, and moving it out of the way. The chances of damaging it while doing that are very slim. You’re under warranty anyway, so it really doesn’t matter other than it will cost you a few hours of time waiting while it’s replaced.

idk exactly what they took off but i did have to go back a day a few days later bc the ac wasnt cooling like before. they told me the ac was taken apart with everything else and probably needed to be charged more. im more than likely going to stay with ram. just disappointed at the moment.

 

[Steve@FL]

After 39-days at the dealer, I have a new re-built 5.7L Hemi. My 2021 1500 5.7L Rebel 4x4 had the same issue, CAM PHASER PIN FAILURE. I have only 70k miles. My extended warrantly w/TWS (60month-100k miles that I paid $2300 for) fought the dealership hard not to replace the engine and wanted to only replace the cyclinder head, but finally caved after I mentioned lawsuit and getting the local CFL news to do a story. I will never buy another RAM truck EVER! Beware of these crap extended warranty companies like TWS. Just like all other insurance companies on the planet, no one wants to pay. The total cost including labor was $18k! Thank God I did not have to pay a dime.