Another cam bites the dust

[DaltonGang]

Exactly this. Vehicles are becoming more disposable, just like a laptop or a phone, hence why half the engine is seemingly made out of plastic now.

You might think so. But, I remember when if you hit 100,000 miles on a car, you either had to rebuild the engine, or Junk it, because of the rust, and other problems. They were just easier to work on back then, if you needed to replace things on the engine. I am only recalling American cars, and English cars. American cars were a pile of crap, back in the 70's, and early 80's.
Now, we comp!ain if our cars don't make.it to 300,000 miles, rust free, with the original batteries.

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[Spank]

They were just easier to work on back then, if you needed to replace things on the engine.

Exactly my point. Laptops and phones were the exact same way, but aren't anymore.

Now, we comp!ain if our cars don't make.it to 300,000 miles, rust free, with the original batteries.

Cars can't even make it to 25k without two dozen recalls.

 

[USAFREODRetired]

Anyone have any experience with using ASL CamGuard?

I used it religiously in my Grumman with Lycoming O360 with very good results based on UOA and I went way past TBO. It gets good reviews in the aviation community.

They have a formulation for autos.

It was developed specifically because the cam and lifters are at the top of many aviation air-cooled motors. Oil wouldn't remain sufficient on the top-end components after engine shut down to prevent corrosion and the commensurate accelerated wear of infrequently operated engines.

I know there is no "miracle in a can," but CamGuard might just have the missing additives in the right concentrations to reduce the overall risk of what happened to me.

 

[mgroeger]

55,000 miles in on my 2018 JLUR with 3.6 and towing my 'squaredrop' over the high mountain passes here in Colorado at highway speeds (long runs at high revs under load), I really felt there were some problems with the motor. Just got the report from my shop, sure enough I've got cam damage.

Religious about oil changes, only run full syn (usually Amsoil) factory spec.

Must have been going bad for a while, but damn.

 

[Dirtflirt]

I had to put 3 new cams in the wife's 2014 Durango with the Pentstar. The SM at the dealership said that they had done a lot of cams in these motors. Save your receipts the class action lawsuit is not totally dead.

 

[alphawolff]

I had to put 3 new cams in the wife's 2014 Durango with the Pentstar. The SM at the dealership said that they had done a lot of cams in these motors. Save your receipts the class action lawsuit is not totally dead.

It's an insanely common repair. A bit less common on the upgraded 3.6L, but still common enough.

 

[roaniecowpony]

I had to put 3 new cams in the wife's 2014 Durango with the Pentstar. The SM at the dealership said that they had done a lot of cams in these motors. Save your receipts the class action lawsuit is not totally dead.

A class action suit is designed by lawyers to enrich lawyers, not to make restitution of your losses.

 

[Dirtflirt]

A class action suit is designed by lawyers to enrich lawyers, not to make restitution of your losses.

I have some first-hand experience to the contrary with the LP masonite siding, it did not make us whole but it was a sizeable chunk to help with the bill to do the house with Hardie plank.

 

[Dirtflirt]

It's an insanely common repair. A bit less common on the upgraded 3.6L, but still common enough.

When was it upgraded?

 

[roaniecowpony]

I have some first-hand experience to the contrary with the LP masonite siding, it did not make us whole but it was a sizeable chunk to help with the bill to do the house with Hardie plank.

...and the lawyers probably made enough to get a vacation home in the Hamptons.

 

[alphawolff]

When was it upgraded?

The pentastar got upgraded in 2016. We didn't get the new version until the JL came out

 

[Dirtflirt]

The pentastar got upgraded in 2016. We didn't get the new version until the JL came out

My blissful ignorance had me sweating there for a minute.

 

[Dirtflirt]

...and the lawyers probably made enough to get a vacation home in the Hamptons.

And so it goes we did not have to do anything but fill out a form.

 

[USAFREODRetired]

Just got my Jeep back from the shop. The cam and rockers were scary!

 

[KCSgtMaj]

Just got my Jeep back from the shop. The cam and rockers were scary!

How many miles on that engine?

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