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If it was mine I would Squirt some oil all over those guides and chains before putting the cover back on because on first start up those chains will be dry, good video. thanks for sharing

finally a good timing video on these older 2v engines. Other videos just elude to what to do, you give a good step by step visual. Thanks.

It's been 5 years since I did mine this video was a good refresher thanks brother

Letting the chain suddenly slip could throw a valve into a piston. Should use cam holder tool while removing tensioners. Also, stuff a rag in the oil pan opening to keep things from falling into pan

To anybody doing this, do yourself a favor and get the CAST IRON tensioners, not the plastic ones that come in a lot of the kits. The cast iron ones are superior in every way. Do you really want to have to do this again when one of the plastic ones fail?

finally a good descriptive video. extremely helpful in current job of replacing a head on 2010 police interceptor. spark plug hole was stripped out and not fixable. video will be up soon. anyway congrats boss for giving some good content to the community

Helpful, thank you. You make it look deceptively easy.

Very good video strait to the point very clear not over complicated like some.

Dude thank you so much helpful video I have a 01 Marquis that needs a timing chain replacement and this video helps a lot thanks

Great video I need to do that to my town car I excessive engine rattling when I’m driving lately and you know this mechanics always want an arm and a leg to do a timing chain

Awesome video, Chad, you made it look like a walk in the park. Thank so much for sharing and your time. :D

If you change the chains , you should replace the gears as well. Taking the motor out to do a timing kit replacement is unnecessary. It's easy to just take out the rad and shroud to take the timing cover off. You should also do the water pump and oil pump while you are at it. It's important to clean the oil pan out if your guides are worn or pieces are missing. Royal pain in the ass to drop the oil pan though.

Used this again 2 years later on another modular engine that I rebuilt. Just as good a the first time!

Very good video. Gave me the confidence I needed‼️🤣 thanks

Question what you do to line all markings up? Did you keep turning the crank until everything lined up? I’m trying to find out how to make sure everything is in its correct position. Thank you sir.

ok I have removed timing chains before setting engine to TDC. Should I lock the cams in the proper 11oclock and 1 o'clock first, then turn the crank to 6 o'clock? Thanks

Great video. Thank you.

2002 Explorer 126k; rookie attempting to remove the cover and see what's going on. Fearing I'll mess up this timing thing which Idk anything about. For example, if just a guide or tensioner do you need to do anything to ensure timing is still good...if I leave chains on?

Thank you for sharing this . Nice video bro...

where can you get replacement guide bolts mine are so worn they have thin sections in them?

What a fantastic video

Can you get to the oil pump with a flex head wrench while the oil pan is still on? I’m about to be doing this and wanna change my oil pump if I can get to it

I just went to give my 302 a big hug.

Followed your video and the right side is nice n tight but the left is loose. Not much but not as tight as the right. I can turn the cam slightly counterclockwise and it will be as tight as the right.Could that be if there a valve in the open position? Could the turn the engine over by hand to see if it tightens up?

Great vid thank you very much!

hey man great video - I'm about to do this job for the first time on my 2011 Crown Vic Police Interceptor. I watched a ton of videos and many say once you lock the cams with the cam locking tool to not rotate them again with the chain off, or it could mess up the timing. but then most videos end up rotating them slightly with the tool off, to line up the chain properly? little confused by this

how'd you get your driver side chain to not slip when pulling it tight? every time i do it it slips off by a tooth.

Nice job with the Black and Decker matrix. nobody gives them enough credit.

Is that a cloyes kit and did you have to get a upgraded bolt for the right side tensioner ?

Did you not lock the cams in place ? I have been putting mine off because I can't find a decently priced cam shaft holding tool .

How can i put my car in TDC if i already took the tensioners and guides off and the camshafts are being held by a special holding tool so they wont spin and the pistons hit the valves on my 2002 mercury grand marquis 4.6 2v v8? Before i took everything apart i had put it to TDC and now the marked links wont wont align right on the marked spots on the sprockets and i made sure i spun the crank till it was a TDC any help please!?

Good job thanks for the tip 👍✌😃

Why do i see some videos dropping the oil pan to remove the timing cover and also and also would it be a good idea to grind the first 3 teeth off the ratchet on the tenchener

Good job my guy 👍

Great Video.

Good video. It's so much easier to do it with the motor on the floor like that. I don't have the right stuff to pull my motor out.

excellent video,Will be doing mine soon,except mine has a bent valve on the front cylinder.

Will this engine bolt up to the trans in a ford explorer that came with the 4.0l V-6 ? Does anyone here know ?

Is this the same process for 4.6 3v??

Good work

Nice, can't wait

Thank you man great jop

@Chad Williams Is the same process in a mercury marauder 04 4.6 4 valves?

Also he put the chains and guides on dry. He did not pre-lube them. This will cause premature failure.

Great video. Thanks.

You aren’t worried about slapping pistons when turning the camshaft with a wrench ?

I followed this video. The links lined up with the marks on the gears and crank gear.. I rotated engine by hand 2x now the links dont match up with the marks on the cam gears or crank gear.

Cam rotates because its got tension from the springs. Cam is tring to find a relaxed position

Crankshaft keyway can be set at 9 o'clock position to do this, it lowers ALL the cylinders down far enough to prevent valve interference. Ford actually recommends it in the case a camshaft slips and no need to lock the cams down... it's in the Ford manual. You can't go wrong cause those dark chain links do the timing for ya on the marks.

how many miles were on this engine and on y 4.6 sohc when does it need to be donw?

GOOD VIDEO MY BROTHER

I would have used the cast tensioner with the restrictor plate update due to rods starving for oil.As well as billet aluminum guides

i think i messed up my engine ,when i removed those tensors the camshafts kicked back like 3 links then i turned them back by hand with a socket.did i bent the valves?

How do you tell if the cams are positioned right? The new heads I bought have no marks on the cam sprokets...

doing a swap right now had to buy intake spacers and now have a misfire all over the board

Question? why does cam shaft have to be 30 degrees if you go by lining up the top and bottom dots by moving cams anyways?

Very awesome dude

This is a great video but at what point do these engines start to fail? Can this job be done with the engine in the car? This pretty much queered me on Fords. Also how many miles was on this engine?

I just put my 2006 f150 4.6 in time same as your video rotated motor few times but colored links don't line back up is it true I have to turn it a ton of time to get that to happen

Just had mine done. Every once and a while I’m getting some chain slap or something??? Idk

Chad, how many miles were on this engine requiring a timing chain replacement? I have a 2000 Ford F-150, 4.6L with 126K and original timing chain and water pump. Typically, how many miles on the engine do you do a timing chain replacement? Well done video, it sure is much easier to follow with the engine out of the vehicle and excellent lighting. Thank You!!

What will happen if one of the timing chains jump from one of the marks when the engine is complete and decide to fire it up?

Thnq so much sir

Are the chains the same for both sides or is there a left and right chain?

How long does the engine need to run with the chain off time for it to bend a valve and loose compression? And only on one bank...

My 2002 Mustang GT does not have the black chain links. Is that normal on the original chains? Thanks a TON for this video. I understand now what to do.

This is a great Video Sir. I appreciate this so much. Just out of curiosity. If the timing chain ever breaks on this engine. Will the valves be ok???

So do u not need a cam holding tool for this job. I was told it was very necessary

When you release that tensioner and the cam slips the valves dont hit the pistons? Im confused. I always thought when the crank keyway was at 11 o'clock it put #1 at tdc?

Nice.

Tanks

One question can you put the nails that have the top of the chain

Great video very informative .. I just have to ask why did you take out the engine just to change the timing chains/guides?

I have a 5.4 lit 32 valve is this the same procedure

Aren't you suppose to use a cam holder tool? If so letting the top go like that would damage valves, would it not?

Hey bro good video...can this procedure be done on a Lincoln town car 1999?

Never understood why people have such a hard time with the chains on these motors. Line up the marks on the gears with the marks on the chains. Its not that hard.

did you have any problems with misfires and intake spacing problems

Big greetings from Russia! Thank you for such detailed and high-quality content! I have one question for you - on the ford crown Victoria 1992 oil sump painted inside the engine or not?

I know this is a 2 valve motor but I had a question about doing a 2004 3v 5.4L triton motor (yes the bad one) I have seen a lot of videos on how to change out the chain + the phases and I have seen a lot of different ways to do so.. Do you have to take out the rockers or is there a easier way to do it. Some people use vise grips to just hold the camshaft in to place and some have a tool to just take out the rockers. I have the phaser tool to hold it in to place and the tool to hold crank in to place plus the tool to push down the valve springs and take out the rockers but to be honest with you I really don't want to mess with all the rockers if I don't have to. So I guess what I'm asking is do you have a good way to take the chain & phasers off without touching the rockers or camshaft. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sorry so windy.

Correct me if I’m wrong but this is the 4,6 3V mustang correct! ?

anything for a DOHC motor? I'm having trouble lining up my passenger side head with the timing marks on the chain and keeping the moter timed!

Awesome job done 😂

great video, can this be done without taking the engine out?

Chad what state do you do your work in?

How many miles did the motor have

I would lock the camshafts in place with a shaft clamp or vise grip, it's not a big deal until one skips hard enough for the valve to hit a piston. I've seen them bend from that light of an impact.

Ok. I think I can do this thank you!

i got a 1994 ford thunder bird with the sohc 4.6L V8 in it, for driving cars i was used to a 1997 ford escort with the 2L 4 cylinder engine in it... so when i rev the engine on the thunder bird i hear and think 4000rpm but it is only going 2000rpm... weird but, eh

Woodruff key at 12 oclock and you dont have to worry about valves contacting pistons

What did you use for cam locks?

Why do you pump the trigger on that impact driver?

Hey buddy, I'm debating to do the job myself because every mechanic is charging 600+ for the job that's not including the part. My question is do you recommend anyone doing this from under the hood? My car is a 2000 Ford Mustang GT.

Regarding the TSB Article No. 03-15-7..which is the faiure of the Timing Chain Guides. I'm concerned about the Timing Chain Guides used in the 2000-2003 4.6L engines in Crown Victoria & Grand Marquis. How miles of driving before you would expect to this to be am issue under normal use and regular Oil Changes? I currently have a 2002 Grand Marquis bought new with 52,000 miles.

If you left the cam phasers in and turn the engine over by hand without the chain on it will not cause the valves to hit the pistons. Not sure where you got that from, but that comes with adding a larger lobe camshaft and not getting the right cam for your stock valvetrain. It would have been much better to show how to set the timing Mark's if the cams were accidentally spun and then that is where the timing Mark's would come in handy.

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Good video , you should have put oem parts back on , after market stuff fails overtime that’s why they are cheap!

Could you do this without disassembling the top end?

Why do some people claim that you need to hold cams in place otherwise it can damage stuff