Full Engine Replacement on the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe LS

Full Engine Replacement on the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe LS - GMT900

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Күн бұрын

Welcome back to another video with the Tahoe! We remove and install a new to us engine into out GMT900. This was no easy task, but we got it done.
I know this isn't a 100% Walk through, but I try my best to talk about the majority of it in one video.
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0:00 Preparing the Hoe
5:45 I am a PRO
9:12 Hang it on the side
10:53 Engine who?
12:02 Pull That Sucker!
13:20 I like to break stuff
14:00 Letting the bad boy in
16:30 Does she crank?
18:00 But WAIT! Theres more!

Пікірлер: 82

@tjoyce81 5 ай бұрын

I've done this many times. Watching this video actually teared me up a little. GREAT JOB!

@Flibeats Жыл бұрын

Props bro! Had to drop a like! Thank u so much for listing the parts that you picked up to complete this job I’ll be watching this on repeat for the next month until I work up the confidence to replace the engine on my 05 Tahoe 😂

@Lumpygrits76 2 жыл бұрын

Going to be doing the same thing shortly. But I bought a running 05 Avalanche that actually came with a 90k mile 2nd engine with it for $1000.

@gihonda127 Жыл бұрын

Good video, I have to do mine here shortly along with the rear differential. Hope you made it through Hurricane Ian safely

@JoseGomez-zg3tm 8 ай бұрын

Awesome job I just bought my Chevy Tahoe 2007 🎉

@ctasteve5 11 ай бұрын

THANKS!!! NICE CLEAN JOB!!!

@JorjeHuerta Жыл бұрын

Bro this video helped me so much my dad left to go work and I need to get the tahoes motor ready to be removed thank you so much bro

@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын

Much love my friend, wish you luck on the swap

@oreyntoss8213 Жыл бұрын

I'm looking into to rebuilding my 2010 tahoes engine. I've had it since 2014 I bought it with right at 90,000 miles on it. As of today 6 November 2022 I have 226,000 miles on it still running great. I havnt had any major issues just regular maintenance. Imma go for 300,000+ miles then tear it down. Luckily I havnt had any issues with my transmission either. I did have my transfer case go bad. Bought a used one put it and everything is going good

@aasifmalikmalik1355 2 жыл бұрын

Very good job

@cportmikesautomotiverepair1355 Жыл бұрын

Good video bro and how to get the engine stand bolts for the engine

@jameswag8473 2 жыл бұрын

I am currently contemplating to rebuild or replace the engine in my 2013 Suburban. I can not believe I found metal glitter in my oil at 140,000. Who do recommend getting a motor from?

@raystargazer Жыл бұрын

Sincerely appreciate you doing this video and mentioning the engine price. i found a 2008 Yukon xl with 242k miles, but it was tight and well maintained. The engine stopped one day at a traffic light and the shop that got it wanted to charge me $10,000 for a used motor swap. I opted for a new timing chain and oil pump (made sure they did the o ring) and that cost me 3200. I got it towed home and after charging the battery, it still didn't engage the flywheel when I tried to start it. I'm getting killed on this $6000 purchase, but I think I'm going to find a different mechanic to see what he says the problem is. $1300 for a motor. sheesh. I was thinking two grand, but still 10k. Glad I didn't let him change that one. I may just work on it myself. Worst case I'd need heads.

@joluji3 Жыл бұрын

Thank you bro! Having to do this soon. My piston rings on one of the cylinders broke. Low compression. 😢

@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын

Are you sure they broke? What motor is it?

@focusinc4266 Жыл бұрын

helpful video. it made me want to convert my hybrid to regular 6.0 in my silverado. (hybrid delete) opinion😊

@navajorezathlete1202 2 жыл бұрын

Bro you're a beast

@AutoMotivate 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it man 🙏

@acballer1831 Жыл бұрын

Very informative video thanks thinking about pulling my engine.. seems difficult but not impossible...

@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын

Take your time, watch KZfaq videos and be patient. The hardest part is removing the flywheel from the converter so be sure you have quality tools for that job.

@chunkycheese73 Жыл бұрын

@@AutoMotivatewhat tools do you need, is there a how to video of that portion?

@sailiboyz3021 Жыл бұрын

Damn bro that was a good video. I have the same Tahoe like yours Ltz and it's been in my driveway for a year now. My mechanic took out the engine and came with a same engine but the sensors are located on the top instead on the sides and he said his gonna make it work. Is that gonna be an issue with the performance of the Tahoe?

@shantanudhurve1061 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Video..👍 Can u please tell how mch time did you take orignally to get this complete work done ,from removing ,and putting new engine in the car if you would work continuously.....please...

@AutoMotivate 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was a bit hard. Having a friend to help with the process, I think you can get it done in 1 full day with zero hiccups, proper tools, and with this video guiding you. However, in my case, not including working on the other engine, I think it took probably 20-25 hours. The total amount of footage I had was around 15 hours. The putting back to get her took a while, but it was much quicker, especially since I didn’t record. Torquing down the converter with the flex plate took a while and proved to be the most difficult in my case.

@sKid-ts7hr 5 ай бұрын

8:26 what's the first thing u said to remove the top bolts? Extension with swifle and what ?

@riccrocc3471 2 ай бұрын

What motor did you install into the Tahoe and did it have the dod delete?

@waldemarpalomo 3 ай бұрын

Yeaahhh. 😂. New subscriber here 😂😂😂

@cammims7645 2 жыл бұрын

Just the Vid I needed! Shop wants $7,650 to do a Engine Swap on my 07 Yukon Denali XL with the 6.2LV8 This video made it seem easy if you take your time. My Lifter broke in the Motor Reason for Motor swap time!

@AutoMotivate 2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome man. The issue with this engine was also a lifter. If I knew that then I would have just removed the heads and replaced the lifter and cam. Would have been much cheaper and less labor intensive. The LS engine is one of the easier engines to take apart. I have a video of me tearing into the engine if you want to check it out. Either way, I wish you luck man

@cammims7645 2 жыл бұрын

@@AutoMotivate I just hope its the same process considering the Denali got the 6.2 and its AWD

@AutoMotivate 2 жыл бұрын

@@cammims7645 only difference you’ll have is disconnecting the AWD trans/axles. I doubt it’s any more complicated. Just a bit more work.

@cammims7645 2 жыл бұрын

@@AutoMotivate Hope a Motor swap is needed cause Ive been also dealing with Stalling issues when coming to a stop. Got so bad, I had to Press Brake and Gas at same time to keep from stalling. Thanks for the Video and Fuck H.O.A And their stupid rules lol

@JasonLee-lv7tm Жыл бұрын

Price quoted sounds average

@miked.5089 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video,I’m thinking something high performance.Any recommendations? I have the same year Tahoe

@AutoMotivate 2 жыл бұрын

Could remove the engine and rebuild it. Thats my current plan, however, I am not 100% how much power the tranny can take

@miked.5089 2 жыл бұрын

@@AutoMotivate thanks for the info,good question and I’ll have that answer soon.The performance shop is sizing all that up for me

@jimreal3840 Жыл бұрын

I have an 07 same exact truck..has afm and has stuck lifter..140.000 miles..I can change lifters to regular ones and lifter trays..new head gaskets,new head bolts...but you have to change the cam..so then oil pump,timing chain, gaskets..... UGG....junkyard has 2005 lm7 5.3 for 450$...160.000 on it....he's a friend....then u can get low lift cam and not have to change springs...cam swap is easy on ls....don't have to take heads off....but still timing and oil pump,,o ring....a must like he says....or just have it swapped...1200-1400...either way it's 2 grand or more....it's a pain to do like this but these guys did great job...I'm debating ????? Or can go buy a 6.0 w 360 hp on craigslist or junkyard and just put that in...3000 g buy the time it's done....it all sucks....but gotta be done....now it's just a budget thing because I have no fkn money because my everything cost so much.....think I'm going to just do myself....can take out,clean it up take down to heads and block,..o ring,.new gaskets ,paint....then its a 1000.…

@nathanaelarcher4755 Күн бұрын

Where'd you get your motor from? i gotta do a swap on an '11 suburban when i get back from rotation

@btlcrj7795 2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, does it require new engine mounts or thats normal.just my thoughts😀👌👍✌

@AutoMotivate 2 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t, but I figured I’d want to be as new as possible so I replaced as many parts that could go bad as I could within my time frame

@josephgonzales4589 Жыл бұрын

What city do you live in? I want to live there. Also thanks for the help, I’m pulling my 08 Yukon 6.2

@alday1987hugo 5 ай бұрын

Does anybody know how many bolt the bellhouse has

@dallastxese4020 Жыл бұрын

Can i put 2016 engine & transmission in my 08 Yukon 5.3 with 8 speed

@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын

I don’t know for sure, but I am assuming you would have to swap the wiring harness and the ECU

@alexchavez9716 Жыл бұрын

How many bell housing bolts were there cause I’m having trouble getting the motor out I’ve followed every other step

@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын

I have forgotten. I know I was having trouble and there was a bolt directly on top of the bell housing, which you can get to by going between the motor and the firewall. Beyond that, it was semi difficult pulling the bell housing off the motor. Had to use a prybar, I believe

@alexchavez9716 Жыл бұрын

@@AutoMotivate thank you I’ll double check

@Rrm-br5ku Жыл бұрын

Bought a 1500 HD 6.0 crew cab with 200k miles for 1k can’t wait to do a swap on it

@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын

Heck yeah man. Wish you luck

@AutoMotivate 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was more difficult then I expected. I tried my best to show everything, but that just didn’t happen. However, this should still help guide you through the engine swap. I’ll add the links soon 🙏

@fergap9438 9 ай бұрын

Hey, did you remove the mount from the top?

@Itdontmatter69 9 ай бұрын

Curious why putting the bolts back in the converter was tough ?

@AutoMotivate 9 ай бұрын

Tight squeeze to get the bolts, they are very shallow and you have to constantly turn the crank to get to the next bolt. Being so shallow, it’s easy to slip the socket and ruin the bolt; so be careful

@LeeZellous Жыл бұрын

Where are you located?

@shantanudhurve1061 2 жыл бұрын

💯💯

@mysticriver6735 2 жыл бұрын

How much does this service run a estimate. I was just told I need a new engine my 2008 Chevy Tahoe has over 200,000 miles

@AutoMotivate 2 жыл бұрын

I was quoted $5800, so I bought all the tools and an overpriced used engine and cut 2k from the price.

@beachboi_lb1612 2 жыл бұрын

I just re did my 07 Tahoe and paid 3700… new engine 5 yr warranty

@AutoMotivate 2 жыл бұрын

@@beachboi_lb1612 did you replace the engine yourself?

@beachboi_lb1612 2 жыл бұрын

@@AutoMotivate I have a friend doing it for 600$ before he offered I had got a quote from a mechanic shop asking for 1200$

@beachboi_lb1612 2 жыл бұрын

@@AutoMotivate honestly it dosent seem to hard… I just don’t have the time 😔 to do it my self

@christophercantu6695 2 жыл бұрын

18:24

@kennethalbert4653 Жыл бұрын

17:00 Hahahaha !

@askjamesland Жыл бұрын

can i bring my truck to you...change engine

@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын

lmao, honestly, I would not want to do the job again unless I needed to. I have the know how, but the labor. It is worth saving the money, though

@kennethlemmons4788 5 ай бұрын

I was told .. to never remove bolts with a torque wrench.. it will mess with the calibration.. idk .. so I don't

@riccrocc3471 2 ай бұрын

HOA is trying to tow a parked car in your driveway that doesn't look like it doesn't run. Smh.

@kennethgrossman289 Ай бұрын

yeah that is why I would never live in an HOA community. All the stupid rules and regulations, and the stuff they tell you that you can or cannot do to your own house just blows my mind.

@famfactor3073 4 ай бұрын

Crapshoot engine , should of bought a reman

@Large_Sarge Жыл бұрын

Don't understand why you left out pulling it out and putting it in. Totally frustrating and waste of time to watch this when you're trying to learn how to do it yourself.

@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын

I literally showed me removing it and placing it back in. Every tiny detail can not always be recorded in a drive way and a time crunch. Ive already had loads of folks saying it helped them out. Be confident and you can do it

@foleym9145 Жыл бұрын

That's because his intent isn't to create a how-to video; his intent is to act like he swapped an engine and look cool, you know, the look at me social media generation lol what a joke.

@foleym9145 Жыл бұрын

You left out taking out and putting in the engine; useless video regarding a how-to replace an engine; literally a narcissistic waste of time.

@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын

Is this labeled as a how to video?

@foleym9145 Жыл бұрын

@@AutoMotivate "Full Engine Replacement...." title literally implies taking out and putting in the engine; maybe title such nonsense "Hey look at me" next time.

@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын

@@foleym9145 all of it was recorded. Chill fella