Thanks for NOT putting loud music in your video.

My jeep was ticking just like the one in the video. I ordered the parts and watched the video carefully and my jeep is fixed! Cost me a fraction of what the dealership wanted. Thanks a million!

You Sir deserve an award for putting this piece of crap back together with such eloquence in style

It makes me so happy to see all of the back yard warriors successfully doing this them selves! Thank you all!

I highly recommend this mechanic! One of the best on KZfaq!

I actually did this to my jeep. Didnt even take the cam bearings out. Just loosened them rolled the crank till the lobe was up on each rocker and pulled the lifters and rockers out individually. Dealership guys will tell you it cant be done this way. But it can. Just have to be careful. My jeep has 40k on it afyer i did it. Been running great. No more engine ticks! Love me some jeeps! Awesome vid!

I’m literally sweating and on the edge of my seat watching this video 🫣 Greta video sir 👏🏽 luckily my 07 jgc laredo 3.7 never had this issues w ticking or knocking just routine maintenance that I’m always on top of 🙏🏽 she just surpassed 226K miles and she still runs like a champ!

Just finished doing the job today! This video was immensely helpful. I was able to create an even shorter shortcut by leaving the cam caps on but fully loose on the bolts and prying accordingly (based on which cam lobe was up or down). Regardless I wouldn't have even tackled this job without this video. Absolutely fantastic. Thank you to the author!

Great video! After being quoted $3000-$5000 from multiple mechanics and being told its a 20 hour job, I knocked mine out for a fraction of the cost (in the hundreds $ only) and finished mine in 5 hours taking my time. Thanks for the tricks!

A couple years ago I carefully watched this video and successfully made the repairs on the driver side. Now it's time for the passenger side... Wish me luck! Thanks for the video!!

Just did this and now my engine sounds great! None of my rocker arms were as worn as shown here but solved my issue

God bless good people like you who take the time to share your knowledge and experience! I have a 2015 I bought used a year ago with 54k miles on it. Engine purred like a kitten until about a month ago and I started noticing the ticking sound (around 63k miles). I've never bought an extended warranty in my life until I bought this Jeep. Thank god I did, gonna be taking it back to the dealership soon and hopefully get it fixed under warranty.

Thank you so much for your video. Between you and another youtuber, I was able to replace a set of (24) rockers, lifters and one cam. I found a rounded left intake cam during. I’ve not had to pull the Battery box before. Your vid helped me with routing of emission and TIPM plugs on assembly. Was a huge reference, thanks again. Good reference for where stuff was before. Always take pics before you disassemble things.

Good guy he is honest knows what he's doing I have the same Engine he replaced I had ticking in the engine and even cam shaft needed to be replaced it took about 3 days to repair everything I have no problems now I would recommend this shop you won't be disappointed

This is an amazing video that guided me through both sides of my 3.6 rocker arm replacement, followed exactly and had zero issues performing the work as shown. For anyone who is about to do this the first time, go easy with the magnet near the back of the cams where the tone wheels are and buy decent parts, I did have to redo a set that were bought from Amazon because the rockers were made out of spec and kept valves open losing all compression. Thanks

What an amazing video! My 2015 Grand Cherokee is doing the same thing. I wouldn’t dare do this myself, but it’s so good to know how this all works so I can at least understand what the mechanic is telling me and that’s he telling me the truth. Thanks so much for creating this video. I wish you much success, bud!

Well Doc, it’s great to see the patient survived to go for greater adventures. 😊

Glad i watched this. I was under the impression it was the lifters but upon inspection it was the rocker arm like you showed. Quick work. Running perfect

I am sweating watching you do this job. Absolutely amazing how you share this detailed video with us. I would never attempt this by myself but I enjoy learning from your video. 👊👊

That was probably the best video on how to do a job of this magnitude I have ever seen. Excellent 👍🏼

Huge "Thank You" my man!!!!!!!!!!!!! this video was very well put together, thank you for taking the time to make it . Saved me at least 2000.00$$$$, felt like an intimidating job but the way you broke it down made it seem very do-able for a DIY'er like myself, again very much appreciated, Liked and Subscribed!!!!!!!! no more ticking!!!!!!!!!!!

Did this job yesterday on a '15 GC driver's side. Much easier if you roll engine to a little before top dead center, for driver's side, for a more neutral cam position. Keep the magnet away from the rear of the cam, it will destroy the magnetism of the cam position rotors.

This is a very detailed, excellent demonstration of the job. You have made this complicated fix look very doable for the do it yourself owner. Thank you for the excellent video and the soft background "music."

Thank you! For sharing such a great video, was able to fix my jeep. At 60000 mile started having the ticking sound. Took my time and completed the project over the weekend.. My first real project beside changing a starter, water pump and some maintenance.

A very clear explanation and demonstration of how to do this complex job. You made it look "doable" Thanks

Thank you! I have 2012 Jeep Wrangler JK with 129K miles with the same 'tick tick' engine symptoms, no Check Engine light or anything. I bought all parts needed (OEM parts through MOPAR) to do the job. I spent about $750.00 in OEM parts cause I'm not taking any short cuts or unnecessary risks. I got the same tools you are using in this video and I'm planning on doing this job in early August. I will follow this video step by step like my life depends on it, and report back. Thank you.

Had the same issues early last year. Luckily I was under warranty still and Jeep took it in and fixed it. Only had to pay $100 deductible. Glad there's a resource to resolve this problem. Definitely subscribing.

Dip the rods in clean oil and they will slide right in, also dip you rockers in clean oil too…helps with abrasion

Thank you so much. My daughter’s Jeep is back in the road. Cheers to you my bro❤️

Thank you for the video. I watched and followed step by step and got the job done. Extremely helpful!!

I used a modified version of this method - Used the cam lock tool / de-tensioning set to de-tension the timing chain. I only locked the cams in place briefly to loosen one end bolt and remove it to inspect it more closely. Overall - This saved a ton of time and I did notice that if you are only doing rockers - there is a "magic spot" in the cam rotation where you can get every single of one of them out without any issue and without moving the cams out of the bearing journals. Unfortunately - I cannot say that for the lifters - you just need a teeny tiny little bit of extra clearance to get them all out - just like in the video. 😁 My screwed up rocker locations - ( I did them all and all the lifters - 81K miles ) Passenger exhaust cam rear - Rear 2 rockers were the worst Passenger intake cam - Next to last rocker Driver Intake and exhaust were mostly ok - one rocker had slightly more wear than all the others - I lost track of where it came from.

I absolutely love it when a great tech beats book time. Of course the customer is always you charged me x hours for labor and it’s done in half the time. My response to them was always “you’re welcome” “thankfully for you we have qualified techs, who have invested in the tools and knowledge to be able get you back on the road quickly!” 👍🏽🍻

My 3.6l just started ticking. I work on all my cars but was unsure about fixing this but after watching this I can do this very carefully!

Your video is absolutely right on target. This is the only way that I will do it. Now if there is significant damage to the camshaft, that’s another story however, I am a believer that a little wear on the camshaft it’s not going to make a lot of difference.

This is how I usually do it at the shop. Back in the day I use to remove the whole timing chain and remove the cams.

Going this far I would recommend pulling intake and changing o-rings on water/oil cooler. This is a ongoing issue with these engines.

On the one hand - this is clever and creative. On the other hand... The manufacturer probably knew this was possible but didn't prescribe this as the way to correct the issue. You can argue that ends justify the means, but again I really have to wonder if the manufacturer agrees. That's important to a lot of people because frankly, they should know what they're doing. It may be that their process errs on the side of the 'average' wrench approaching the problem vs. someone who's being careful. That said - you're one slip from gouging a lobe, and you're prying against a sealing surface. The additional break-down may also reveal additional problems that they'd like to avoid. Finally, from a warranty perspective or customer spend perspective - what got paid for the job? The full pop time it takes, or the time suited to the reduced number of steps? I'm not saying don't pay techs for skill - but this isn't purely skill - it IS deviation from the procedure - he says it right in the video. Don't hate - I'm not judging- I'm just asking.

Great video man! My 2017 JK has the ticking noise on the passenger side...I picked it up from dealer today for P201/P301 repair. Front seals and 60k service cost $3100. You video give me confidence to replace rockers/pushrods without fear. Thanks for sharing

Great video man! My 2015 JK had the ticking noise on the passenger side... I followed your directions and watched the video multiple times after ordering the replacement parts. Once they arrived, the job took 12-ish hours to complete spread out over a weekend. MY JEEP IS FINALLY QUIET AGAIN! Thank you for taking the time to make this video and having detailed instructions on what to do! Saved me thousands! I was wondering if you had a video on replacing the CAMS? I could see some wear on the lobe from the bad rocker arm and I know I will need to replace it sooner than later. Was hoping you had another video I could study before diving back in... Thanks in advance!

I have a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan that has this motor. I’ve done all the work on our vehicles once the years and I’m going to have to do this to ours soon. It has 219,000 miles and it has recently developed that ticking sound. I’ve watched videos on how to do this the ‘recommended’ way, so I was definitely interested in finding out how to do it the quicker way. I’m confident in my skills. Thank you for the info!

Another option is to take the vehicle to trade in before the CEL comes in along with the P0302 code. The result for a non mechanic was Cylinder Head replacement at dealer under the warranty. Service write guy said it would have cost $3,000. Having owned other Chrysler minivans I bought the extended warranty when new. Believe it or not! Yesterday I got the minivan back from the service department after another CEL. Code P0306. Another $3000 cylinder head replacement. Covered by Lifetime Maximum Warranty which Chrysler no longer sells. My 2014 T&C has $10,000 in warranty work since new.

this is one of the best how to videos i have seen. the splicing, photography, narration, fast forward all great. You should post your mailing address for DONATIONS!

Thank you Thank you Thank you! I took my time and meticulously changed out the rocker arms in my 2015 Jeep JK. Wow, so much money saved. Only $350 ish in parts and tools. Again, I can’t thank you enough!

Hey bro thanks a ton for showing this. I had a failed rocker and followed this video. The hardest part of the whole thing was getting the valve cover off and back on. The passenger side is the easy side and it still took a lot of time. I have a Ram 1500 and the passenger side is not covered by the intake manifold.

Just want to say thank you, your video help me a lot to repair my grand cherokee. Regards!!!!

This is exactly how I would do it. Lol I knew what he was going to do before he even did it. Just bring the cam up a little bit. Just be sure to torque everything back to factory spec. 👍

I just about died seeing how easy the T30s loosened up for you! I broke at least 3 bits when i did mine. They where crazy tight! I have to do this job again :( Thanks for the video refresher course.

I'm freaked out by this man I've got the tick😢. ...haha u said im having a heart attack and I still am! this isn't nowhere near as bad as the other guys who want me to pull cams! this is much better! 😅

Important bit not clearly shown on video was to loosen the large bracket on the drivers side. The valve cover is very difficult to remove without loosening that bracket. I think it's shown at 5:16 but it isn't mentioned verbally so you have to watch this vid carefully

DId the same job on our 2015 which at 80,000 started ticking. Driver's side was the first which I fixed (easier despite removing the upper intake), then the passenger side was ticking. I didn't remove the battery tray and now that I see that you did, i should have for all the wrestling I had to do with the valve cover. My next job will be replacing a leaking oil cooler which doesn't look to daunting. All in all, it seems like a decent engine, with some minor design flaws. The updated rocker followers are totally different on the later models.

I did it last Saturday, your video was really helpful. Thank you 😊

Ticking noise more like screaming noise to my ear is gone. Thank you for sharing this video man. ✌️

Some information from my dad who used to work in Chrysler's warranty department before he passed. The reason these engines are having failing rocker arms in years before 2019 is because the engines were originally designed for 30 weight oil and then were back spec'ed to 20 weight oils because of CAFE fuel economy standards. The problem is that 20 weight oils have a lower HTHS (High Temperature High Sheer) rating which means that there is less ability for the oil to keep parts separated under high load areas of the engines such as in the needle bearings used in these earlier rocker arms before they were switched to a solid large pin (no needle bearing) design in late 2019. You can buy these rocker arms. The MOPAR Part numbers end in AH. Anything earlier than this will still have the needle bearings and not the solid pin. A work around if your engine is lower mileage and not ticking is to choose a 30 weight oil (which the owners manual says you can use) which has as high of a HTHS rating as possible. 30 weight oils will be 2.9 or higher. Amsoil XL for example is the highest I've found at 3.3 HTHS. (Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Engines specify a minimum of 3.5 HTHS for cam loading for this reason) In a 20wt oil it's 2.6 minimum and this is too low to protect these needle bearings. The other thing that you can do to ensure you don't suffer from issues is to not idle your engine too long (lack of oil flow to the top part of the engine). You don't have to take my word for it, but it's an easy change to make to ensure you don't suffer from this in your 2019 and previous Dodge Caravan, Journey or Jeeps that don't use the PUG Gen 3 engines as found in things like the Grand Cherokee, RAM pick-ups, Dodge Durango's (not Promasters or Chargers), These engines with the PUG 3 design have the Variable Vale Lift and use a different Rocker Arm design to accommodate the VVL system and don't suffer from this same problem.

My neighborhood mechanic with decades of experience said that tick was nothing. Well after 100k of hearing this he’s definitely wrong as I should have KZfaqd this. Now I may have worn the journals on the camshafts but I’ve seen a nube do this job and know very well that I rather watch a pro before I start. Great video

That damn ticking. I've fixed it once before and now my Jeep is doing it again. I'm going to check my cams a little closer this time and make sure they aren't damaged before swapping the rockers.

Should have changed the plugs while you were in there... I would have if it were mine. But to each their own. Nice work! Nice execution! I approve!

Amazing, well done man. I watched every minute of this video and learned alot. Thanks !

what a great video - mine is starting to tick , you made this look so simple , cant wait to do it - thanks again !! legend

No this is super smart this is more safer than missing with timing marks and thank you for your knowledge and experience

Great video! I did the Pass side on my wife's 2015 2 years ago and it sucked wish I watched your vid then. I have to do the drivers side tomorrow which will be easier thank God and you!

Thank you for being nice and precise,your tutelage was awesome. Probably going to do this with our caravan,was only planning on replacing what I find to be worn, but,after seeing your video I think I can handle doing them all! Thank you for your experience!

Interesting way of doing this. Looks legit, if you are careful. Going to dive into the pentastar in my 2015 dodge grand caravan today. Just one thing...they are called lifters, not pushrods. Other than that, good video. Thank you.

What scares me the most and why I dont dare to try this job myself at home, is removing all that stuff just to get to the valve covers, changing rockers and push pins looked easy. I see nothing wrong the way you worked on this motor, although I do see something wrong when you said "book time 20 hours"!!!! If that takes a mechanic that long for a job like this, then I'm not going to that garage. Good job guy, I wish theres was a mechanic like you near me!!!!!!! PS I have 2018 V6 Cherokee Latitude I bought used couple years ago with 30k, it now has 50k miles, it still goes like new and I want to keep it that way for long time. Therefore when should the trans fluid be changed and or should it be done by a machine at a garage? Either way I dont dare to change fluid at home..............

Thanks. I like how you think outside the box!

Great video overall, thanks for showing clearly the tic/knocking sound. I like the shortcut idea.

THANKS A LOT FOR THIS VIDEO I JUST FINISHED MINE IT RUNS GREAT AND ONLY TOOK ME 2 HOURS THANKS BROTHER 💯💯

A competent mechanic can do this in less then 6 hours but for most it'll take longer. Also don't have to drain coolant or unhook the hoses or fuel rail or even the injectors. The battery tray is a pain though and so is the pcv valve (at least on a right hand drive jeep due to the trans dipstick in the way) but either way, it's way cheaper then the stealership.

Thanks for video . finished my 3rd 1 like this today...It's doable ..only things couple screws was so tight stripped had to grind 2 off

"I know some of you watching are having a heart attack right now" That was me at 29:00

Mine was starting to tick at 50k. Always used Mobil one. Changed leaking oil cooler. Ran the same Mobil one filter. Poured in 6 quarts of pennezoil platinum 5w20. 10k miles of quite operation.

Great video very informative and easy to understand… I’m about to tackle this job on my 2012 Dodge Charger! Thank you!

Just had this repaired on my 2012 JK. $1,200. Mechanic said he was seeing this a lot and it was caused from using oil without zinc. Apparently they took the zinc out of motor oils a few years ago. He said I needed to use something like Valvoline VR1 10w30 racing oil because it has the necessary zinc needed for lubrication and to protect the parts.

Nice my 2022 Mojave is in the shop as we speak getting this done and a new cam, thx!

I'm about to be doing this BS thank you for the video aid!!!

This video is awesome! 2011 dodge Durango it worked perfectly on.. MUST FOLLOW STEP BY STEP & pay attention to detail!

Nice video. Thank you for taking the time to document it.

Great video. Very step by step and alot of tips and tricks. I have 2014 Durango higher mileage..not looking forward to this but I know it will eventually come..thanks

Great video! I think the main cause for this issue is that the oil pump has a small volume of oil going through it at idle. If you get an after market oil pump w a higher volume it should prevent this from happening. *they’re really cheap* My Engine is clicking after 61k miles so i’ll have to do this soon 😞

Thank you for making this video with your details it helped me fix my jeep no more ticking thank you 🙏!!!

Brotatter!! Thank you my goodness I was freaking out. Let's gets this done

Thank you for teaching me this magic

Listen up everyone my dad has the 3.6 pentastar, my sister in-law and my neighbor, you must flood mode start these things if they sit for more than 2 hrs. Flood Mode is cranking the engine while disabling it from starting. This gets the oil primed in the engine before it actually runs. You must do this because the oil filter housing has no anti drain back system and all the oil literally drains back to the oil pan in thirty minutes or less. In this process it shuts down fuel to the injectors so the engine will not start. Flood mode: depress brake pedal and accelerator pedal to the floor simultaneously and hold them there while cranking the engine for ten seconds then do it again for five seconds. Then you can start your vehicle normally. My Dad, Sister and Neighbor all have 3.6 Pentastar engines in their vehicles all have surpassed 100,000 miles and never needed this service done and also never have this ticking noise the channel owner is calling a knock. Because they do what I described above and they also run Amsoil Signature Series oil in them too since new, which quiets the engine even more than it's normal operating sound. IT REALLY REALLY REALLY MATTERS TO KNOW YOUR ENGINE WHY IT DOSE WHAT IT DOSE AND HOW TO OPERATE IT AND MAINTAIN IT WITH TOP QUALITY OILS THAT ARE BETTER THAN THE OEM SPEC. They don't have this issue and have surpassed the 100,000 mile mark and continue with out this issue happening this is a oiling design flaw that causes failure if you don't address it like I'm telling you.

Thank you so much sir! Very detailed information and very easy to follow. Again, thank you!

This only works if your cams are still good. If you have any excessive wear of any kind you’ll have to replace the four cams did which ALWAYS seem to be on back order!

🔧👍🔧👍🔧👍 (Just be careful with that magnet near the sensitive parts.)

Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

Ahhh.... good work, and I have zero plans to try and do this myself lol

Thanks, this was very helpful and your step by step was very self understanding. Thanks again..your 👍 awesome

you are a genius thanks for sharing your wisdom, that saves time and money.

I really apréciate and thank you for filming and sharing this video! I got it done, basically a day and a half. Tore a couple spark plug boots on the disassembly (Amazon has them cheap!), and could've used a bit more walk through on the reassembly- especially battery and fuse box and wiring routing and importance to double check all vacuum lines and pcv tubes, but I figured it out with minimal "re do's! THANK YOU for an excellent video! How long does it take an experienced mechanic to do it- shortcut and non-shortcut?

WOW! a great video! My only suggestion would be to soak the lifters in oil over night to prevent a dry start up.

Nice video for someone legendary like u I have Learned a lot, keep it up 👍 ❤️🙏❤️ الاسطوره

Great instructions and video!! Keep up the great work brother!!

the PCV is a real sweetheart to get to isn't it ?

This was incredibly informative. I just got told that my 2012 VW Routan has pretty much this same issue (has the 3.6 L Pentastar). It has 146k miles. Their recommendation was replacing valve lifters, timing chain, and catalytic converter totaling $11k. I’m at a loss. Obviously I’m not going to put that much into my van. Does this seem right?

Hey guys need your opinion. Gonna be doing this procedure in the next few days. Along with this I’m gonna swap out the oil housing with a Dorman aluminum one. My question after draining the oil and coolant for the housing. Then doing the lifters and rocker arms next. Any reason to be worried about initial start up?

This was a great video. My only suggestion would have been the music, the music actually has a similar ticking sound lol. But nonetheless this was a great video.

Mines going into the dealer under warranty for my 2018 GC. You gotta love Mopar lol

Excellent mechanic.

Great video... Only one negative comment. They are not push rods they are lifters.