Good job dood. The one thing I would suggest every one do is soak the chains in oil before installing them. Till they get enough oil on them from running the engine they are taking a beating running dry.

I'm about to do this job on an '09 Acadia and this is one of the several videos I've watched. I like how you explicitly show the colored links in relation to the sprockets and cam phasers. That's probably what scared me most, but now I feel at least a little better educated and can't wait to get started. Thanks for putting this video out there for part timers like myself!

Nice example of what to do WITHOUT getting too excited about understanding “phase 1&2”. The phases just help with aligning the chains without having to adjust the cams directly…probably an exaggerated point because of the cam holders that they recommend using…without the cam holders all you need to do is make sure the back of the cams “flats” are up.

I just did the timing chains on my 2011 Equinox after watching your video. Now my wife's 2011 Acadia just pulled a p008 code. lol. The Equinox was a piece of cake compared to this, might have to get the shop to do it or just drive it till goes. Great videos and explanations, thanks for sharing.

Thank you so much for the video. I have removed the timing chain cover and when I tried to turn the crankshaft to get the camshafts to line up with the markings, it skipped the teeth. I really stressed out because now I had no idea what to do. You made it look like I can just turn what ever I need to, until the marks match the chains. 👍

could you do a video showing the steps of dropping the motor? would be very helpful

Smart dude thank you. But question is, on the left side you turned the intake side to align your chain for 12 links. Does it not matter if it’s the in or out you turn to get your 12 links?

I would flush these engines too before or after the timing is done to give them a good cleaning and prepare them for the fresher oil which will help protect the engine components and eliminate varnish and sludge and cool it better a cleaner engine is a longer lasting one

Great video

Check the camshaft for looseness especially if your engine was shaking and making a clacking sound the phasers sprocket needs to be replaced too if it’s rotating on it’s own

Good job I like it

Smart man!!!!!

Would love to be able to do this. Too bad my garage has a 7.5 ft ceiling and can't accommodate a lift. Pulling the 3.6L is a bit of a pain when you can't lift the car off the subframe.

Hopefully somebody can help me out with this. I got into this same job and following the c l o y e s video on KZfaq I put it in timings stage 2 to begin the process. However I messed up and used the timing mark on the chain the yellow link to line it up with the dot on the oil housing I just wasn't thinking. I took the right Bank chain off. I rotated it... The crankshaft that is very carefully trying to link everything back up and failed miserably. I don't believe I've bent any valves. How do I get the cams and the crank back where they should be together? The Left Bank has not been touched at all so the primary chain is still on as is the right Bank chain

Thumbs up!!!!

That dude seriously just dropped the engine in 1 1/2 hours? WTH. That's unbelievable!! I bet he could change the headlights on my Honda Civic just by thinking about it.

So I replaced chains that had 70,000mi on them, appeared to be a tensioner that was stuck. Now with 10,000mi on them I have loose chains again. I assume tensioners are stuck again. Any idea why they keep getting stuck? Have oil under valve cover so oil is flowing. Thanks

My marks on my phasers are on the bottom side. Do I take the chains off and spin them by hand to get them on the top side or what because there is no way to get the chain lined up with the marks unless they move. Hadnt taken them off yet

Is there a step by step video out there that shows the power train removal you just did?

hey curtis i seen other vids where they needed to rotate the the cam shaft for each side of the chains , something about the exhaust and igniting, u didnt do any of that ,also i have 3.6 gm motor with code p0008 keeps coming up and i just clear the code car runs fine , any input would be apriciated

Can you pull the cam phasers to get your alignment

Hey man, I tried digging through the comments and didn't see anything. Do you have a parts list of everything you need to do this job? I'm assuming... Water pump, 9-0753S Timing Kit, Valve Cover gasket kit, timing cover gasket kit (if that's even a thing? Autozone website wasnt helpful on that one)? Thank you!

There are dots and triangles. For markings. I heard you say the triangle ones. Cloyes video does not mention it. I thought it was the dots, circle ones. My question is do I go by the triangle ones or the dot markings for the timing for the upper cams.

what if the crank is misaligned (rotates independently from camshafts) while the chains are off?

Ok.. I have questions.. does it matter about top dead center. Or do I just line everything up with timing chain marks and it will be ok. Or can it still be 180 out.

HEY GUY PHASE 2 TIMING VERY IMPORTANT

Back up the timing!!

Some.advice for do it yourself people don't do it like this use your stage one and stage two alignment and use the color links

Is there ever purpose to replace camshaft gears like on the 4cyl Ecotec job? Or nah?

Did you line the left bank from the dots or triangles?

The same procedure for a buick enclave 2009??? Let me know please

I’ve been experiencing misfire one cylinder one only, I took it to a mechanic and he said the timing jumped, but I didn’t really believe him because he didn’t really explain anything. If the timing did jump and he was correct, wouldn’t all my bank one, cylinder one, three, and five be misfiring or am I getting something wrong?

My 2009 Chevy traverse and lost compression and it needs a time chain, any advice on what to do with it? Nobody wants to touch a 3.6 😭

What about phase 1 and phase 2 timing?

It’s faster? Dropping hall engine and transmission?

hello dear, thanks for the great video. I got replaced my 2011 Camaro V6 LLT's timing chain with Cloyes kit. But it didn't fix my issue. Engine code P0008 is still there, also P0016 code has been added. My car is experiencing severe power loss. I have checked all sensors, they are all good. I didn't replace VVT sprockets... What should i do next? What is your suggestion?

Bank 1 is the left correct?

8:05 Sir could you be so kind to convey if cylinder number 1 is top dead center at stage 2 position or stage 1. Thank you 🙂

how many miles is too many to do the chains ? i have 180 thousand on my XL7 and it runs fine . i do have the 16 / 17 and 18 codes .. i can get a complete low mileage for less than the chain set .. millions of them in junkyards .

did you use the tools to hold the cams in place

Impressive time on the removal of that engine... This is the first time I've seen this done without taking car to align the crankshaft to either of the timing marks... I cringed a bit as you forced the cam phaser into alignment and skipped the teeth.

I have a 2010 traverse, had dumbass shop do complete timing. I bought a cloyes kit online for around $800, THEY wanted to use NAPA kit that was over $1100. They wouldnt warranty it because i brought in parts. Sure enough, after a few months problems. Crank positioning sensor, pulled over and shutoff, wouldnt turn over at all. It wont even turn by hand,...normally ouch. There was no sound, no oil dump, no smells,....nothing. I think maybe it jumped or tensioner/guide may have broke and something wedged in there. The starter isn't stuck out either. Getting ready to look in myself. Oil looked fine as well. I had a couple comments or questions. I watched one video, ONLY ONE SO FAR,...where the mechanic said he's seen a few cloyes have some kind of defective pin(?) or something. I have not bought parts yet. Could that be in the tensioner that pushes out, only thing i can think of. Its odd, cloyes is one of best companies out there,...cloyes, melling, then maybe AC DELCO. He recommends a cloyes kit WITH i think AC DELCO tensioners. The other thing, every video said if not replacing oil pump,..do NOT pull those two bolts holding that guide. It can mess up something. Of course the new pump has a new guide bolted on it. Im not picking, just curious, i seen you took it off.

IS THAT THE SAME PROCEDURE FOR 2018 CADILLAC CT6?

What if the belt actually broke, how can you get it into the right phase??

do you replace the oil pump, even if it doesn't need it?

Why did you install a broken chain guide.. [Lower right] ?

08 SATURN VUE 3.6 4 SALE FLLUK THAT JOB

So I wasn’t thinking and spun the crank when all the chains were off….. how screwed am I? Everything is way off now 🤦🏻‍♂️

I've been told you can't do it in car and that you have to drop the engine out to change it.

In most cases it will fire up that don’t mean the timing is correct I’ve seen that many times timing looked off to me on bank 1

Can you use a impact gun

What's the cost for this?

Its already in stage 1 & 2 timing 🤷

4 when the car is worn out the timing chain is to get rid of the car and get another one

Curtis Reynolds thanks for the upload.....I'm doing timing on a 11 traverse everything is removed and at time to turn crank to set timing b4 removing once I crank it once it gets stuck....any ideal what it could be

So.... How much?

lessons from all of this...don't ever buy a GM 3.6L high feature engined car...garbage.

i can see why no body changes oil, the engine would last way over 200000 miles if it was changed every 5000 miles, theres nothing wrong with the 3.6 engines its the owners

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Go electric. :-)

Is this the same for the 3.6 in a 2006 STS?