bapierce Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Finished with the engine. I ended up just taking pictures and will do a write up. Was too hard to film a lot of the areas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Looking forward to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN12 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Looking forward to it I second that. I am getting ready to pull the motor out of my 2008 to replace it. Any advice or gotchas would be good to know. From your picture it looks like you were able to disconnect the AC compressor and leave it in place without discharging it is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nhpatriot Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 I know this is an old topic but thought i could add information. I've got my 3.5L out and removed the timing chain before realizing i needed to rotate the engine to remove the flex plate bolts. I absolutely ran into interference until i rotated the rear cam. After rotating the cam i could rotate the crank just fine. To me that is proof it's an interference engine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1004ron Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 I think non-interference engines are very scarce these days, .......... maybe a Tesla ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nhpatriot Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Yah, no issue with the valves on a Tesla. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josueh411 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I know this thread is quite old, but I was doing a timing chain and once I got to the manifold intake putting it back together didnt realize one screw felt inside the exhaust valve, anyways story short started my car and a valve bent on bank 2 easy since Its right there not on the back, I managed to get the screw out with a magnet because it didn't fall thru. I was wondering could I just buy another 3.5L cylinder head Bank 2/left it comes with valves and and everything? Or would i still need to replace piston? The screw never fell thru! Thanks in advanced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulSchott Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 If the screw held the valve open and the piston hit it you may need a piston. Use a borescope to do a visual on the piston and cylinder walls. A small ding shouldn't be a big problem but it's a matter of judgement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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