Brand New Timing Chain Kit FAILED in 5 Miles – Here’s What Went Wrong

28 thoughts on “Brand New Timing Chain Kit FAILED in 5 Miles – Here’s What Went Wrong”

1. Sad, it's difficult to find US made products anymore

2. What's the best timing kit brand sir

3. Excelente trabajo Sam😊

4. What do you do to repair/replace interior damage such as issue on driver-side door??

5. Plus … you just enjoy driving a Cadillac.

6. I don't know why you would associate American made with quality in any universe or timeframe.

7. @Samcrac Where do you sell your cars?Thanks

8. Garbage American car companies. Ford is the same. All 3 of them WOULD NEVER BUY. All three ford, gm, dodge GARBAGE unreliability to the max. Parts made in china, how pathetic is that.

9. I wish manufacturers would just use gears instead @

10. Wow, you out a lot of work into that first swap.

11. This is such a great channel. You're not in some workshop with $100k of Snap-On tools trying to appeal to us home mechanics.

12. My washing machine repair guy told me the same thing, most parts come from China. I suspect it’s the same thing with most home appliances and cars.

13. I traded in a V2 CTS-V for a VSport in 2017 and kept it until it was stolen from the main airport in Houston two years ago. Six months before it was stolen it had the timing chain replaced under Cadillac Platinum extended warranty so it only cost me my $100.00 deducible. It was for sure a sleeper but had its share of other problems one of which I can plainly see in your final drive at the end of this video. This last run of CTS's have a terrible flaw in the sunroof shade which after time always fail and rip away from the tract and end up bunching up as yours appears to be. It is something not covered by extended warranties, including Cadillac factory ones and cost over $1200.00 for a dealer to do it. I did it myself with my younger brother when it happened and it took an entire Sunday to replace as the entire headliner has to be dropped to replace.

14. There's no ratcheting tooth mechanism on your timing chain tensioner.

15. I had a similar experience with a Chevy Ecotec. We bought a $40-$50 Moca timing kit. Engine ran great at first, but very shortly after it started loosing power and then I could hear the timing chain clattering around. Took it apart to find out the chain was very loose because the tensioner had failed. So I ordered a Cloyes tensioner and I have not had any issues since! Chain is still tight! To be honest the guides and chain actually seem to be decent quality overall, but the tensioner looked like it was made by a different manufacturer and just thrown in the box with it. So far the car is doing wonderful on the cheap timing kit, but I think I will probably pick up a AC-Delco kit from the dealership in the near future

16. Wow I have done 2 dodge Dakota 4.7l v8s and cheap timing chain kits just work on mine one is about 5 years ago still running

17. DURADOOKIE!!

18. TIE-WON-ON 🥴

19. Made in China. The kiss of death for your car. NOTHING good comes from China !

20. Americun car fail what's new.

21. @Samcrac I feel like you put that VW MK6 GTI in the background on purpose when handling the timing chains and talking about guides…😂😂

22. China has been sabotaging consumer goods for many years.

23. You have a booger in your left nostril

24. It seems like most cars today are built to not last.

25. Yeeeeee Haaaaa
    dem boots

26. Man mistimes engine, blames parts.

    Classic.

    If the tensioner was the issue it would have skipped more than 1 tooth in 5 miles.

27. These V-Sport Cadillacs are the perfect daily driver in my opinion. They are comfortable for daily use and fast enough to be very entertaining! Thank you for making this video and fully diagnosing the issue!

28. Hiya, it makes no sense because the chain has nothing to do with the dots on the engine. If you were at TDC on the piston the dots on the crank and engine would line up. THERE IS no mark on the chain that you show in the video. I don't get your point?

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