Looking for tips on how to replace camshaft

[Jay MacLeay]

@twistedlv Yea, it's oe cps. @billiebob I am trying to get them to honor the vin specific recall that was issued for engines built between oct. 2004 - feb. 2005 for my Jeep. The recall says to replace the opda and the camshaft if the cam gear has been damaged. The Jeep has 96k on it.

Update: I brought my Jeep back to the dealership and showed them the pics of the cam gear and the opda drive gear. The service agent emailed Jeep corporate to get them to ok the "recall". Fingers crossed.

 

[Jay MacLeay]

How is this going to involve "warranty" replacement of a camshaft ?

It's under the e05 recall.

 

[Daryl]

Here’s a copy.

 

[twistedlv]

I was not aware of a recall. Good luck, man!

 

[Jay MacLeay]

Had the same shop, Sierra Madre Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Monrovia California, take a "2nd" look and they still are saying the cam gear is fine. They said my problem is the engine wiring harness. This is the same thing they said when I brought the Jeep to them because it was stalling at stop lights, after having another shop take a look at it, it turned out to be a loose timing chain.

 

[Jay MacLeay]

@astjp2 what are the advantages to using the 5.7 valves?

 

[UNLTD06]

What do you mean by "the opda drive gear mating surface"? I thought the pictures I posted are the mating surfaces (gears), which seem like excessive wear.

Let me show you what excessive wear looks like!

 

[astjp2]

Let me show you what excessive wear looks like!

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that is not wear, that is a fracture...seriously broke shit there

 

[hear]

Let me show you what excessive wear looks like!

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That's how you get variable valve timing.