Anyone having gen v dod lifter failures??
09-28-2017, 08:39 AM
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Anyone having gen v dod lifter failures?? We have done about 15 gen v swaps and so far two have had the number 7 lifter fail? Both had engines fully warmed up. One failed under 80% throttle in first gear(l86). The other failed while revving to 3k (l83). Both were cylinder 7. I drive the **** out of mine in my 1996 Tahoe. So worried these are ticking time bombs. We have done over 200 gen IV swaps and had only 1 dod lifter fail.
09-28-2017, 09:18 AM
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I'm surprised that in 200 swaps with GenIV's you've only had one go bad. The first GenIV swap I helped on had one fail about a month after being done, but the owner doesn't baby anything... Its real common in the G8 community too, so much that a lot of people take them out. Is it possible to do on a GenV?
09-28-2017, 12:56 PM
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Oil starvation?
05-18-2018, 09:35 PM
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Lifter question Haven’t fired my L83 yet so I won’t know if there are any issues for another couple of weeks but is the fix for a bad lifter as simple as changing it out or is it more involved?
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