hello I read your great write on the cam phaser. And I was wondering would you still be wanting to loan out the wedge tool, I am willing to paypal you a refundable deposit plus cost of shipping.

 

Will a bad cam phaser only make noise at idle? or will it get progressively louder as the rpms increase?

 

well I know that the bad phaser should be quieter when rpm raise past 1200. I actually bought an extra set cause I was trying to hurry up and ordered another one cause my other one didnt come in, so if you need a phaser let me know I paid 265 w tax for one, I have two avaiable.

 

From my expierence with the broken chain guide after the ford phaser change before I bought the truck, and for peice of mind just remove the fan, rad, ps pump, front cover, and change the guides, tensioners and cam phasers. This is providing you have good oil pressure and the rest of the motor is in good shape. 306000 kms now and runs good. Still a little noise but I never changed the tensioners. If I ever need to do this to another truck I will also change the tensioners.

 

Im renting the tool from Steve and ordering my parts now. Gonna hit this job soon as everything comes in.

 

Not to bring up an old post Steve. I have no problems buying the timing tool required, or renting it from you. I however am looking at 289 bucks A PIECE for the cam phaser kit from the dealership. I have found a website called tascaautoparts that puts out a kit for the phasers for much cheaper, however listed are several kits, and I am unsure if its even the right one. I was wondering if you could verify...

 

I've ordered plenty from Tasca... if they have a kit for less,I'm site it's legit. If you have questions regarding application fitment, give them a call...

 

Alright thanks man. I am going to give it a try. Is the lash adjusters and chain tensioners very hard to install what is required for it? I am doing it all if I am going to do it.

 

You have to pull the front timing cover and lock the cams to do the tensioners... you might as well do it all at once (you won't need the timing wedge, just some vice grips and extra hands to keep the cams from shifting) if you're going to do that. Lash adjusters require a 3-valve specific valve spring compressor tool.

 

You can get a 303-1039 3V Valve Spring Compressor or 303-1175 Timing Chain Locking Wedge from http://www.shopfreedomracing.com/3V-...-Tools_c11.htm as well. You can even rent them.

 

Sold my 05 8 months ago, 360000kms on it and still running good.
New phasers have a solid pin instead of a spring pin holding the timing spring so should not break.

New truck is 2010 FX4, 65000kms so far, no problems yet.

 

Not sure if the OP wants to add this to the first post or not, but here's some good news...
Freedom Racing Tool and Die now offers cam phaser replacement kits which include the cam phaser, cam phaser bolt, valve cover gasket, and timing chain locking wedge tool with free shipping. The kits can be found here and here.

 

I think I have this issue now. I have 64k on the truck and noticed a tick noise but only when I press on the gas.

 

I've gotten a few PM's lately about cam phaser availability, as well as renting out my timing wedge. FYI, I actually sold my timing wedge a while back while I was going through my massive collection of "one time use speciality tools that are collecting dust", to finance some other projects around the garage. If you're looking at doing this job, I recommend checking with the guys at Freedom Racing, as they have a tool rental program for the timing wedge, and they also stock cam phasers and bolts for doing this job.

 

Steve, u put the marks on the chain - cam and phaser is that correct position or do u have to find the R and two copper links and line it up, and how do u know if the cam phaser is bad.
i keep getting the p0345/p0349 codes and changed the cam sensor too, clear the codes, codes comes back as soon as i start the engine. i am thinking to do the cam phaser job, dont know if that would solve the check engine light. thank you for any help you can provide. i did a oil change and it was very bad thick, like if it was never changed. 2005 fx4. thanks