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2025 RAM 1500 | MotorWeek First Drive - No More HEMI V8
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<blockquote data-quote="svtfocus2cobra" data-source="post: 17014397" data-attributes="member: 21786"><p>Phasers were the biggest and most expensive repair I saw with the 3.5s that was relatively common when I was working as an advisor. The engines didn't require any additional considerations really for difficulty that many other engines often do, and I never had a tech complain to me about them being difficult to work on. Only addition I took into consideration when writing an estimate was including the valve covers for the phaser/timing chain replacement as we had a few valve covers crack upon removal due to the excessive heat. As far as working on them, they were relatively straight forward for the techs and very few issues or challenges arose in the process. </p><p></p><p>In that business that's all you really want. You want to be able to sell the customer on the initial estimate amount and that's it. You don't want any unforseen additions that you'll need to call and sell to the customer while in process. The 5.7 Hemi are the exact opposite. Complete engines are often recommended in place of repairs depending in mileage and how the customer maintains the vehicle just because of the potential for issues to arise during or after repairs. That actually goes for almost all the FCA engines, the 3.6 and 2.4 specifically as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svtfocus2cobra, post: 17014397, member: 21786"] Phasers were the biggest and most expensive repair I saw with the 3.5s that was relatively common when I was working as an advisor. The engines didn't require any additional considerations really for difficulty that many other engines often do, and I never had a tech complain to me about them being difficult to work on. Only addition I took into consideration when writing an estimate was including the valve covers for the phaser/timing chain replacement as we had a few valve covers crack upon removal due to the excessive heat. As far as working on them, they were relatively straight forward for the techs and very few issues or challenges arose in the process. In that business that's all you really want. You want to be able to sell the customer on the initial estimate amount and that's it. You don't want any unforseen additions that you'll need to call and sell to the customer while in process. The 5.7 Hemi are the exact opposite. Complete engines are often recommended in place of repairs depending in mileage and how the customer maintains the vehicle just because of the potential for issues to arise during or after repairs. That actually goes for almost all the FCA engines, the 3.6 and 2.4 specifically as well. [/QUOTE]
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