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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sobiloff" data-source="post: 2066957" data-attributes="member: 23685">BSG's phaser service upgrades most of the system to the Gen3 parts, like you recommend in your your Gen 2.5 build thread, as well as the belts, water pump, thermostat housing, and many of the hoses. I also had him replace my two-piece plastic pan with the one-piece metal pan because I was tired of having to replace the plastic one every couple of years when it'd crack and leak.You can see his full video here: [MEDIA=youtube]Jc_T1PvG4es[/MEDIA]No work was done on the oil pump. He did install the correct length oil pickup tube for the new pan (as well as the correct length dip stick). I'd love to be able to blame someone for the problem, but I believe the problem was present prior to BSG touching the truck. It started running rough at idle maybe 500 hundred miles before I took it to BSG, and I was hoping it was just the phasers getting worse. However, after the phasers were done and the associated noise was gone you could start to hear the clanking, and it's gotten progressively worse especially at cold startup: [MEDIA=youtube]4ldPRD65cCU[/MEDIA]I'm currently 2,000 miles from home and I don't trust the engine to make it back, so I'm trying to find someone to transport it back home in the hopes that I can rebuild it. Or, if the damage is too bad I guess I'm looking at a new short block.Funny thing is that I never modded the motor because I wanted it to last a long time. No tunes, no CAI, nothing. Full syn oil changes every 5K. Oil analysis at every oil change showed low wear metals (but lots of nitration, as is common with all these engines). I think I just drew a short straw with this engine. But, spun bearings certainly aren't unheard of: [MEDIA=youtube]-tdjdqOLVmQ[/MEDIA]</blockquote>

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