2012 Honda CRV VTC Actuator Replacement and Diagnosis FULL

Buddy this is such a high quality video. Your step by step explanation was amazing. I hope you and your business have even more success in 2021. Keep at it bro

Great to see repair videos again. Thanks Nestor!

I like these videos, i feel like its been a while since you’ve shot repair videos like how when you started. Take care bro and have a happy new year

Great video and information. FYI, you can remove the vtc without removing the cam. Follow these instructions but knock the cam bolt loose and pull the vtc off the end of the cam

Great info and thanks for the sound the engine made I have a Wrx that is making the same noise and the dealership won’t warranty my clients vehicle after we found the same issues with his car. This vid made me remember when you first started making vids they were full of info and great tips which for a person like me who at the time had 0 knowledge of cars had just begun as the advisor at my dads shop after the previous one left in a hurry helped a lot. The one thing I remember you had said back then was that if someone wanted to be in the top 50% of techs all they needed to do was simply read the repair manual before doing the job. This has been not only true but countless times been the reason I was able to help my guys in a repair that frustrating them. This has also allowed for myself to find success in learning to do programming as it is very specific, but at the end it’s just following directions. Thanks for your efforts Keep it up man glad to see you are doing well take care

Great work. You are very conscientious about your work. That's a sign that you care about what you are doing, and making sure it's done right the first time. 👍🏻

One of the best how to videos ive seen!

Dude you are a professional tech, this was real informative.

Hands down this is the best explanation video on this. I’m ready to get at it. Then one day rebuild my coyote 5.0 Timing on that is super crazy

Incredible video and thanks for the clear explanation and spending the time 👍👍

Appreciate the video. I think once you have done your first one and build your confidence, not such a hard job. I found it much easier to work with once I took out the tensioner. It gave me a ton of room to fine tune the alignment of the cams.

Thanks for the video. I have the confidence to do this myself. I have a 2012 CRV that I purchased new. It’s been doing the start up noise for about 6 months. Only during the winter months. If it gets worse I will replace the VTC actuator, but I will replace the timing chain, guides, and tensioner as well. I heard that the noise does not really affect anything. I also heard that the noise can stretch your timing chain little by little once that happens it will throw a engine code. Camshaft position sensor code I believe. Some people been living with the start up noise for years and they are fine... others Changed the VTC actuator and noise came back...

My 2012 CR-V is at the Honda dealer right now for this repair. Wish I had come here first, bc they had a hard time getting it to replicate the noise! After watching your video, I understand why it's costing quite a bit. Thank you.

Your video covered everything that I needed to feel confident in doing this on my CRV. I enjoyed the video very much and the only thing that you might be able to improve on is the lighting. I can also tell that you take pride in your work and give the customers a great quality job without the worries of whether it was done correctly. Watching your video would make me also feel confident to bring my vehicles to you for repair. You are a great mechanic that I would definitely trust. Do you have any videos on oil leak repairs that aren't apparent on a 2017 Honda CRV?

Don’t need to take the cam out, just remove exhaust side gear and replace vtc gear and reinstall gears and timing chain.

Very well done. Just completed the project.

Great video! You did an excellent job of explaining the process and pointing out the small details about the process. Thank you. Semper Fi, USMC.

This is the exact problem with my car!! Thanks for the video

At about the 9:52 mark you mentioned that the side marks on the VTC actuator and the exhaust sprocket were not perfectly aligned, so you turned the crankshaft slightly until they were. Does this not throw the number 1 piston off of top dead center? If so, do two of the three have to line up (Arrows and side marks on actuator) as opposed to crankshaft? Please advise. Thank You.

Thanks a lot man for this video. Before showing to my mechanic can you tell me how many labor hours it takes?