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L-850 Engine Build at GM Powertrain Tonawanda Plant

Enrich Marketing Inc.
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General Motors takes us behind the scenes and shows us all that goes into making one of their more popular engines, the L-850. One of GM's mainstay engines, the L-850 has been made at the Tonawanda Engine Plant for some time now. Produced by HomeRun Creative Services http://www.homeruncreative.com ...more
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Intro

0:00

Upper and lower case bearings installed

1:07

Rear seal installed

2:29

Guide pins direct positioning of oil pan, transmission and front cover

2:42

Rollover stations throughout the plant position the engine for the next process

2:47

Oil applied just prior to installation to limit dust accumulation

2:57

Oilpan installed

3:51

Critical monitoring determines if the rods are too hard or too loose

4:06

Water pump installation

4:18

Head installation

5:02

Timing chain and intake phaser installation

5:34

Cam cover installation

6:17

Cam sensor installation

6:22

Coils, filters, access plug and knock sensor installation

6:26

Front cover installation

6:49

Balancer/Dampener attached to crank

6:58

Intake manifold

7:23

Leak Test

7:52

Engine is filled with oil in preparation for "cold start" testing

8:07

Throttle body installation

8:34

Oil pressure switch

8:39

Exhaust manifold installation

9:16

Coolant temperature switch installation

9:35

Final Visual Inspection - one last look striving for zero defects and no warranties

9:54
L-850 Engine Build at GM Powertrain Tonawanda Plant
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2011Nov 4
General Motors takes us behind the scenes and shows us all that goes into making one of their more popular engines, the L-850. One of GM's mainstay engines, the L-850 has been made at the Tonawanda Engine Plant for some time now. Produced by HomeRun Creative Services http://www.homeruncreative.com

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Enrich Marketing Inc.

407 subscribers