My name is Eric and I own and run a full service auto salvage business called Importapart located in the Saint Louis MO area. Part of our model is dismantling and selling parts from rare and niche market engines. I've torn down everything from an LS7 to a Renesis rotary engine. There are several videos to watch! Check out my playlist of engine teardowns here:    • Blown Up Engine Tear Downs! A collect...  

This particular engine is a 2007-2009 5.3L Vortec V8. This is an LC9, all aluminum V8 equipped with DOD, and AFM. This engine is found in
2007-2009 Silverado, Sierra, Yukon, Tahoe, Suburban, Avalanche.
This engine is the very same as 2010-2013 without the addition of Variable Valve timing.
In this video we take this 5.3L all the way down, and the carnage you'll see is very impressive for a stock engine. I'm positive this was an oiling issue, these engines are notorious for oil pressure issues and most of the failures I find are related to that.
If you'd like to buy parts from this engine, or others I've torn down, feel free to email me at
[email protected], let me know what you're looking for!

If there's an engine you'd like to see a teardown of, please let me know in the comments! I'm always shopping for new engines to tear apart.
As always, Thanks for watching and I'll catch you on the next one!

-Eric