2001 5.4
I may be looking at having the engine replaced and am trying to get a wag on end cost and what year model engine to look for and which ones to avoid. Developed what I told myself was a tick a while ago that would go away as soon as engine temp started to come up. This has slowly morphed into more of a knock, and the other morning was a full blown clacking for about the first two seconds after fire up.
Instead of buying another used car in the $5k range and inheriting a bunch of new problems, I am thinking of swapping out the engine and driving it a few more years. It has almost 300K on it and not much else is wrong. Put new fuel pump in last year, new tires, new rotors and pads. I was going to drive it til it died, but I have kind of fallen in love with the old gal and wouldn't mind driving it another 100K or so. I have a shop I trust that is very reasonable. I am going to stop in next week and talk to them about what it might cost.
From reading on here, I have seen things about certain engines that may bolt up, but aren't necessarily any better and have some issues. Things like 2 valve vs 3 valve, etc...
Questions are:
1,) Which engine do I want and which do I want to avoid?
2.) Approx. what should I expect to spend on the engine.
I know there are a lot of variables, water pump, gaskets, etc...
Thanks
Rich
I may be looking at having the engine replaced and am trying to get a wag on end cost and what year model engine to look for and which ones to avoid. Developed what I told myself was a tick a while ago that would go away as soon as engine temp started to come up. This has slowly morphed into more of a knock, and the other morning was a full blown clacking for about the first two seconds after fire up.
Instead of buying another used car in the $5k range and inheriting a bunch of new problems, I am thinking of swapping out the engine and driving it a few more years. It has almost 300K on it and not much else is wrong. Put new fuel pump in last year, new tires, new rotors and pads. I was going to drive it til it died, but I have kind of fallen in love with the old gal and wouldn't mind driving it another 100K or so. I have a shop I trust that is very reasonable. I am going to stop in next week and talk to them about what it might cost.
From reading on here, I have seen things about certain engines that may bolt up, but aren't necessarily any better and have some issues. Things like 2 valve vs 3 valve, etc...
Questions are:
1,) Which engine do I want and which do I want to avoid?
2.) Approx. what should I expect to spend on the engine.
I know there are a lot of variables, water pump, gaskets, etc...
Thanks
Rich