Summers22

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Certified vehicle will have a Carfax, what did it say?

Trailbreak74

I'm joining the "I don't see what a replaced engine has to do with odometer fraud" club.

Mulestang

Odometer is total vehicle mileage...not just engine mileage. There is no concrete 'relationship' between the engine and odometer. The engine is a part of the vehicle, just like the tranny, rear end, etc. Would tranny replacement affect the odometer status? No.
Like others have asked...what does the Carfax or similar report say?

bourgeois1269

Couldn't you just drive back to the place you bought it and ask for the car fax and if not givin one then ask to speak with higher rep and explain your thoughts ? I'm not at all trying to be rude but wouldn't that be easier than asking ppl who can't even see your truck in person

techrep

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And all this after you bought the truck..

Dirttracker18

A couple more thoughts.

The dealer should disclose but you are assuming that they knew about the engine change. It may not have been done there or at any dealer and thus may not have been in any records.

As for Carfax, same problem. The only way it might be noted is if it was done at the dealer. Why anyone would pay dealer prices for an engine change in beyond me. Find the cheapest hourly rate shop for stuff like that, especially putting in a used engine which would likely not have any warranty anyway.

Does it run good and look clean? If so what is the issue here?

nrivera04

Is it possible to even buy a "Certified" vehicle that's 10 years old? I thought that was only for 1-2ish year old vehicles.

dyeguy1212

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All of the above.


Odometer measures vehicle miles, not how many miles a particular component has went. Christ, Toyota was replacing FRAMES on tacomas. Not like they reset the odometer.


If the engine was swapped, it might not show up on the Carfax. Hell, I just saved a ton of money on a Jeep because the technician that serviced it, prior to them listing the car, fat fingered the mileage, so they priced it as if it had 30k more miles than what it did! They didn't catch it until it was too late.


Lastly, the dealership doesn't know anything you don't. I'm sure they know less, because THEY DONT CARE. Car comes in, car goes out. After that, it's your problem. They aren't going through to make sure you're getting a "numbers matching" car when they label it "certified".


Lastly, a new engine with a later date code has a 99% probability of being newer and lower mileage than the rest of the truck. I'd call that a win. If the truck runs good, stop being a conspiracy theorist and just enjoy it. Christ.

BadFish523

I disagree with the 99% probability. But the rest is good.

Dirttracker18

lmfao