Hi,

recently i ear a "tick tick" from the driver side of my truck, a mechanical said is the chain belt (or some like that), so i think what time of rebuilt engine is so close more than i think..

additionally i feel it like a "donkey" slower in acceleration and the oil burn have a 1 qt per 1,000 miles..

the truck have a new moog suspension, new tires, new 4wd solenoids and hoses.. and i really love it, in my house said me that i take it like garbage and buy a new one.

i'm from mexico and buy a new one is out from my budget (50,000 dlls) in credit is like 90,000 dlls for a Lariat.

overhauling of engine cost about 2,000 dlls with Motorcraft parts, do you think its a good idea or definitely not and i buy a one from second hand?.

thanks from your replies.

i'm sorry, still learning english

 

you did pretty good for learning English still.


If you like the truck, and it is well maintained, I would keep it. If you already put that much money into it, why not? It'll be like a new truck after that.

 

If you're looking for a direct swap you'll want to get as much info as you can about the engine. Ideally you would want to hear it run before you bought it and you'd want a compression test. I'm sure you'll get better answers here in a bit.

 

Usually, when replacing an engine, the best bet is to have a good, local machine shop rebuild yours. The quality is usually higher and you have more control over what parts are used. If the rest of the truck is in good shape, I would rebuild it and while it's out, get the transmission checked over, too.

 

^this. The most expensive part is labor at the machine shop