Hey guys. I'm brand new to the site and a proud Ford owner. I'm sure there has been a lot of conversation about this topic but with me being new and needing quick advice from other Ford owners I thought I would ask my question. So I have a 98 f150 4X4 with the 5.4 vin L engine that has 236,000 miles on it. My mechanic did a compression test and said that 3 cylinders were showing low compression. So without getting into a long story,I decided that maybe I should invest into buying another engine. (Longblock reman from Promar $2,295) or a used engine for 1,900 with 1 year warranty with 148,000 miles. I don't drive my truck very much. I probably put 15,000 miles on the current engine in 3 years. Everything else on the truck is in good shape for a 98. I know I'll be investing more than the truck is worth but I don't want another payment and it's still cheaper than buying another full size truck. I'm trying to get this done pretty quick because I kinda need my truck back so any advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

 

What's the warranty on the Promar?

 

It's 3 yrs unlimited.

 

Only $395 difference in a highly used engine and a rebuilt. No decision to be made there.

 

I'm thinking that way myself. I just heard some bad story's about remanufactured engines vs a stock engine. For the most part Promar does have good reviews on their engines.

 

I spoke with primary, they were jerks on the phone and had an new sales person who couldn't answer any questions handling the calls. The supervisor got on the phone and was arrogant about his product.

 

Primary? What did autocorrect do to you?

 

Promar lol

 

Wow. I've read reviews and most all of them were positive.

 

What are the compression readings on your engine? "Low" could mean almost anything. Are you having issues with your engine? I would check into getting your engine rebuilt by a qualified local rebuilder.

 

He said the reading was around 80#. My engine has been running rough for a while.