Motor options for 1997 f150
I been having problems with my truck about a oil pressure light. Went to a shop said i was low on coolant and my head gaskets went bad.
They are saying it could be a 15-20 hour job, so roughly a $2000 bill to replace the gasket. Would it be cheaper just to get a decent better motor to put in my truck? Also would anyone know some of the prices people would sell a motor for a 1997 f-150? |
it would be cheaper if you put the motor in yourself
but if you have to pay for someone to do it its gonna be easily twice that amount |
Originally Posted by 4.2trimble
(Post 3952734)
it would be cheaper if you put the motor in yourself
but if you have to pay for someone to do it its gonna be easily twice that amount |
I had the same issue and learned that you could find a newer 04-06 for about 800$ on ebay,but 97-00 were 1700-2000$ on ebay .I dont understand how a used motor w/75k would cost so much. What i ended up doing was buying a wreck from an insurance auction for 500$ with 150,000 kilometers, cutting my mileage in half . The sale of the salvaged parts should cover the initial investment. A friend and I pulled and replaced the motor in about 16hrs niether of us was a mechanic and she now runs like a dream.
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Maybe I should pay attention to the dates on these posts. something tells me im a little late to be helpful.
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Originally Posted by tinbasher
(Post 3961808)
Maybe I should pay attention to the dates on these posts. something tells me im a little late to be helpful.
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