re: Truck engine replacement

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I love these guys saying 40 hours for motor install

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It’s not how “quick” it can be done. This is how many hours a shop will charge you. Typically 2 people 15 to 20 hours for removal, reinstall, calibrating.

For 800,000 a month I want a yacht.

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For 800,000 a month I want a yacht.

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That should get you maybe 10% down on a new truck and and a $800+ note.

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Dammit! Friday can't get here quick enough!

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but out of curiosity, is it not possible to do a cam and lifter replacement or is the cost so high that a full engine replacement make more sense.

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Upwards of 4k once you send the heads in to get checked/reworked. I've read that once the cam grinds down some the metal flowing through the rest of the engine--even flushed after cam swap--pretty much does it in in short order. You have to catch it very early and I saw some "glitter" in the oil on the last change...basically to late.

The truck has been flawless up until this point and has done all I asked of it...I just plain like it. I'll decide soon enough.

Thanks for all the responses.

I’ve done this once
replaced a 302 in a bronco with a reman
I had the shop order the crate engine, take delivery, swap it out and return the core

much simpler engine and swap obviously but I feel like I got what I paid for, especially considering I had no way to take delivery, get the engine to a shop or return the old one

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You're essentially putting $10k in a 10 year old truck.

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10k is nothing compared to comparative replacement cost of the overpriced crap out there. If 10k gets him 3 years of usage and he’s left with a more valuable vehicle than its current condition, you do it all the time.

Like I said before I had a few outdoor power and a fleet gas & diesel shop a few years ago.

We did engine replacement for fleet vehicles and it hit or miss. I cringed as it tied up too many labor hours and if things go wrong I lose money. Transmission swap is pretty quick and painless. You can replace reman or new engine where still have other hidden issues. Back then the cost use to be around the same price as an engine. On avg $10k to $12k.

It depends on the condition of the truck if you want to do it.

My nephew needed a truck.
Got 3 yr old Chevy with blown 5.3 dirt cheap.
He had the seats redone.
Sent rear end out to be rebuilt as that really didn’t cost much.
GM crate tranny, and GM crate engine.
Truck works fine and after this repair he has 157,000 on the truck.

It the luck of rolling the dice.

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My mechanic says extended oil changes are why so many AFM engines fail.

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I run my AFM engine to 10,000+ every single oil change. Every oil change I send the oil samples off to Blackstone for analysis and it’s always good to go.

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Just curious, what was your oil change interval? My mechanic says extended oil changes are why so many AFM engines fail.

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Ram's oil change interval is 10k by the computer. I did it between 7500-10,000 using Mobil 1 full synthetic and good extended life filters.

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Look into a GM ceate motor

You could possibly get more performance and reliability

I wouldn't buy a crate reman...

but I would take the long block to a reputable engine builder to have the lower end rebuilt and heads reconditioned and reassembled and bring back to the shop doing the work...make sure the shop knows and approves of the rebuilder choice and you should be good

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Second this...if possible buy new, not remanufactured. Its substantially more money but far more likely to be a success, in my experience.