Okay so my dream truck was a 2004 F150 King Ranch so I buy me a 2004 F 150 Lariat LOL. As I was driving home after purchasing the truck the engine locked on me. So I open it up and I had a snapped piston rod. I searched online for about 5 months for a cheap used motor I found one in Dallas Texas for $1,000 with A3 month guaranteed warranty. After I installed it in the truck literally within 3 minutes I can hear like a rattling scraping sound sounded like it was coming from the flywheel and then I heard a clinking sound coming from the bottom in then it then that engine locked. So now I'm desperately in need of help. I want to know if there is a cheap way to where I can rebuild my engine without having to buy everything brand new. Mind you that warranty that I supposedly had the yard I got it from will not acknowledge it. I've been searching the threads here and I haven't been able to find a rebuild forum yet but if there's any of you out there with some advice it would be greatly appreciated I love my truck and I want to bring it back to life

 

If you have the warranty n the salvage yard engine in writing, you could have have an attorney send them a letter reminding them of the warranty.


That's assuming that the replacement engine was properly installed.

 

Try here

5.4 2004-2009 FORD SOHC CAM 3-VALVE TRITON LONG BLOCK ENGINE - Advanced Engine Exchange

and here

Ford 5.4L Rebuilt engines available online from PowerSource

I think this is the cheapest way to get a remanufactured engine with a warranty.
By the time you buy all the parts you need you will have spent way more than either of these places are asking for a complete motor.

 

Definition of Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
Cheap is not the way to go: Do your homework: its already cost you more than 5 months and 2 engines, Respectively IMHO.

 

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My bad fly i think you were referring to this?

 

No cheap way out. either get a used engine from another yard or put a reman in. rebuilding cheap will not hold up.....