I have a 99 CC LB XL F250 V10 Superduty. I noticed a knocking noise on cold start between 1500-2000 rpm's. Took it to the dealer and he said it was a rod bearing. This was a guess on their part as the motor was not torn down and inspected. He called Ford and they said to put in a remanufactured motor. I asked what the term "remanufactured" means and he said that they replace whatever parts do not meet Ford requirements. I have 24000 miles on my vehicle, how many miles is the used motor I am getting going to get have on it? Dealer doesn't know. They have no historical information on these motors. So, I can end up with a V10 out of a commercial vehicle with 200,000 miles on it or one from a noncomm with 1000 on it, who knows?? There are many parts that can have many many miles and still fall within Ford spec's. Am I understanding the definition of remanufactured
correctly? Sounds to me like Fords fix for this problem is going to a junk yard and taking your chances with whatever you get. I asked the sales people at the dealership what they would give me for my vehicle towards an identical 2001 - he said 17000.
The sticker on mine was 28000, I owe 12000, the blue book trade-in value is 19980, retail value 24550. These guy's are screwing me coming and going. I don't see a way out of this mess. I can always beat the hell out of the vehicle and let them keep fixing it (I bought the 6/60000 warranty). Any suggestions?