Rebuild or Swap?
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Rebuild or Swap?
I have a 94, 4 door, 4x4 Explorer XLT (4.0L motor). It was rumoured to have been rebuilt 12 months ago (previous owner) and now one of the pistons has a hole in it (I bought it cheap "as is", good body).
How would you balance cost with future engine reliability in this case?
Replace all pistons/rings, bearings and oil pump, valve job top end? Just one piston/ring combo? Rings/one piston & oil pump?
I also have a 91 4.0L available. Slip this in "as is"? (higher miles on the 91). Use the 91 bottom end and do a valve job on the 94 heads?
I'll spend the money if necessary but it is a ten year old truck. I hope to get 2-3 years from her.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
How would you balance cost with future engine reliability in this case?
Replace all pistons/rings, bearings and oil pump, valve job top end? Just one piston/ring combo? Rings/one piston & oil pump?
I also have a 91 4.0L available. Slip this in "as is"? (higher miles on the 91). Use the 91 bottom end and do a valve job on the 94 heads?
I'll spend the money if necessary but it is a ten year old truck. I hope to get 2-3 years from her.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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i have a 97 mazda b4000, (ford ranger with a different sticker on it),i replaced my 4.0 motor in sept.2004, it cost me $1000 canadian for a motor with 125,000 km on it after it was changed i went to the dealer to see what a short block was worth it was $1600 canadian had i known that at the time it would have got the new one
hope this helps you out on the $$ side of things
hope this helps you out on the $$ side of things
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Thanks for your input. Did you buy the motor from a wrecker? I assume it was an "as is" motor. Did they give it any overhaul at all?
Nice to have "local" information too (ie. Canadian $$) as I'm in the Toronto area.
Nice to have "local" information too (ie. Canadian $$) as I'm in the Toronto area.
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the only thing that was changed were the plugs,wires,air filter,oil,oil filter,thermostat,coolant,clutch and release bearing total cost to get back out of shop $3300.00 ,this was done in northern ont. down here would be a bit more costly i asume(higher shop rates)
yes it did come from the wreckers
yes it did come from the wreckers
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