Blew Engine? Need guidence with replacing/fixing at lowest cost....

[90vertgt]

Was speeding at 120 mph....heared a lot bang....black smoke covered the road...then white smoke came out......So I pulled over...called two truck....

Turned it on recently..it stayed on for a couple seconds before turning off.
There's a lot of banging going on inside of the block.

My mechanic is gonna start tearing it down today.

So what route should I take? Should I but a rebuild kit? or a used engine out of a Navigator?

I need to keep costs down.....:cryying:


Any input, suggestions is needed...Please and Thank you.

 

[90vertgt]

Also it's a 2001 with 90k miles.....


Just got of the phone iwth my mechanic...mentioned he can get me a used Navagator engine for $1500.00

I really dont want to go the used route....

Can you recommend something else? thanx

 

[Derek@Amazon]

id start looking for a built motor in the for sale section...

another thing to look at is why did it blow? maxed maf? running it to lean?

 

[Fade 2 Black]

If you're going to continue using cheap as a mantra then buy a used engine and sell the truck. There's only one way to do it right and it's by no means cheap. Good luck with it.

 

[90vertgt]

should I buy this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2002...ryZ33615QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Lightningfr]

Thats 1!!!!!!!

 

[FordBoIE]

I got a stock shortblock, with heads and cams forsale got 20k miles on them. I went built so its just good spares. you would need to use your rockers/timing chain&cover valve covers, cam gears, etc. Let me know, we'll see what we can do about shipping and what not.

 

[mc01svt]

I would never buy a used motor off the e-web. especially for a forced induction application :nono:

 

[RIDE THE]

Thats an E150 van engine.

I just don't see why you would go through all of the expense of an engine replacement and more than likely end up blowing up the replacement engine.

 

[Fade 2 Black]

If you're dead set on a stock replacement then look here: www.karkraft.com

You should also talk to the Ford SVT Partss guys (link at the top of this forum) for a price on NEW stuff.

 

[90vertgt]

If you're dead set on a stock replacement then look here: www.karkraft.com

You should also talk to the Ford SVT Partss guys (link at the top of this forum) for a price on NEW stuff.

thanx for you input guys......

I dont want to go back to stock.....but my budget is none....



How much is a aftermarket engine going for?

where do I shop?

 

[Fade 2 Black]

THE BEST price you'll find on a built short block that I know of go to www.lethalperformance.com call and talk to Jared or Derek and tell them I sent you. :thumbsup: If you need to point them to this thread that's fine too. :beer:

 

[bda1855]

thanx for you input guys......

I dont want to go back to stock.....but my budget is none....



How much is a aftermarket engine going for?

where do I shop?

First, a expy or navigator motor is going tohave the wrong Compression ratio.. 9:1 compared to 8.4:1 (lightning)... so if anything look for a used LOW MILES lightning motor...

thats if your trying to keep it cheap..

i got my 03 longblock for $1900 from PSP... it had 13K miles on it, and the owner went built and had Sal sell the motor and apply the cash to the bill.

Motor is great, i have upgraded the heads and have some supporting mods for my HP level... but a built motor is $3K+ MINIMUM... unless you can do the assembly...

which is why i opted for a stock replacement with some new heads...

 

[Stewart_H]

If you're going to continue using cheap as a mantra then buy a used engine and sell the truck. There's only one way to do it right and it's by no means cheap. Good luck with it.

Read this. Live this. Believe this.

It doesn't matter why, or what your financial situation is, if you go cheap, your truck will never be right, be fast, be reliable, or run the way a Lightning should. Then you'll get ticked off, tired of it, and probably sell it or trade it in. Then some poor sap who knows nothing about L's will end up with it and wonder why Ford made such a crappy truck, trying to figure out why his brand-new-to-him Lightning is a dog, doesn't respond as well to mods he's being told it should, by the various forums he posts on, then gets pissed when his engine gives up the ghost.

Do it the right way the first time. Because if you don't, and you DO stick with the truck, you'll definitely do it right the second time!

I got a killer deal on a WMS stage 4 long block that I'll be stuffing in my bay sometime in December.

Stewart

 

[90vertgt]

heres the cheapest one I found....

http://www.lethalperformance.com/pa...500700-mmr-54l-street-mod-700-shortblock.html

$3k...my mechanic is gonna charge $800.00 to install.....

This aint gonna happen for a couple months....theres no way I can produce that......

I am gonna have it towed from my mechanics to my garage to sit.

 

[Fade 2 Black]

That will give you a lot of time to research things so you'll know what to look for when it goes back together and prevent another mishap.

 

[90vertgt]

That will give you a lot of time to research things so you'll know what to look for when it goes back together and prevent another mishap.

yeah....plus it's getting cold and I will not drive this over the winter....




Simply dumb question....

Why dont I ever hear about this happening to anyone else......

If I knew it was gonna blow out from laying into it for about a minute...I would have never done it.....
:fm:

 

[red-light]

ahh man sorry to hear this.......its has been cold around here lately........it was lean im sure. this is why i got a FAT tune from amazon.

a real good local place is D.S.S

 

[red-light]

Simply dumb question....

Why dont I ever hear about this happening to anyone else......

If I knew it was gonna blow out from laying into it for about a minute...I would have never done it.....
:fm:

it happens alot........there is local guy on here rem177 i think he lives in cary.
blew his motor earlier this summer.......havent seen him lately

 

[Fade 2 Black]

Happens all too often, whether stock or not, there are steps you can take to help keep an eye on things but it only takes a few seconds to ruin an entire engine.