5.7 Keeping motor question
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5.7 Keeping motor question
Last Saturday driving down the highway pulling my trailer the truck backfired and died. I got towed to the dealer and they said the Timing belt broke and I have no compression on 1st and 2nd cylinders. So I need a new motor since their is no core charge. So I am having them put in a new long block motor in with a 3 year 100,000 mile warranty. My question is should I keep the old motor it has 156,0000 miles on it? Is it worth rebuilding or does it have any value the way it sits now?
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That all depends how much physical damage was done when the chain went.
You can purchase a total rebuild kit, and I'm talking total - all 8 cylinders, all gaskets, new timing set, etc. for not much over $1000.
I guess the other thing would be labor, if you can rebuild it yourself or have to pay for the labor.
I did a total rebuild of a 4.7 HO in my old Grand Cherokee a few years ago, had about $2000 in it total. Only labor I paid for was to have both the heads rebuilt...
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/jeeps/3...p-carnage.html
You can purchase a total rebuild kit, and I'm talking total - all 8 cylinders, all gaskets, new timing set, etc. for not much over $1000.
I guess the other thing would be labor, if you can rebuild it yourself or have to pay for the labor.
I did a total rebuild of a 4.7 HO in my old Grand Cherokee a few years ago, had about $2000 in it total. Only labor I paid for was to have both the heads rebuilt...
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/jeeps/3...p-carnage.html
Last edited by HammerZ71; 08-20-2015 at 09:23 PM.
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Probably not as much resale value as you might think. In the long run, you'd probably end up scrapping it.