Can’t afford a new truck, maybe a new engine

[5er_tom]

Seven weeks to replace the 6.7 diesel in our truck. We had to purchase a new one to continue our journey. We were third in line at the Ford dealer in WV and they had only one diesel mechanic.

[rmoore0852]

Originally Posted by spock123

I was just at the shop that did the emissions delete on my Silverado and I asked them what was the cost to rebuild a engine. The person told me they didn’t rebuild the engine as it wasn’t cost effective, a new engine installed about $12,000.00. A new engine from GM has a warranty of three years or a 100,000 miles. I was thinking of a rebuild of around $6,000.00. With any luck at all this engine should last me until I stop camping. I keep my Silverado serviced but you never know. On a side note does anyone use diesel additives in your diesel fuel

There are other choices that a dealership engine. South Houston Engine (very reputable rebuilder) offers rebuilt Dmax long blocks for $4200. Figure $3000-4000 labor at most shops other than dealers. No reason to pay extra for that GM warranty, soon as they see the emissions delete warranty is voided.

[MaxRock]

Originally Posted by spock123

On a side note does anyone use diesel additives in your diesel fuel

As mentioned earlier in this thread, I own the '02 DMax in my signature below. The ole' girl is getting close to 420k miles and runs great. I do use an additive as this generation of DMax was designed to run on diesel with a high percentage of sulfur. I used 3 ozs. of FPPF at every tank, been doing this for the last 200k+ miles. Remember, the first generation of DMax's, the LB7, had potential injector issues. My first set ran to 199k miles and the second set is still going strong. Since you have a later generation of DMax, you may not need to run any additive, I just wanted to state what I run and the results that I have had.

Good luck!

-Mark