So, I recently ingested something through the engine and ripped up the LPOP and through discussions with my mechanic and what my options were I have decided to replace the engine.
He is doing me an estimate for an OEM long block and then to install the ARP head studs which I already have on this current engine and make sure I am good to go as far as "bulletproofing" as you will.... I will be hovering around the $13k mark.
I am not too happy about this one bit, but on the flip side I am a bit happy that I won't have to deal with the issues I have had to deal with on this engine as of late. Just one high-pressure oil system thing after another. A few sets of standpipes, a set of oil rails, and other odds and ends. It's been getting expensive to say the least.
The last straw was when my mechanic was test driving it and lost all oil pressure. He brought it back in and took the LPOP apart and found a significant groove in the back plate where the pumping lobe gears sit and big chunks taken out of them. The theory is that a needle bearing from a rocker ran through it tearing it up. For him to go deeper and find the true issue and make all the necessary repairs I'd be at about $8k, so I just opted to replace the whole damn thing....I am just done with it at this point.
But what I'd like to know now is what are my other options besides Ford for a long block? I looked at Kill Devil Diesel, but they are backordered for quite a bit and they might not be that great....I don't know???
He is doing me an estimate for an OEM long block and then to install the ARP head studs which I already have on this current engine and make sure I am good to go as far as "bulletproofing" as you will.... I will be hovering around the $13k mark.
I am not too happy about this one bit, but on the flip side I am a bit happy that I won't have to deal with the issues I have had to deal with on this engine as of late. Just one high-pressure oil system thing after another. A few sets of standpipes, a set of oil rails, and other odds and ends. It's been getting expensive to say the least.
The last straw was when my mechanic was test driving it and lost all oil pressure. He brought it back in and took the LPOP apart and found a significant groove in the back plate where the pumping lobe gears sit and big chunks taken out of them. The theory is that a needle bearing from a rocker ran through it tearing it up. For him to go deeper and find the true issue and make all the necessary repairs I'd be at about $8k, so I just opted to replace the whole damn thing....I am just done with it at this point.
But what I'd like to know now is what are my other options besides Ford for a long block? I looked at Kill Devil Diesel, but they are backordered for quite a bit and they might not be that great....I don't know???
