03 Disco engine rebuild
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03 Disco engine rebuild
my truck is going to a very well respected and trusted mechanic on wednesday of this week to be diagnosed exactly.
a little background - it started overheating and i did a head gasket job myself. now it doesn't run right. starts and idles fine. just doesn't have any power at all. first thing i thought of was that it got hot enough to release the tension on the rings and lost all compression. it doesn't smoke or anything though. it knocks but it knocked before when it ran fine. that pretty much sums it up. lol
anyways. i will know at the end of the week what is exactly wrong with it. IF it needs an engine. should i find a used engine or rebuild mine? it falls under the bad oil pump range but i haven't had any oil pressure issues or strange sounds from it and it's got 107k.
any input would be greatly appreciated because the more $ i save the more $ i have for the parts in my sig. lol
a little background - it started overheating and i did a head gasket job myself. now it doesn't run right. starts and idles fine. just doesn't have any power at all. first thing i thought of was that it got hot enough to release the tension on the rings and lost all compression. it doesn't smoke or anything though. it knocks but it knocked before when it ran fine. that pretty much sums it up. lol
anyways. i will know at the end of the week what is exactly wrong with it. IF it needs an engine. should i find a used engine or rebuild mine? it falls under the bad oil pump range but i haven't had any oil pressure issues or strange sounds from it and it's got 107k.
any input would be greatly appreciated because the more $ i save the more $ i have for the parts in my sig. lol
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call up auto sports unlimited in Michigan... they sell re manufactured engines for the disco 4.6... cost is 4000$ and it comes with new sleeves and a 1 year warranty. your rebuild wont have new sleeves and if it does.... its gonna cost way more than 4000$
i had a mechanic rebuild my engine 3 times...... still cant get it right.... no oil pressure!!!! i've spent 6000$ already... and i had to buy a new engine last week for 2300$ with 50k miles on it....
rebuilds CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE.... good luck and let us know what happens
i had a mechanic rebuild my engine 3 times...... still cant get it right.... no oil pressure!!!! i've spent 6000$ already... and i had to buy a new engine last week for 2300$ with 50k miles on it....
rebuilds CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE.... good luck and let us know what happens
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you guys dont get it !! lol
this oil pump failure has been around since 2003 and there are hundreds of thousands of disco's that were affected..... hundreds of lawsuits have been brought on by the case and nothing came to be except a TSB!!
LRNA doesnt care about it... they never have.... if your out of warranty ..your out of luck according to my dealer... thats what they told me.
i wish you all the luck, but with you and the other guy who posted today.... i hate to see people waste time on it
this oil pump failure has been around since 2003 and there are hundreds of thousands of disco's that were affected..... hundreds of lawsuits have been brought on by the case and nothing came to be except a TSB!!
LRNA doesnt care about it... they never have.... if your out of warranty ..your out of luck according to my dealer... thats what they told me.
i wish you all the luck, but with you and the other guy who posted today.... i hate to see people waste time on it
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you guys dont get it !! lol
this oil pump failure has been around since 2003 and there are hundreds of thousands of disco's that were affected..... hundreds of lawsuits have been brought on by the case and nothing came to be except a TSB!!
LRNA doesnt care about it... they never have.... if your out of warranty ..your out of luck according to my dealer... thats what they told me.
i wish you all the luck, but with you and the other guy who posted today.... i hate to see people waste time on it
this oil pump failure has been around since 2003 and there are hundreds of thousands of disco's that were affected..... hundreds of lawsuits have been brought on by the case and nothing came to be except a TSB!!
LRNA doesnt care about it... they never have.... if your out of warranty ..your out of luck according to my dealer... thats what they told me.
i wish you all the luck, but with you and the other guy who posted today.... i hate to see people waste time on it
I've got two in the shop right now needing shortblocks and one where I received the shortblock yesterday. Two calls yesterday for two more.
It is rapidly approaching the point where casting new blocks in the backyard is looking better and better everyday:-)
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PS, I noticed you are getting 16X7 steelies and putting 285's on. Aren't you worried about popping one off the rim? Why not go with an 8"rim?