Cost of engine replacement or rebuild
I have a 2000 Airstream Land Yacht with a 7.4 Vortec motor with 90k miles on it. It runs perfectly and I have no reason to think it's going to need to be replaced anytime soon but should that day come...
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enblethen wrote:
I have over 200,000 on my 7.4. Treat it right and you should get that kind of miles. No engine work, just routine maintenance.
Long block is about $3000. add in external components another $1500. Installation will put cost up to nearly $10,000.
Maybe 3k oil changes if that is all that it is driven in a year, but that is real old school! Most gas engines now state 5k to 7.5k, the oil and additives today are far better than in years past.
I changed the oil in my 2001 Cummins at 10k and when I needed to change the tappet gallery gasket at 300k it was clean.
Best to have it analyzed when changing.
