Death of an Excursion
... I think my gasser 2000 Excursion may be done for, at about 115k on the odometer. Today I stopped at NAPA to check on cost and immediate availability of a new (not rebuilt) starter. For the f...
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Great to hear your back on the road. I have to say I don't agree with the techs telling you that the Triton's life is only 120,000 miles. If this was true Ford sure as heck would not be selling very many vehicles!
As Dodgeguy alluded to, they more likely did not want to open it up because they knew that the engine was repairable for a lot less then $7,730! Those engines run well past the 200K+ if taken care of. An reputable shop would have opened the engine up to see what if went wrong and then let you decide what you wanted to do. BTW the tech that was given your job would have pulled the engine and then the truck would be pushed outside until a decision was made.
With all that said I do agree that if the cash outlay was not an issue a rebuilt OEM with 3 years unlimited mileage was the way to go. Good luck and have fun with her.
I agree with all your points. In fact, I wouldn't be the slightest surprised if the dealer stuck the old motor in storage to sell to later.
