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stangracr
05-18-2012, 04:20 PM
Well the Marauder is getting a new engine. I bought the car from a member on here and it has been a great car. It had 24,000 miles on it when I bought it. It has 72,000 on it now. It has had cam chain noise when started for quite a while. Then here lately it developed a weak cylinder that could only be noticed when cranking the engine. Done a compression test on it and #5 had 45psi. Lucky for me I still have premium care on the car so ford is putting in a new engine. The car never idled rough or showed a check engine light. Only bad thing is ford doesnt have a engine built for it and the shipping date is June the 11th, so looks like the car is gonna sit for a while. Hope I have good luck with the new reman engine.




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STEPS
05-18-2012, 04:31 PM
It pays to have the premium care package good for you sorry for the inconvenience

Bradley G
05-18-2012, 06:35 PM
That is a good engine!
My reman has well over 90K blown and many members have flogged the dog in it.

bolsen
05-18-2012, 07:45 PM
I got a crate motor out of Ford for the same reason about nine months after I got it. I've had it now for about six years.

stangracr
05-18-2012, 09:03 PM
I read on the ford site that each engine is bored oversized. I would love to have a build sheet on the motor. Im gonna ask for one and see if they will send it along with the engine.




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Bradley G
05-19-2012, 02:31 AM
It would not surprise me if Ford put a little more $$ into the Reman motors, Mine has defied all odds[!!!
QUOTE=stangracr;1183485]I read on the ford site that each engine is bored oversized. I would love to have a build sheet on the motor. Im gonna ask for one and see if they will send it along with the engine.




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MERCMAN
05-19-2012, 09:07 AM
if you have a '03 and they send you a complete engine. the valve covers will not be black.

stangracr
05-19-2012, 11:57 AM
Yeah i will have to see when the engine comes in. I will have them transfer the valve covers from my old engine.



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tallpaul
05-19-2012, 02:27 PM
Just tell them that it's o.k. to put a new cobra engine in it.

Bradley G
05-19-2012, 06:38 PM
I have 2004 and the Reman has Black cam covers

stangracr
05-19-2012, 06:49 PM
We will see. I would of loved to put a aluminator in it but I just feel lucky to have premium care to pay for a stock engine.




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eric jones
05-22-2012, 03:05 PM
Just curious, how much do these ford "reman" engines cost?

stangracr
05-22-2012, 04:27 PM
Without looking it up I think it was somewhere around 4300.00 just for the engine.




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robertmee
05-26-2012, 03:51 PM
I would assume that a Trilogy S/C voids this coverage? I just checked the pricing on a 5 year plan and I'd get it for piece of mind, but the car has been trilogized....

capt512
05-27-2012, 07:14 AM
robertmee - do you mind disclosing how much the 5 year was for you, i havent been able to find that pricing anywhere...

robertmee
05-27-2012, 08:07 AM
http://www.fordwarrantys.com/pricing/index.cfm?fuseaction=displayQu otes&deductibleID=3&planMonth=60

Zim Hosein
05-28-2012, 01:09 AM
robertmee - do you mind disclosing how much the 5 year was for you, i havent been able to find that pricing anywhere...

If you're talking about extending the Ford Premium Care warranty, you have to purchase it before your current warranty service expires IIRC capt512, so your best be is to give your local authorized Ford dealer and ask for some quotes, they vary depending on mileage, deductible, etc. I hope this helps. :)

FastMerc
05-28-2012, 09:11 AM
You can thank Our president for the lack of engines! I went through a similar issue with my car and Ford. At that time I was looking at a 2.5 month wait.So I thought same motor may have same issue.SINCE I was going to have to pay for it,oh buy the way my warranty exp 3 months prior to this. So I decided to give Lidio a call.And believe me I dont regret that... :)

stangracr
05-28-2012, 10:38 AM
Motor came in early. I took a look at it. Looks super nice. Black valve covers. Complete with oil and filter. Im wondering if I should have them swap out my steeda crank pulley or just leave the new motor untouched. Looking forward to getting the car back soon.






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