EricMX5

My 2001 Rodeo's engine failed (due to oil starvation ).

I will replace the engine with a remanufactured one for about $2800. Installed, I'd have to spend another $1200.

What's it worth after the install? More than the $6000 it was worth before the motor died, I'd think. But how much more?

I'm thinking half of the $4000 I will put into it.

A buddy and I will do the rip-out/install. I'm told it is a 20-hour job. Any special tools needed? Any advice before we begin?

Thanks.

Eric

Gizmo42

Wont be worth a whole lot more, maybe 1/4 of the cost of the engine. I know that sucks but the rest of the truck is still old. With high mileage vehicles a new engine will increase the value more then newer ones with a new engine. Alot depends on why it failed. If it was something beyond the owners control it will be more value then if it was due to neglect since the rest of the truck was probably neglected too.

If you dont plan on keeping it very long then dont get a new engine. If like most of us you plan to run it into the ground and not have new car payments then dont worry about the effects on the value of it since it wont matter.

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pharm_rodeo

Gizmo is right. You MIGHT get a 1/4 of what you invested in the rebuild.

IF you don't want a new car payment for a few years rebuild the engine and maintain the tranny. Think about the invest of $4000 plus maintenance over 4yrs isn't really that bad. It's the lump sum of 4k that's the killer.

IMHO, it seems it's the little things that people neglect that costs them a large amount years down the line.


Good luck with whatever you choose.


Note: Your 2001 seems new to me since I own a 98!

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1998 Isuzu Rodeo S 3.2L 2WD---176K+

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Personally, I've been down the road of having to replace an engine myself, in an '85 Toyota, due to it having overheated at 199k miles.

With all of my *luck* on that truck, after the rebuilt engine was installed, I personally will never look at purchasing another vehicle with a rebuilt engine in it. So, the value of a vehicle after a rebuilt engine, to someone like me, would be very little - but that's due to the horrible experience we had.

Isuzu's in general do not hold value well at all, I don't know why, because they are great vehicles, they have their glitches, but not unlike any other manufactorer.

My personal belief, if you're gonna keep the truck, put a new/rebuilt engine in it and run it for another 5-6yrs; if you are ONLY putting the rebuilt engine in it to see how much more you can sale it for, cut your losses now, before spending the money on an engine and just sale it the way it is.

You will not get out of it what you put in it - been there, done that, we had over $4k invested in our rebuilt engine in a *Toyota*, a brand of vehicle that holds value really well, still didn't matter though; in the end, even after the new engine, truck was still only worth $2k at that age.

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32" Yoko's, Westin Bull-bar, KC Fogs 60K miles