'95 3.0L, managed to run it dry with a leaking oil filter.<IMG src=smileys/smiley19.gif border="0"> *Berate here* Got the rig towed home. The engine still turns over but there is a horrible rattling in the upper part of the engine and it has lost power. My question is: Will this require a full engine replacement ($6000 at dealer) or can a rebuilt head do the job? Are these engines (main bearings) prone to total failure when running dry? I just want the straight story so I know were I stand when talking to a mechanic.</P>


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I broke a connecting rod. I'm looking at two used engines for $2500 and $2800. $1200 to install. This is chaper than a short block..... <edited><editID>AlTheOnly</editID><editDate>38559.8371759259</editDate></edited>

Got a motor with a 6 month warranty. Had the timing belt and h2o pump replaced as well. That is all.

go for a brand new engine replacement rather than rebuilt "worry nothing" in the next 100,000 miles

dude sorry to hear that, if that happend to me......
I think i'd cry my self to sleep that night

yeah thats a bummer.....