tig_d
Junior Member
Hi all, I'm just posting for general guidance. My girlfriend bought a 2013 RAM 2500 with the 5.7 and 160k on the odometer two years ago, and it's had problems from the beginning. Finally today, a shop we trust told her they found metal in the oil and it needs a new engine. The quote is ~$10k. We're already in a tough spot financially but need a 4WD vehicle for this Minnesota winter, and she's told them to proceed. It will take about a month (two weeks to get the engine, the rest labor).
I'm just hoping to get some general guidance on what questions we should be asking, what other work we might want to have done at the same time, etc. The dealer that sold her the truck said the transmission was new or rebuilt, but they have zero credibility with us at this point, so who knows.
The shop working on the truck now has already ordered a new motor, but we could probably still change plans if you all have a specific suggestion for how we should go about this. Should we consider a different engine? 392? I do have quite a bit of confidence in this shop, as there are a lot of straight-shooting, well-worn mechanics there that tell it like it is.
What would you do in this situation? Any advice would be much appreciated.
I'm just hoping to get some general guidance on what questions we should be asking, what other work we might want to have done at the same time, etc. The dealer that sold her the truck said the transmission was new or rebuilt, but they have zero credibility with us at this point, so who knows.
The shop working on the truck now has already ordered a new motor, but we could probably still change plans if you all have a specific suggestion for how we should go about this. Should we consider a different engine? 392? I do have quite a bit of confidence in this shop, as there are a lot of straight-shooting, well-worn mechanics there that tell it like it is.
What would you do in this situation? Any advice would be much appreciated.