destroyed a piston how expensive to fix

01gt75070 · 12-21-2004, 02:56 AM

i heard a light knock on my gt yesterday, took it to ford today and was told i broke a piston, warrenty is out how expensive should the work and labor be?

50FastFord · 12-21-2004, 02:58 AM

not shure, depends on what youy got, was you running nos are anythings of that sort? what kinda modifications do you have, i assume u have a 01gt b/c of your name right?

Redline03GT · 12-21-2004, 02:59 AM

You broke a piston eh? Dunno how much it would cost to get fixed but i suggest this as an opportunity to get some forged internals lol

01gt75070 · 12-21-2004, 03:00 AM

bone stock 01 gt with a chip advanced timing 2 nothing else

01gt75070 · 12-21-2004, 03:01 AM

44 000 miles

Redline03GT · 12-21-2004, 03:05 AM

That advance timing is more than likely what caused it. If you do get it fixed, i recommend getting it tuned by a true professional

01gt75070 · 12-21-2004, 03:09 AM

a tech at ford told my it would be just as inexpensive to buy a reconditioned engine from ford 4000 $ but that is a little expensive if you know what i mean

Redline03GT · 12-21-2004, 03:15 AM

Yeah i get you. Check your options and after thinking through it, make a good decision. Hopefully there will be others with opinions on this topic...

Dan04COBRA · 12-21-2004, 11:11 AM

Take it away from the dealer, that's what'll cost half a million bucks for a new engine.

Shop around for short blocks, they can be had for semi-cheap. Now is the time to swap cams or port your heads too...

mdvaldosta · 12-21-2004, 11:12 AM

you can get a used complete PI engine from eBay for probably $700 or so. just look around. sorry to hear about your problem [&:]