High mileage 250k+, swapping engine.. what else should i do?

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Motor dead or other issues?
- Timing belt, WP with all pulleys
- All new belts
- Fan clutch if the new engine does not have one already. Also a fan idler / bracket (aka false water pump)
- PCV valve
- Valve cover gaskets
- Clean the TB
- cam seals and crank seal
- Re-seal the oil pan on the new motor
- Reseal / rebuilt the power steering pump
- New o-ring on the factory oil cooler
- New vac lines
- Hopefully the new engine comes with an alternator if it is a yard pull or JDM
- Spark plugs and wires
- O2 sensors depending on the age of your current

Much easier to do all that with the motor on a stand vs in the car.

5th gens are nice, but they can take their high car payments and shove it HA! I am happy wrenching and maintaining with zero payment other than car parts (wrenching is my zen time and my angry rage time... never know which it is gonna be) :cheers::flipoff::cheers:
 
Whoa.... I have 320k on my f150 and outside of replacing spark plugs and general maintenance I have had zero issues not even the tiniest of leaks. Anywhere. Of course I was smart and did not get the 5.4L. My mileage dropped from 18mpg to 17.9 if you want to talk catastrophic failure.
 

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