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Originally Posted by 1990C4S
I would guess worn main bearings, but that's a long way from a 'diagnosis'.
I'm not sure of how much you 'need' the truck, if it were me I would bypass the sensor and drive it, but have a mechanical gauge (anything without a transducer) in the cab.
I would also monitor the idle pressure and switch to a thicker oil as needed. You may get a lot of miles out of it, it's low, but obviously it's not fatal, at least not so far. That annoying shut off feature has helped you.
From those numbers, it does seem that a crate engine is the best value. I'm used to $1,000 engines being available. Not any more I guess.
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I’m in construction, so I need a truck every day.
The digital oil pressure gauge is on the A pillar and super easy to see. On my next oil change, I’ll go with a thicker oil.
I called the Ford dealer in FL with the engine for $5800 and they don’t have any. And there are none in the pipeline. He gave me the name of a Ford dealer in Maryland that had three of them in stock. I called them and the price is $6200. I asked the service department there, how much it would cost to install the motor and they said $5000 to $5500. I think I would take a week off and do it myself.
Looking at the official Ford website, it says the engine engines are unavailable. I looked at used engines again and they are about $3000 plus shipping,with a minimum of 100K miles. I think I’ll buy the new crate engine and keep it for the future.