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1997, 5.0, 2WD, 167K miles Got it at 150K, and just lost the water pump. About to approve mechanic to pull the engine and do proactive replacements so I can join the 300K club. Here is a list provided by Turdle of thing to replace. Any other replacements you guys would do while engine is...

Not sure I completely follow...You mean you could remove them w/o removing the cover or that you were able to leave them in broken? One thing that has just dawned on me, when I went to the shop to look at it, it was in the lot, but everything was completely put back together so I couldn't...

Thanks for the info. I think I'm going to go ahead with letting him pull the engine to get the bolts out. That brings up the question - what to prioritize. Turdle had some ideas, all in all, adding the parts cost for those shouldn't be much right? Anything you guys would prioritize for the...

haha yeah, well, the goal is to keep the engine in and remove the timing cover by removing the harmonic balancer and loosening the oil pan (if that is correct..). Debating if I'm willing to spend the 1K on labor to take the engine out. I wasn't very clear in the first post- we were going in...

hi Guys, A lot of good information about bolts rusting and snapping when replacing the water pump. My 97 5.0L has two broken bolts in it right now because they rusted out. Mechanic is suggesting we remove the engine and oil pan etc for 10+ hours. I found on here that he should be able to remove...