# 2007 Ford F-150 - Good body, bad engine

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-f-150-good-body-bad-engine/140775>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [May 21, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-f-150-good-body-bad-engine/140775 "2019-05-21T13:53:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![chass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@chass](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chass)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-f-150-good-body-bad-engine/140775/1 "2019-05-21T13:53:01Z")

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The body on my F-150 is very clean but the engine is toast. Does the carcass have any value? Would it be worth the expense to swap/rebuild?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-f-150-good-body-bad-engine/140775/2 "2019-05-21T13:59:18Z")

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Only you can decide if you want to spend the amount of money it would take to put in a new or rebuilt engine . Call a local salvage and see what they will give you for the dead vehicle if they come and get it.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-f-150-good-body-bad-engine/140775/3 "2019-05-21T15:48:32Z")

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The flip side of @VOLVO_V70’s answer… Call around to find out how much it would cost to install a rebuilt engine and possibly transmission as well.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-f-150-good-body-bad-engine/140775/4 "2019-05-21T15:52:29Z")

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the cheapest route would be to install a used engine from the junk yard.

Tester

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**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-f-150-good-body-bad-engine/140775/5 "2019-05-21T17:23:18Z")

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Worn but solid and functional trucks with bad engines are worth saving most times. Finding and having a running engine and transmission installed should be a good choice, especially if you plan on using the truck some more years.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-f-150-good-body-bad-engine/140775/6 "2019-05-21T22:41:02Z")

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Where is truck located? Texas?