2009 Yukon Denali 6.2 L9H Engine Replacement

[wjburken]

Wow!

Back in 2012 I got a GM reman 6.2 with a 100K full warranty for $6500 installed in my 2007 Denali. $5000 for the motor and $1500 in labor and fluids.

At $200/hr shop rate, that’s 22 hours.

If you sell the vehicle now, with a blown motor, you will likely not even get the $9000 out of it so you will owe money on that vehicle, and then have to finance a different vehicle.

I say maybe check around for other estimates now that you have a starting point.

 

[KraftMatic87]

@KraftMatic87 I recommend you become handy with a wrench very soon. $400 for a CV axle replacement... is just 7 nuts and a $100 CV axle.

Another way to look at this, would you pay $23k for your Yukon with a brand new engine, steering rack, and CV axle?

Hard to say really. If half this shit was called out on the inspection I paid for I would have walked away from the truck. I walked away from three vehicles that I also got inspected before I looked at this truck that were riddled with issues that would have cost me thousands. Only one of those vehicles came close to this level of repair cost, and that was a 2009 Toyota Sequoia that needed a frame replacement because it was so rusted out. It also had a cam tower leak, so that vehicle would have cost about $16k to get it roadworthy.

Maybe I was stupid trying to get a vehicle for ~$10k that didn’t need major work. Hard to say really. I’ve learned some really tough lessons here but all too late to save me from this boondoggle.

 

[KraftMatic87]

Wow!

Back in 2012 I got a GM reman 6.2 with a 100K full warranty for $6500 installed in my 2007 Denali. $5000 for the motor and $1500 in labor and fluids.

At $200/hr shop rate, that’s 22 hours.

If you sell the vehicle now, with a blown motor, you will likely not even get the $9000 out of it so you will owe money on that vehicle, and then have to finance a different vehicle.

I say maybe check around for other estimates now that you have a starting point.

If I was honest about the condition of this vehicle I would be lucky to get $4k - $5k private party. If I sold it someone would just turn around and throw a motor in it like I’m going to. I got quotes for 6.2 motors from Blueprint and Fraser that were both $6k but with much more limited warranties. Even a LKQ would cost me $5k but with only a 2 year warranty. Seems like with a crate motor there is no cheap way to do this and I don’t think a rebuild is smart since there is already metal in the oil. LORD HAVE MERCY I just stepped in a big ole pile of GMC doodoo!

 

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here’s one. If you’re gonna do it, do it.

it will be a good long lasting vehicle when finished. Might want to put a billet converter in the transmission while it’s out. Fix this problem before it becomes one. Sorry you’re dealing with this.

 

[KraftMatic87]

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here’s one. If you’re gonna do it, do it.

Honestly I’m feeling 65% biting the bullet and getting this puppy back on the road. The other 35% of me is hesitant to drop money like this on a 15 year old vehicle. I have to put down a $9k deposit to get the engine ordered which I’m tentatively planning to do tmrw morning once I can work out on paper how much I need to borrow and how damn long I can stretch the term on any money I’d have to borrow. After that I’ll need several liters of whiskey to dull the financial pain. If I can get at least 5-6 years out of this truck after dropping this kind of dough I think it would definitely be worth it. I just have to accept that my $10k truck is now a $24k one. Kinda wild how happy I was for three whole weeks after picking this bad boy up before I discovered the engine was knocking on heavens door. Fuggin hell I feel like I got kicked in the balls and thrown down a flight of stairs lol.

 

[j91z28d1]

man this thread is brutal.


Don't blame yourselves man. I don't think there's anything you could have done differently.

 

[KraftMatic87]

man this thread is brutal.


Don't blame yourselves man. I don't think there's anything you could have done differently.

You’re right, and that’s what everyone has been telling me. I still feel like a dummy but I’ll feel better when I can finally send it. When I go to pick up my truck I’ll just sit beneath the oil pan for a few mins at idle and listen to what a proper 6.2 should sound like without a rod knock lol.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Well, at least you'll have a great vehicle once it's all said and done. You'll have a new motor, and you already know the trans is in great shape. Sometimes you do what you gotta do.

 

[Fless]

So the shop confirmed the rod knock, and not something else?

If you do need a rebuilt engine and have a limited budget, go with what you feel is the most beneficial. You may not need the longer warranty or the upgrades. Sometimes you just need to minimize the damage to the pocketbook and get things working. Solidly but not out of whack.

 

[donjetman]

Necessity is the mother of invention

Get busy becoming a DIYer.

I grew up middle class. I had an older brother that was always tearing up his cars. Dad told him "you broke it you fix it". So, even before I had a DL and my own car to tear-up I was becoming a DIYer mechanic helping my brother do the work. Dad wasn't paying someone else to do it.
My brother grew up, got $, and he's hasn't worked on a car since.

The wife and I have done ok financially but none of our cars vehicles (6) goes to a garage to be fixed. Saves us a bunch of $ so we can blow it on other stuff. and I retired at 51.