Sherman Bird
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2019
- Posts
- 1,578
- Reaction score
- 2,408
- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Ram Year
- 1998
- Engine
- 5.2
I do not know about FCA/Stelanis, but GM or FORD would usually balk at any outside source for replacement parts, due to brand purity, DNA, etc.You could ask them to install a reman engine from an outside source, maybe Jaspar. The rest of the truck warranty would still be good and Jaspar warranties the motor.
The only exception I've ever seen was in the mid- 90's when the Truck small block v-8's couldn't keep a non-leaky water pump and the fuel pumps failed at alarming speeds. We would replace the fuel pump on a new truck in stock, with a factory unit and the trucks often wouldn't make it off the lift! The GMC dealer I was at had stacks of TRW water pumps and Carter fuel pumps in the parts department, and we personnel were sternly admonished to keep these embarrassing facts hush-hush!