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Old June 14th, 2017, 11:19 PM
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Default Re: Engine life

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Originally Posted by LA_Dodger View Post
This might sound like a dump questions but does anyone know what is the lifespan of a 305e v6 engine?
My truck has about 289,000 on the odometer and the truck runs fine it does smoke a little out of the right side blue smoke! I got this truck as a gift from my grandfather in-law when he got the tuck it had about 117,000 on the oddometer he mainly used it to haul food for our local church once a week for about 12 years and now it was given to me. I have plans to get it painted and have replaced the carpet, seat cover, door panels gauges, steering wheel, rear bumper and have done a complete tune up. My main concern is the high mileage on the motor parts are hard to find and expensive my machine shop quoted me 4k for a rebuild a bit to steep for my budget.
I've mentioned on this forum before about a member of our local Chevy/GMC truck club who has about 600,000 miles on his '65 GMC panel with the 305E. It has never been rebuilt. The two most important things for a long life for your V6 are to never over-rev the engine, and always use good quality engine oil changed regularly. So your engine should last you a long time before needing a rebuild.
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