2000 v6 mustang rebuild or buy new motor

fordpower2000 · 07-27-2009

Hi guys im new to site but i have a ? my 2000 v6 mustang has 183,000 miles and it showing problems. it idles very low some times and then idles very high and having my ac on it looses lots of power and has oil and power steering leaks. so i was wondering what is the best way to go rebuild my motor or buy new motor. any help will be great thx

nigel · 07-28-2009

Welcome to the site.

fordpower2000 · 07-28-2009

thanks

Stang00SH · 07-28-2009

welcome to the site man, i have a 2000 v6 too, although it doesn't have quite as many miles on it(128 000).

fordpower2000 · 07-28-2009

hey bro thx and thats how much miles mine had when i got it (120,000) but mine u can noticeably tell its hp lose. have u taken your car to the track?

Stang00SH · 07-28-2009

no man i haven't, i'm actually thinking about swapping the motor with a v8 tho.. mine runs pretty solid tho, haven't really had any problems with it yet, i once raced a buddy of mine, he's got a Mazda RX-8, (not sure what year) and surprisingly we were neck and neck until he hit top gear

fordpower2000 · 07-28-2009

yea my friend has a v6 camaro i think its 02 and he has like 80,000 miles and i beat him from a roll of 55 and on the free way he took me when i hit 5th gear so i have no power there and he had auto with o/d ha ha so is it worth dropping a v8 in to it? cuz u have to change so much i all ways thought about it

Stang00SH · 07-28-2009

yeah not too sure what all has to be done, but i know you gotta upgrade the suspension, get a GT rear end, and it will probably be costly. If i do swap for the v8 it wont be for awhile

03.8TJmustang · 07-28-2009

really not worth it to swap our v6 to the v8 engine... u have to change so many things. Would be cheaper sellin the v6 and buying a v8 gt or my favorite car that i just brought

trans am ls1.
Now for the question... it sounds like the car still runs fine just needs some fix ups here and there. leaks can be fixed pretty easily, plus when u turn on the ac ur always gonna accel a lil slower. Your taking hp away from the car. the low rpm i say its time for a tune up. change ur plug AND wiring :P. 180k miles is alot so just ride it out and invest ur money in getting another car or similiar engine as ours.
my 2003 is running at 131k miles just hit today.

BRENSTANG03 · 07-28-2009

sell it a get a v8,you can find one for cheap,i got mine for 9500 with 58000 miles

fordpower2000 · 07-29-2009

sounds good guys but i have this problem with my car and maybe someone has a solution to it. when im driving on the freeway at 75 and rpms are high and then i get on the off ramp and put it in neutral to come to a stop it stays at very high rpms so maybe its due to my miles not sure has any one else have this problem

tex117 · 07-30-2009

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Originally Posted by fordpower2000

sounds good guys but i have this problem with my car and maybe someone has a solution to it. when im driving on the freeway at 75 and rpms are high and then i get on the off ramp and put it in neutral to come to a stop it stays at very high rpms so maybe its due to my miles not sure has any one else have this problem

The flywheel on the v6's are oversized so its momentum keeps the motor turning at high rpms when you drop it into neutral. My car does the same thing.

As far as what to do with your car, I'd say sell it and get something with lower miles. Cars with that kind of mileage are just going to continue to have problems.

fordpower2000 · 08-02-2009

thx tex117 have u done anything about the flywheel and i found a new motor at direct motors in phoenix for 1,600 with one year warranty and free shipping to i might just do that