Hi Scotty I hope all is well with you. I am a big fan of yours and have been following your youtube channel for years now. I need some suggestions from you please. I purchased a 2005 4.6L V8 Ford E250 automatic with 175K milage about 3 months ago and its check engine light just came up yesterday. However, since I bought it, its been running fine. This morning i started it and it started making a lot of noise in the engine itself, a rattling noise as if something is broken inside the engine. a lot of white smoke with a burning antifreeze smell came out of the exhaust as well. This is the first truck i ever owned and i ended up with a big problem it seems. I checked the oil level and it was very low and so i gave it two quarts. But that didn't do any good. I spent$3k purchasing it. But i don't know how much it'll cost replacing the engine now 😞 would you be able to tell from seeing a video that i recorded of the noise? I am assuming that the engine maybe is broken.
Sounds like a blown head gasket. Next time before you purchase a vehicle, have it inspected.
An engine replacement will cost more than the vehicle is worth.
The most benign cause would be a loose or leaking radiator hose, spraying coolant onto the engine. Check your hoses when the car is COLD ONLY.
Now, the bad: Cracked cylinder head, cracked engine block, or a compromised head gasket. That's pretty much it, for the engine.
He said antifreeze smell comes out the exhaust. That's a pretty sure sign.
Yup, I agree, but there's no harm in checking that all the hoses are in good order and secure . . . Stranger things have happened,.
Do you know how much will such repair cost?
Thousands. And you don't know whether it will be done correctly, which is something that Scotty discusses. It's a partial rebuild. And if it's not a head gasket, but a cracked engine block, well, no saving that engine. Prices in Central Texas, for a Ford Remanufactured Engine, $3500 plus/minus a few hundred. See here:
You're better off with a Ford Remanufactured Engine, because it has a 3 year, unlimited warranty. Of course, the price does NOT include labor.
And, if you do go this route, have the rest of the vehicle inspected BEFORE any investment. What else may be wrong with it?