Finally Blew my engine...

[JrTekSilverP5]

last night... on the way to pick up my girlfriend from work... the car starts making some clicking sounds and then a cluster fcuk of clicks and then BAM!!! SMOKE from under my car... (sadbanana)

Mechanic told me this morning...

 

[judman13]

And that is a good or bad thing?

 

[JrTekSilverP5]

well i have the same face as the banana... so its a bad thing... my car have been through hell and back so maybe it just said "i've had enough"

 

[ogsp5]

Check with Al-Japanese in Opa Locka. They have JDM long blocks for about 500 to 600. If you plan just to do a engine swap.

 

[JrTekSilverP5]

Check with Al-Japanese in Opa Locka. They have JDM long blocks for about 500 to 600. If you plan just to do a engine swap.

long blocks? sorry im not up on my engine terminology...

 

[JCell]

long block = block and head

short block = block only

 

[ogsp5]

Complete engine minus tranny. Just swap out what you want to keep from your old engine and install on the new one. Plus if your car is a manual change the clutch at the same time. Plus I would check your engine mounts. The rear one is a b**** to change with the engine in the car.

 

[Spiced MSP]

hey were you boosted? If not, how many miles?

 

[JrTekSilverP5]

naw i wasnt boosted and i had 138,000+ miles... i also did my clutch not to long ago... but damn... im just thinkin of scrapin the whole car... its has alot of self inflicted problems anyway...

 

[azuelke]

If rust isn't a problem, don't junk it. Much cheaper to throw ~$1000 to get it back up and running strong than it is to buy a new car.

 

[JrTekSilverP5]

there is some rust actually... and water leaks into the car...

 

[JrTekSilverP5]

is $1,800 for an engine (2004)... 40,000 miles over priced?

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Out of curiosity, what were you doing that caused it to ... err ... explode?

 

[thecrash91]

2004? they only made the car to 2003.5. unless they threw the engine into another car?

 

[Lewis7789]

^^^ (uhm)

Yeah- I thought 2003.5 was the last year of the P5? Be careful you're not getting a 1.8liter motor. They look very similar.

 

[azuelke]

Rust that is very problematic like the wheel wells or rockers, or just here and there? I wouldn't pay anything over $700 for a used engine, regardless of miles.

 

[JrTekSilverP5]

the mechanic just said 1,800 is including installation and everything... the engine alone is around 1,200 he said...

 

[ogsp5]

the mechanic just said 1,800 is including installation and everything... the engine alone is around 1,200 he said...

You are getting screwed !!!!
Used engine $600
Installation $700 to $900.
Are you doing any custom work ?


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[Lewis7789]

Actually, that's not a bad price. My cousin blew his Toyota Matrix motor and a shop quoted him $3000 for a direct swap. I ended up swapping it for him though. The motor we got online had 70k miles on it and was $1200 shipped to my door. I didn't charge for labour but it took about a 3 day weekend.

 

[ogsp5]

I got a complete engine swap for around $1600, and that was with custom work.