reconditioned engine
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Hi I have just gone tgrough someething similar with a toyota. In the end I used nippon autospares in Derby who import used engines from japan. I too was worried about the engine reco ditioners and used these people. Seemed honest and engine came with a guarantee. Have driven it for a couple hundred miles and so far so good
andrews said:
Hi I have just gone tgrough someething similar with a toyota. In the end I used nippon autospares in Derby who import used engines from japan. I too was worried about the engine reco ditioners and used these people. Seemed honest and engine came with a guarantee. Have driven it for a couple hundred miles and so far so good
I`ve used Nippon a couple of times with out any problems.The engines come in a box and look as if they have been removed from a nearly new car.Trouble is they will have all sorts of strange Jap emission stuff bolted to it.Just strip it and bin the stuff,the main lump will be perfect.They have some really odd stuff in Japan.I can remember getting this Toyota engine and it had TWO spark plugs per cylinder?? Nippon told me to just ignore one per cylinder?? I did and the car ran perfect for years.
stevieturbo said:
Also need to consider, that if the damage is really that bad....there wont be much to recondition.
Without a full breakdown of the damage, hard to say.
In cases like this, a good used engine is often the best route.
Most of the "engine reconditioning" companies supply their engines on an exchange basis, you send them yours and they send you a "reconditioned" one in return. What a lot of them seem to do is just sell you a cleaned up used engine thats had little more than a wash. I'd suggest buying a Jap engine from a trustworthy (if you can find one!) importer/breaker.Without a full breakdown of the damage, hard to say.
In cases like this, a good used engine is often the best route.
TallPaul said:
Most of the "engine reconditioning" companies supply their engines on an exchange basis, you send them yours and they send you a "reconditioned" one in return. What a lot of them seem to do is just sell you a cleaned up used engine thats had little more than a wash. I'd suggest buying a Jap engine from a trustworthy (if you can find one!) importer/breaker.
Yes, but they will usually also have a heavy surcharge on the old core. It could get very expensive very quick, and you still have an unknown engine.Justin S said:
Weirdly try a main dealer for an exchange engine. Mate has a garage and any cambelt failures, can sometimes be more cost efficient with an exchange recon engine from a dealer, with new bearings, pumps etc also included. Worth a punt.
Quite true.Price a short motor, long motor or full engine just to see which is the most viable. Sometimes the prices arent as shocking as you'd think. ( of course, sometimes they are even more shocking than you could imagine ! )
Although at 2009....it isnt that old, cant be long out of warranty ? And a timing chain really should last a very long time.
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