Engine Price / Rebuild

[rome]

So..how much does a gen 3 engine go for? I'm looking into getting a new one to replace a used one in a 97 I am considering buying. It has 85k on it ... what do you think my best options are? I am car illiterate so any EXTRA help is appreciated.

rome

 

[Machspeed]

Lemme guess, the 97 has cams problems? A new engine is next to impossible to come buy. I think i saw one on ebay once. I dont know where the **** to find a replacement engine. shrug

 

[rome]

I have no idea if it has cam problems or not...I am hoping not. If it does I won't touch it with a 10 foot pole. I will post back the details when I get them.

rome

 

[venom]

If the motor runs repairing it is almost guaranteed to be WAY cheaper than replacing it.

Jasper Engines gets about 8K for a motor. You will not find one in a junkyard that runs either as any of them that run have been sold to others (unless you are one of the lucky others). the ones that don't run the one good head has been sold I am sure.

Heck I couldn't find even a head locally in any junkyards within 100 miles when I was needing one. They had plenty of blocks but all the heads were sold to fix other motors that had cams fail.

Scott

rome:
I have no idea if it has cam problems or not...I am hoping not. If it does I won't touch it with a 10 foot pole. I will post back the details when I get them.

rome

 

[wild01ride]

If you find a running GenIII with 85k on it, you should be happy to have it.
If you really want to do something to the engine, FIRST, ensure that you have the cams welded. Then, have the secondary intake runners and intake manifold cleaned, replace the PCV valve, spark plugs and you might as well throw in a new set of coils just for the heck of it.

85k is still ahead of the first "scheduled maintenance" and if you do the above along with a good change of fluids and filters (includding trans, power steering and oil) you should have a great engine and be saving thousands over a new engine.

 

[JCU]

Sometimes you get lucky in what your looking for. When my engine went at 100K miles, I was fortunate enough to know someone who knew a bigtime junkyard/parts dealer who in turn found me a used engine. The engine came from a totalled 96 with 35K miles on the car. Unfortunately for me, my engine (which has roughly 55K miles on it now) is doing me no good sitting in a car that has other serious problems that are non engine related. If you look hard enough, you can find a good running engine.