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Another thing........
Posted by zeke (more from zeke) on Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:03:01
In Reply to: '94 Aero..."busted timing chain"....saga cont(long), Patrick, Wed, 28 Aug 2002 23:58:59
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I agree, essentially, with Yaofeng and Sully. I don't think it is
harder to fix the head, rather than swapping the engine. But I
do think that you're wrong in the assumption that "The problem with a used engine is that you just don't know the true mileage". If you
buy the engine from a reputable salvage yard, the mileage they
state is probably true. If you question this, then ask to see the title
on the vehicle it came out of and do a Carfax on it. I bought a
'98 B234R engine, transaxle, with all the ancillaries: alt., starter,
pwr. steering pump, ECU, and more, with only 10k miles for $2600.
It was one of the best buys I've ever made. I've also bought engines
with 40-50k and never had any problems. A few years ago, Saab
was selling B234R engines, brand new, w/none of the ancillaries
for $2500. That was heavily discounted and is/was still a hell-of-a-deal. Sully makes a great point, too - if you buy a used
engine, and don't use your present one as a 'core', then you'll have
plenty of parts, if you have a place to store them. The head is probably fine - you could fix that with new parts at your leisure and
have a complete 65k mile engine as a spare. If this Aero is your
daily driver, then you probably want to get it back on the road as
quick as possible. Swapping the engine wont take long. If you're
going to rebuild the head, you'll want to take your time, make
notes of how things come apart, and take time and care in putting
it all back together. This might be contrary to the need of getting
the daily driver back on the road.
posted by 12.91.27...
Posts in this Thread:
- '94 Aero..."busted timing chain"....saga cont(long), Patrick, Wed, 28 Aug 2002 23:58:59
- I agree with you, Robert Kaplan, Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:37:47
- Alot of info....but, Patrick, Thu, 29 Aug 2002 17:50:57
- What'd I tell ya! I knew it!!, Street, Thu, 29 Aug 2002 14:01:57
- Another thing........, zeke, Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:03:01 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: '94 Aero..."busted timing chain"....saga cont(long), sully, Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:14:55
- Not the shaft, but the bearing/carrier for..., zeke, Thu, 29 Aug 2002 08:11:51
- Re: '94 Aero..."busted timing chain"....saga cont(long), Yaofeng, Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:42:35
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