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With an engine toast I've been left to find a replacement and the means of replacing it. 99 auto
As shop quotes roll in they are a bit higher than what ide hoped for, and for piece of mind I'm largely leaning towards a replacement motor vs rebuild.
With multitudes of possibilities to source an engine, I need something that will not leave me stranded and that will likely not come cheap.
Engine:
I've heard nothing good about ATK, so I'm looking at every thing but really.
Only 4.0, no stroker.
Jasper= $3250
Golen= more iirc
Used $400-1000 but who's to say it's not a lemon
Other reman $1600+
It's some coin so if I can perform the labor, I have space, but I need tools:
.E torx
.Engine lift
.Maybe a trans lift to lower it for e totx access, currently I do have a trans drop. ( i could weld a basket like jig on a floor jack) thoughts?
.Everything else I didn't consider...
So I'm here to pick your brain on wether doing this project ,likely alone, is a good idea having never done this before?
Pulling the engine seems highly time consuming, but not impossible and other than pulling the engine/intake itself, I've already disassembled everything else in engine bay before.
I haven't found anything good for Viewing installation clearly yet, so I'm a bit skeptical on how difficult this job would be to do myself, but i do know shop labor is 1400$ average which seems like coin I shouldn't be spending.
Some ?s for consideration:
Is this safe leaving the trans in on a garage floor and pulling the engine (hoisted & chained properly)?
Is it worth buying a hoist vs renting for the time it would take?
Any other specialized tools Ide need?
If it's a new engine, it is pretty simple to align TDC, and prime the oil pump right?
Would a trans drop complicate any removal/ install?
Any sketchy things I probably haven't seen or need to know from threads?
Thanks all, I don't want to re write threads on swaps as I know there's many, but this is a good chance to learn if its worth the inexperienced to implore engine swaps.
As shop quotes roll in they are a bit higher than what ide hoped for, and for piece of mind I'm largely leaning towards a replacement motor vs rebuild.
With multitudes of possibilities to source an engine, I need something that will not leave me stranded and that will likely not come cheap.
Engine:
I've heard nothing good about ATK, so I'm looking at every thing but really.
Only 4.0, no stroker.
Jasper= $3250
Golen= more iirc
Used $400-1000 but who's to say it's not a lemon
Other reman $1600+
It's some coin so if I can perform the labor, I have space, but I need tools:
.E torx
.Engine lift
.Maybe a trans lift to lower it for e totx access, currently I do have a trans drop. ( i could weld a basket like jig on a floor jack) thoughts?
.Everything else I didn't consider...
So I'm here to pick your brain on wether doing this project ,likely alone, is a good idea having never done this before?
Pulling the engine seems highly time consuming, but not impossible and other than pulling the engine/intake itself, I've already disassembled everything else in engine bay before.
I haven't found anything good for Viewing installation clearly yet, so I'm a bit skeptical on how difficult this job would be to do myself, but i do know shop labor is 1400$ average which seems like coin I shouldn't be spending.
Some ?s for consideration:
Is this safe leaving the trans in on a garage floor and pulling the engine (hoisted & chained properly)?
Is it worth buying a hoist vs renting for the time it would take?
Any other specialized tools Ide need?
If it's a new engine, it is pretty simple to align TDC, and prime the oil pump right?
Would a trans drop complicate any removal/ install?
Any sketchy things I probably haven't seen or need to know from threads?
Thanks all, I don't want to re write threads on swaps as I know there's many, but this is a good chance to learn if its worth the inexperienced to implore engine swaps.
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