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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: cc on October 07, 2016, 02:31:10 PM

Title: buy a cooked 2.5L V6 2002 engine????
Post by: cc on October 07, 2016, 02:31:10 PM
Guys
might have the opportunity to buy a low km but cooked (lost the coolant) engine as a spare. Anyone had experience in bringing one back to life?
Title: Re: buy a cooked 2.5L V6 2002 engine????
Post by: bazzbazz on October 07, 2016, 05:54:24 PM
Well the obvious question begs . . . . define "COOKED", as in "How cooked".  ;)
Title: Re: buy a cooked 2.5L V6 2002 engine????
Post by: cc on October 07, 2016, 09:50:42 PM
hopefully find out tomorrow.
Title: Re: buy a cooked 2.5L V6 2002 engine????
Post by: Mick A on October 08, 2016, 12:33:57 AM
The block will probably be OK, but the heads don't take an overheat very well and will probably be soft.

Title: Re: buy a cooked 2.5L V6 2002 engine????
Post by: Craig_m67 on October 08, 2016, 01:23:20 PM
Question I'd ask is why ?

You can pick up a running V6 156 for less than a dollar sometimes. I gave one away, drove it onto a truck.  What's the purpose, if it's an engine swap then you will need a whole car full of different bits?
Title: Re: buy a cooked 2.5L V6 2002 engine????
Post by: cc on October 08, 2016, 04:12:19 PM
the engine may be available and was a low km one. Was hoping to find out more, but has been postponed by owner.
Am thinking of rebuilding a spare engine as an interest. For when I have to take the current engine out.
Title: Re: buy a cooked 2.5L V6 2002 engine????
Post by: Duk on October 08, 2016, 04:32:14 PM
Coffee table.
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