2AZFE - 2.4L 4cly - Swap/Replace - Camry vs Scion Engine Differences

[SilvaChris1]

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Ok fellas, I'm a newb to the site, and I've searched all over the net for an answer to this. I'm posting it over in another section too since I'm not really sure if it fits here or in the regular gen 5 section

First some background info. My mother-in-law has a 2005 Camry with the 2AZFE 2.4L 4. It has 145k on the clock. The engine had a rod knocking before hand, was blowing oil back out around the filler cap, rings were going bad in it, and just jumped time 2 weeks ago. So now it's up to me to replace it for her. Right now she's riding around in my car, and my spare got hit in a parking lot so it's going to the shop. I need to get her back in her car quick. She's a single mom supporting 3, and needs to do this on the cheap. But rather than attempt to cheaply repair a 150k engine, she's opted to change it out with a lower mileage from an online company.

My question is about the differences between the 2AZFE engines. Mainly, the Camry engine vs the Scion engine, or the Camry engine vs the Highlander engine. The Camry engines are considerably more expensive than the Scion TC engines. One example is a 6 month warranty, 62K mile Camry engine for 1300-1400; and a 6 month-1 year warranty 11K mile Scion engine for 850-1000. The Scion engines are better deals by a great margin, but there must be some difference. It's not a Federal vs California emissions thing either. One place mentioned that the timing cover might need changed, but couldn't tell me for sure unless I purchased from them. I need to know what the deal is before I purchase because I want to be sure I can do it without too much trouble or cost involved.

Is it parts I can just pull off the motor that's currently in the car when we swap, or is it extra purchases at the dealership, Ebay, and NAPA?

Thanks guys, hopefully you can help me out, cause I'm lost on this one, and the internet hasn't offered any help.