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I don't think i'd ever be optimistic enough to buy an engine sight unseen! Engines can differ too much from year to year, and even in the SAME model year. Some of your old parts may not fit and you might wind up spending a lot more money then you were planning to, if you do not somehow make sure the engine not only runs well but is an EXACT match for yours.
I swapped a used japanese engine into another car (1985 nissan 200sx) once and it turned into a bit of a fiasco. The engines were a little different and most of the differences were not found until the old engine was out of the car and half apart. The intake ports on the new engine were square, on the old engine they were oval, meaning the intake manifold did not fit right. A coolant pipe also blocked the intake manifold from being installed because it was angled, while the old one was horizontal. I got the engine in ultimately (the coolant pipe was press fit and needed heat, and simply bolted on the old manifold, wrong ports and all) and it did run - but it never really ran right after that. It had enough power but it idled rough and i knew it would never pass Kalifornia smog. So i traded the car in for $250 when i got my 2002 V6 camry.
If i were thinking of buying an engine online, i think i'd be careful to make sure it is the exact same engine as the one coming out. How you could do that without seeing both engines, i have no idea.
Last edited by AlmightyCamry777; 06-21-2010 at 04:22 PM.
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