yea but its most likely got some mileage on it right? my engine has 59,000 miles. plus its a GLE

 

Looks like a steal to me. Hope rebuilding the engine works out for you!

 

Yes, my SE is pushing 260k. I just saw in another thread that your $1400 is parts and labor with a warranty. In that case, it's not a bad price at all.

 

Not bad! But you cant even try to beat the OP when it comes to the price your paying for that engine...UNLESS it a brand new crate motor.

 

Bought my current engine at a salvage yard for $750. I still don't understand how it could only have had 7000 miles on it back in 2002. Hmmm..

Great deal on the car. I'd give that much to be able to pull parts!

Dom

 

Guaranteed a blown head gasket or cracked radiator....Dig in! Perform a compression test It can't be that bad! Also perform a coolant pressure test!

 

I made an interesting discovery today when removing the LIM. Having sat for a very long time, the car has become home to a variety of creatures. When I turned the LIM over, I found a live creepy looking dark black spider. When I poked at it with a crowbar, it turned to reveal a red hourglass shape. For those of you not up on your arachnids, it was a black widow! ...was...

So the fuel tube / injectors, LIM, and rocker covers are now off. Next step is to get under the car and start working towards the timing chain case. Unfortunately my old 2 ½ ton jack does not quite have the range to get the car where I need it. The ground slopes downhill and I will have to get the driver's side a little bit higher up to level the car.


One of the four tabs on the #6 injector is broken off. I am not sure what effect that has on its performance, but it's going on the list of parts to replace anyway.


Where possible I am leaving nuts & bolts in place after removing the parts they secure. For the rest of them, scrap cardboard and a sharpie do a fine job.


I am going out of town for a week on the 1st, so buying a new jack, as well a puller for the crankshaft pulley, are going to have to wait until I get back. The project may be slow going, but at least it gives me something to wrench on after watching Powerblock each weekend.

 

Looks like that engine has been running with no oil for quite some time.
What do you plan to do when you find the real problem in this engine ?

 

What do you mean? I drained a gallon of oil out of it last week. In the picture above you can see oil dripping over the edge where the gasket sits.

 

Just look how black it is makes me wonder if anyone ever changed it...

 

FIRST MOD would be to rip out everything a/c rear seats your name it weight reduction and drop a 3.5 in that hoeeee

 

It is pretty nasty. The oil I drained out was the blackest oil I have ever seen. There is a good layer of sludge coating the valves. It smells pretty bad too. A friend of mine works in the machine shop at ABC Auto Parts. Once I get the heads off, he is going to thoroughly clean and resurface them.

 

So is the engine pretty much hydro locked ?

 

..with all that sludge & which points too apparent neglect, is it worth rebuilding this engine ??

 

wow. 250 bucks, you lucky dog.

 

Shortly after my last update I started travelling a lot and have had little time to devote to this project and after running the numbers some more I have decided to abandon it. For what it would cost me to fix / replace the engine and get the body work done I could buy another running Max. The GXE is now a donor car for my SE and will be sold to a junkyard when I'm done.

Today I swapped the steering wheel, driver's door interior handle / key cylinder / latch / connecting rods, sun visors, center armrest, front marker lights, center A/C vents / clock / flasher / defrost, glove compartment, and rear view mirror. I may paint the valve covers and UMI to put in the SE whenever I get around to replacing its valve cover gaskets. I'm going to keep some other parts (coil packs, alternator, starter) for spares.

 

I think this might be a smart move on your part

 

+1

No sense in dumping too much into a car that is of unknown quality. Still, you got a steal on a good parts car!

 

Imho 250 for a parts car is amazing! I paid 220 just for a transmission the other day. Not to mention you can keep the car, e-bay parts you are sure you won't need and you would have MADE money in no time!

 

Oh well. I understand the logic of parting it out. However, my nature would have forced me to put a good salvage motor and door in it. Then put it back on the road and work out the bugs. I have a guy here local that would have sold you a complete running 125k motor with all accessories still attached for $300. Then snag the door from craigslist here in DFW for $100 or less. Add $200 in misc unknowns and for a grand total of $600+$250=$850, you would have had a good car.

 

But what about the autotragic in the car? Who knows if that things works at all?

 

.. drop in a dek.. 300$ an engine.. my SC kit... in the FS section.. and your golden...