Only if the UM moved at all either front-to-back or angle with the horizontal you might have to bend the EGR tube a little to get it to line up since it connects at the rear of the manifold.

But I was just saying that hypothetically to cover the bases with everything I could think of. I'm pretty sure the position of the LIM's are just about the same; it sounds like StephenMax thinks so too. And if they are then it's mainly just reworking the mounting holes.

 

yea i am pretty sure thats the case with the holes....

 

You are completely right about the bending of the EGR tube to fit into the 00VI, because I had to do it myself. When i installed my Vi, I used the 00 LIM and it sit perfectly with the fuel rail, I just swapped out the gasket with the 00 gasket.

 

Well I drove all the way up to Leominster Mass today (220 miles) to pick up the engine.

00' DEK with only 8000 miles on it. I will be prepping the motor in the next couple months then installing it. Im kinda in a bad mood cause it looks like a peice of Shi* right now, beacuse of how dirty it is. I would have taken shots of it but the thing is soo frig*n dusty from sitting around for 4 1/2 years. It was stored inside, just was dirt and grime that built up on the engine is really horrible.

Have to find out what to do for an engine thats been sitting for 4 1/2 years.

-matt

 

looks like shiit now, but its still a very young motor.
Once fully preped, she'll run like a champ.

I've seen on crate motors they'd "prime" the motor (adding oil and turning it over a number of times to get the oil spread around). I wonder if a similar process would be needed for you to do before fire up?

 

hopefully some oil was left it in....but if not just keep adding some while it sits...and yes crank it a few times to get some oil pressure before u start.....it might run a little rough and blow some nasty smoke for a few minutes y it burns up some crap

 

All you have to do is remove the harness ground so the injectors and coils are disabled and crank it over for a few seconds.

 

he could also pull the fuel pump fuse

 

You guys can only imagine how dirty it is but maybe Ill snap some pics tomorrow before work. The thing is a mess. lol.

As for getting the motor going again, Ive heard of putting a lubricant in the sprak plug holes and cranking the motor before adding fuel in order to get the rings working again. My macanic told me that I am risking it because a motor sitting that long may have a problem from the rings sitting for sooo dam*** long against the piston walls that it may score the piston walls a bit.

The reason I disagree with that is because the motor only has 8K miles on it, and it was stored in-doors away from the elements.

-matt

 

If he only did that the coils would still be firing and sometimes the car will try to or start even if the fuel pump is disabled. Removing the harness grounds is the surest and easiest way to do it.

 

The one thing that does pi** me off a bit is that the place told me that they store the motors inside. It may have been stored inside but there is a bit of corrosion on the motor which really gets to me....
A guy on here bought one about 3 weeks ago and its imaculate condition..This one isnt.

Do I even even bother to call the place or not ??

 

 

Looks to me it was stored outside and he specifically told me it was stored in-doors.

-matt

 

this is a pic of my engine that i got from the same place.

 

It's a junk yard motor for cheap, what did you expect?

Before I got the salvaged motor I am currently using I went by and took a look at it. I was stored inside but it was also dirty as all hell. I asked them to pressure wash it for me before delivery and it looked much better. Then I just took some time and cleaned it up myself.

Matty, just put some elbow grease into it and it will be fine.

 

just clean it up and it wil be fine...its doesnt look like oil or anything so u should be fine a little foamy engine bright and u will be fine

 

Pardon my ignorance, but apart from personal preference, why does how dirty it is on the outside matter?

 

Because it makes you question how well it was taken care of and where it was placed while it was there. Kinda like buying a car.

 

You can't compare buying a motor and buying a car. How it looks on the outside has absolutely nothing to do with it's mechanical condition. I'm speaking from experience...

 

Take it to a place that has a steam cleaner and it will look pretty good.

Oh yeah, you put a FEW drops of Marval Mystery Oil or even auto tranny fluid through the spark plug holes and manually rotate the engine via the crank pulley.

 

I got me a dek! Oh its so clean! Matty, remember you got your motor from the north plus it sat for 4 years.. That could have been a ruff 8k. You never know until it runs.

 

Do you recommend Dino Oil first or Synthetic ?? I definetly wanna go to Synthetic, I just dont know if its best to start out with that.

Should I just clean the motor with De-greaser and water or Steam clean would be better ??

How many miles on your DEK ??

-matt

 

60k. 8K would be nice but.. Im happy. Should have All the parts ready for install by friday. Ill keep you posted

 

Some Updated Pics. Washed it a bit today. Now for the Tear down

 

 

It's clean

 

looks like all it needed was a good wash.