Buying an engine from a breakers yard

[Giorgio]

Gonna start looking for a 2 litre engine tomorrow...any tips for making sure i end up with a good 'un?

 

What mileage is safe to go up to, bearing in mind it isn't likely to come with service history?

 

How much would a reconditioned engine be? Would it be worth it?

 

I do not plan on any further performance mods apart from induction/exhaust, but want a fairly reliable engine.

 

Thanks for any input!

[Graeme]

first off i wouldnt trust crap they say to you unless there is proof to back it up.

 

2nd if your gonna just drop it in, anything under 70k id say. if your gonna get internal work done then any condition is okay.

 

as your looking for a reliable engine id just get a good condition pre 70k engine

[sortedford]

i wouldnt believe jack from a breakers yard

[Madmax]

Like said above unless they can prove it dont believe jack from a breakers yard unless they got paperwork etc to prove it. Mate of mine found that out the hard way with a gearbox which was supposadly good but decided to spit its guts out 2 days later.

[DAVE W]

i wouldnt believe jack from a breakers yard

 

Which breakers does he work at on in coventry

[RyanML]

i dunno if its the same around here.. but breakers yards around here have a 30 day garrentee... so if somthing is up with the engine you can take it back lol

[sortedford]

rarther you than me, fitting n finding out its rubbish, thenremoving it to return in under 30 days

[Ex-Finesse]

If possible, see it running.

 

Otherwise - check the oil filter, if it's rusted to fcuk, leave it.

 

Check the oil in the sump, should be fairly clean.

 

Check water in the header tank, hopefully nice and clean.

 

Check under oil cap, once again, oil should be nice and clean.

 

That should be enough to ceritfy whether it's a good one.

 

Don't be put off by mileage My new build had 155k on it!! Giles stripped it down and the bottom end was still perfect. Crank hasn't needed a re-grind - awesome.

[Giorgio]

If possible, see it running.

 

Otherwise - check the oil filter, if it's rusted to fcuk, leave it.

 

Check the oil in the sump, should be fairly clean.

 

Check water in the header tank, hopefully nice and clean.

 

Check under oil cap, once again, oil should be nice and clean.

 

That should be enough to ceritfy whether it's a good one.

 

Don't be put off by mileage My new build had 155k on it!! Giles stripped it down and the bottom end was still perfect. Crank hasn't needed a re-grind - awesome.

 

Nice one

 

I know there are no gurantees from a scrap yard, but its the only way i can afford to do this right now, so the above info will be a big help in finding a decent one. Cheers to everyone!

[sime73]

if your buying an engine from a scrappy and want 'reliable' you have to be prepered to strip and check it out.

[Trig]

if you are getting one from a scrapyard the get it out of a car that had had rear end crash damage