Blew motor, how much labor in swapping?
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Blew motor, how much labor in swapping?
My wife was driving the LS400 and it overheated, blew headgasket, then seized up.
I can get another motor locally certified for $450 but i'd like to know how many hours labor (realistically) would go into swapping it with another identical one. Professionally. I know the book calls for 20 hours, but is there a particular reason or are there any shortcuts? Anyone know of any writeups on here? I have searched... maybe not enough
I can get another motor locally certified for $450 but i'd like to know how many hours labor (realistically) would go into swapping it with another identical one. Professionally. I know the book calls for 20 hours, but is there a particular reason or are there any shortcuts? Anyone know of any writeups on here? I have searched... maybe not enough
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20 hours is right. Any shop you go to will charge you for 20 hours. I blew the motor on my 96 sentra and I swapped in a new motor myself. The job took a little less than 20 hours but we're talking about little 1.6L engine with small engine compartment.
well good luck to you.
well good luck to you.
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Wow we sure don't see many of these threads here! Sorry to hear about your engine blowing.
I love my legend, but its sadly the most common death those cars have...otherwise they can go 250k+
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Any engine - but especially an aluminum engine - is likely the blow the head gasket if the owner keeps driving instead of stopping when a cooling system fault causes the temperature gauge to climb near or beyond the HOT mark. Excess heat causes the aluminum to warp which in turn can cause a breach in the head gasket seal.
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I worry about my car running too hot. When I first got it, the temperature gauge went a little bit higher than the "mid" mark, in stop and go traffic. It came back down when I blasted the heater on full, but this car shouldn't overheat ever! I bought a Scangauge, and find that my water temperature is about 193f when fully warm, and can go up to 202 when hot!
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the overheating only lasted a matter of seconds... it was the leaking waterpump (that i had been planning to change) that was the major problem. motor has 222k miles on it.
dilema: do i swap the motor or do i part the car? it is a 1991 LS400, body in good condition (not excellent), paint is ok... except for hood and trunk, interior is super clean, with a slight tear in both front seats, nothing aftermarket. Suspension and brakes are in excellent shape. i can get a certified motor w/ 100k on it delivered to my door for $450, then i can have it swapped for $500. Question is: is this car worth the additional $1000 to be invested? I currently have $2700 in it.
dilema: do i swap the motor or do i part the car? it is a 1991 LS400, body in good condition (not excellent), paint is ok... except for hood and trunk, interior is super clean, with a slight tear in both front seats, nothing aftermarket. Suspension and brakes are in excellent shape. i can get a certified motor w/ 100k on it delivered to my door for $450, then i can have it swapped for $500. Question is: is this car worth the additional $1000 to be invested? I currently have $2700 in it.
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Titus,
Does'nt the question become what else are you willing to drive for X amount of dollars & not the amount you have in the LS??
In other words at a certain point the value of the LS is that it allows you not to buy something really nice, not the worth of the LS itself.
Does'nt the question become what else are you willing to drive for X amount of dollars & not the amount you have in the LS??
In other words at a certain point the value of the LS is that it allows you not to buy something really nice, not the worth of the LS itself.
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