Greetings all,

after several months of searching, I have finally located a 1992 manual SC300, which appears to be in good shape body-wise, but the engine has 240000 miles. I was, therefore, thinking about changing the engine as a matter of precaution. It appears that the2JZ_GEengines are available, see, e.g., http://www.ebay.com/bhp/2jzge-engine, but some of them are marked as 1998-2005, front or rear sump, nonVVTI, etc. Which one should I be looking for? Are there another source, e.g., crated engines from Japan?

I went to a shop in San Diego, but they told me that the Japanese engines cannot be used because "the fittings from Japanese engines will not necessarily fit American cars -- different shapes, not just a question of size." It has been always my understanding that the engines are imported precisely because they can be used.

 

Do you self a favor and dont go back to that shop

 

^^ and don't just change the engine "Because". 240k is early to mid life, not end. The 2j will last well over 500k (MILES, not kilometers), with regular maintenance.