Hello fellow members. I am in need of guidance please. Here is the story. My dad has a 1995 e320. It was neglected before given to him. As I write this, the car sits at 204k. The car has a misfiring problem. When I checked the spark plugs, the last two closest to the fire wall had water on the threads. This has lead me to think that perhaps the head is cracked. The car misfire pretty bad unless it is wide open throttle.
Now, I am trying to find a donor engine. I was looking around the junkyards and auto recycling places. I had also come across a few engines on ebay, too. Or noticed that some of the postings suggested that the engine(l6 3.2) is used from 94 up until 97? While other sellers have suggested that only the 94 and 95 share the same engine. So my question is, which year and even model could I extract the motor from? The mechanic will transfer the the component on the car into the new motor, so external parts are not a worried. I just want the long block to mount in and be able to be matted with the car's current components.
Second question is- how much should a used engine go for. I preferably want to stay with an engine the is sub 150k. I have been quoted 500 for a 90k engine. At the same time I am skeptical with a lot of the engines out here, as anyone could produce a misleading mileage on an engine. So what is a good price for an engine?
Also, are these engines hard to extract? I have never done an engine swap before but I am not shy to give it a try. I will not be putting in the engine, but perhaps pulling one out of the junkyard, as taking it out is easier than putting it in correctly.
Thanks to everyone for taking there time and reading this post, as I am in need of some recourse. The mechanic is going to charge me 400 to put in the new engine. I honestly have about only 1000 to spend. I would like to get it running good for my dad for Christmas. I live in fresno, California if that matters. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Now, I am trying to find a donor engine. I was looking around the junkyards and auto recycling places. I had also come across a few engines on ebay, too. Or noticed that some of the postings suggested that the engine(l6 3.2) is used from 94 up until 97? While other sellers have suggested that only the 94 and 95 share the same engine. So my question is, which year and even model could I extract the motor from? The mechanic will transfer the the component on the car into the new motor, so external parts are not a worried. I just want the long block to mount in and be able to be matted with the car's current components.
Second question is- how much should a used engine go for. I preferably want to stay with an engine the is sub 150k. I have been quoted 500 for a 90k engine. At the same time I am skeptical with a lot of the engines out here, as anyone could produce a misleading mileage on an engine. So what is a good price for an engine?
Also, are these engines hard to extract? I have never done an engine swap before but I am not shy to give it a try. I will not be putting in the engine, but perhaps pulling one out of the junkyard, as taking it out is easier than putting it in correctly.
Thanks to everyone for taking there time and reading this post, as I am in need of some recourse. The mechanic is going to charge me 400 to put in the new engine. I honestly have about only 1000 to spend. I would like to get it running good for my dad for Christmas. I live in fresno, California if that matters. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
