Hot take: That $200 junkyard engine I pulled last month runs better than the "rebuilt" one I paid $800 for

Met a machinist at the Pick-N-Pull who told me most "rebuilt" motors are just cleaned up with new gaskets and he was right because my junkyard find has 30 more psi on all 4 cylinders.

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amy85818d ago

Slap that $200 junkyard find in and call it a day before the "rebuilt" one costs you another $1,000 in labor. I love how "rebuilt" just means they wiped the oil off and called it a day, meanwhile some 1992 Camry that spent ten years in a field is somehow cranking out perfect compression numbers. My buddy paid $1,500 for a "fully rebuilt" motor and it started knocking before he even got home from the shop.

wright.cole18d ago

Blame your buddy for not bringing a mechanic along to check it out first. Rebuilt is a joke most of the time, they just swap the timing belt and call it good. I've pulled junkyard engines that ran smoother than some "professionally rebuilt" junk. The real gamble is paying for labor twice because someone's "rebuilt" motor blew a seal after 500 miles. Always test compression yourself on a junkyard find before you hand over a dime. Trust your own tools over some shop's word every time.