My girlfriend gave her brother her old AE82 last year, and it just started blowing heaps of blue smoke and it's pretty much shagged. Just wondering if anyone has or knows of a cheap way to get another engine. We're not looking for power, so not really after a 4A-GE, unless it's a good price, but just need a replacement engine so he can still get around.

 

If anyone can help give me a yell, thanks.

 

Leshy

I have one that needs a new waterpump, not sure exactly how good the engine is but it run ok when I last drove it. It needs to be taken out of a AE71 but if you are willing to pull it out as well as the box (but leave me with the box) it is yours.

Hmm, never pulled an engine out before, is it a pain in the arse?

 

Also was the AE-71 FR or FF?

Edited January 17, 200719 yr by Terminal

Also was the AE-71 FR or FF?

 

FR

i,ve got one sitting here on the floor out of a rwd you can have free if you want to pay me to fit it, no war. but it seemed good before i pulled it out

 

8.5 hour book time to fit, rollaclub rates.....$550 plus oil, filter and gasgets sound ok?

Sounds like a good deal, only problem is the car is in Maitland. He's coming down in a few weeks, i'll see if he is willing bring it down here for that price of getting a new engine installed.

 

Will the RWD engine still fit into the FWD AE82? i know the nissan CA18's have some differences between FR & FF engines.

I am told they are the same.

just doing a fwd to rwd now so no worries going the other way

Awesome, sounds good. Let me just talk to my mate, he's not in the cash at the moment, just finished school and still trying to get a job he likes. I'll let you know what the verdict is about getting the new engine put in.

 

On a side note, what would a vague cost of repairing busted o-rings be, or just a general rebuild of the 4A?

Well turns out the damage wasn't as bad as he originally thought, and they car has about another year or 2 of life left in it before it completely shags itself. I won't be needing to get that engine replaced now, but thanks for the offer.