Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Okay,

I know that every engine has a different life based upon how well the owner cared for it etc...

But what i would like to know is - how many k's is the generally accepted life of a Vitara Motor?

i.e. a sierra engine does about 160 to 180 before it starts to die (generally)... what is the go with a vitara?

Thanks in advance,
Greg

p.s. Grimbo - you are banned from this thread.

try and stop me ha ha ha

grimbo wrote:try and stop me ha ha ha

George is getting angry


Right, now where is the emoticon for :bitch-slapping:

The engine I just pulled outa my Vitara to rebuild, due to a mechanical failure, not wear, has done 279,000km.

Gotta say that's doing ok, considering they all seem to get the conrod bearing rattles from about 150,000 upwards (which, in reality is only a $30 set of bearings anyway...)

Adam

Thanks Adam.

treated faily.....250 to 300...thousand...

mud4b wrote:treated faily.....250 to 300...thousand...

would you buy one from a wrecker with 170,000 on the clock. and if so, what would you expect (be prepared) to pay for it?

what sort carb or efi?

mud4b wrote:what sort carb or efi?

1.6L EFI Vitara Motor from an Aust Delivered Vitara
With loom, computer, air box, alternator, exhaust manifold, not the starter motor, not the gearbox.
170,000kms

Quote: "runs beautifully" - i.e. according to the wrecker - no known problems.

does he provide it on paper(test results)......i would expect to pay $1500
to $1800 at the very most......

I had 200,000 on mine when I killed it... they can live for many more miles (had 180 compression on remaining 3) but about 50k's with a cylinder on 10 psi and a huge oil leak is about the safe limit




For $1800 I'd be wanting the starter motor too... not much more will get you a 16V halfcut so you can get P/S and A/c too

My carby one was about 1/2 that but bare... most wreckers up here wanted $1100 for a bare EFI 16V engine

i had 180,000 kms with full compression b4 the hydralic :(

210,000 and going strong now

mines got 204,000 on it, but its had some head work done to it by the previous owner just before i bought it, which would have been around 185,000

oh, and mines GA16a (carby) btw...

No probs Greg.

Oh, by the way, the engine I pulled out has had the car all over Australia. It's done very little of those km's buzzing around suburbia.

I would agree... prolly $1500, but I'd take the compression tester along & ask to borrow the rattle gun for a few minutes for the crank bolt...

If it's warranted, and you plan on fitting it fairly quickly, so you can have a listen to it, that might be OK. I'd prefer to hear it running tho.

Hope it's still in the donor car.

Adam

A few bucks more and you could have my whole car

I've found two more...

Remember - these are local cars only...

One is $3,200 with 90,000kms.

The other is $1,950 with 104,000kms.

Keep looking

Damo wrote:Keep looking

Why not sell me yours Damo - we all know that you've only clocked up 2k's on it from driving up and down your drive way in the few years you've had it.

I'll even throw in a little bit of extra moo-lah for the chrome dipping you've done to it.

Don't worry about life spans, bounce it off the rev limiter like the cap engine mate.

bigsteve wrote:Don't worry about life spans, bounce it off the rev limiter like the cap engine mate.

Rev limiter !! whats that

Ahh you must be talking about valve bounce ... or oil pump cavitation ... (its funny when you hear the bottom end getting noisy at real high sustained RPM cos the oil is mostly in the top half of the motor) ..

Lads,

I think this thread is heading towards sourcing an engine, so heres my 2cents worth. If it's not then dont worry about this dribble.

I got an engine for my feroza when I last needed one from Just Japanese Parts Plus in Lansvale Sydney. It was guaranteed to have done no more than 60,000kms. It cost just on $1200 delivered.

It came with a 12 month warranty that has been tested twice now, one a small oil leak and the other a big one that saw the rear main replaced in two days! Very happy so far.