Hey, just wanted to get some opinions on rebuilding vs. getting a remanufactured engine. If I go with a reman I'll probably go with Orient Engine or Japan Direct. Japan Direct told me thier engines come from Orient Engine but are about 100 dollars cheaper. The guy talked like it's the same deal through them as if I buy from Orient only cheaper. Anyway I'm sure I'm capable of rebuilding mine myself and it would probably be cheaper, but if I go with the reman I'd get a 3 year warranty. Just wanted to get some opinions. Thanks.

 

Rebuilding is cheaper, but when an engine is reman'd properly all wearing parts are replaced, so the engine is as good if not better(in the case of the 3.0) than when it rolled off the assembly line

 

Hmm, I'd like to say that our remans are as good or better then stock based on the parts we use and the amount of machining we are willing to put into them, but can I gaurentee that it will last 15 years with no problems? Probably not and it really comes down to how its taken care of as much as the builder. You could drop a piece of metal into the engine somewhere when installing it and that could slowly over a year destroy the engine, or maybe you don't change the oil properly on breakin and again the thing dies prematurely. Then you could say that my engine is crap and how can I prove otherwise?

My point, (if I can get there) is that sometimes the best reman is open to failure and the same can be said about you DIY and having problems. The real thing that can set you appart is how well it was machined, assembled and the quality of parts put in. So Japan direct may have orient build them and they use a cheeper quality kit and you can't tell. That may be how they can sell an "orient" piece for cheeper. Keep in mind that an engine that is well taken care of, even with cheep parts should last 3 years until the warrenty is up.

If you feel confident that you can do it yourself and you are willing to take you time then by all means do it. I'd build it for more power too. Or buy an orient or whoever, just remember to read the warrenty first and be sure that this is enough for you.

http://www.orientengine.com/warranty.html

 

I love my jasper i have in my truck. But if i had to do again, id rebuild (which im doing to my 4runner).

IT was great for turn key, just not on the pocketbook.

 

Paying for someone else to build you a motor, i think is a waste of money. anyone can do it themselves and learn some very valuable lessons about thier vehicle. plus being on a forum like yotatech, there are plenty of people that will gladly offer a hand and advice, which just goes to prove why yotatech rocks.

 

If I could rebuild it for around $1000, 1500 at the most I'm considering doing it myself. I would be doing all the work myself except any machining on the block,crank,etc, and I'd be taking my heads to get them reworked. I'm pretty certain my block will have to be bored over because there is some pitting on the drivers side rear cylinder walls. It didn't smoke a bit though even though the #3 and #6 cylinder only had 60psi of compression. #1 had zero but it is a valve problem. I've not worked alot on piston engines other than general matinence,timing belt change, but I have rebuilt a couple of rotary engines so i figure I can firgure it out if I decide to do it myself. Anyone know what a Master kit from Engbldr costs. They only have the 22r stuff listed on their site. I guess I need to send them an Email. Thanks for the input.

 

Found the kit cost on engbldr's site.I didn't notice after I went to Toyota Hot Lick's that there was a 3.0 option in the menu. I think I may rebuild it myself. Unless my machine work is extremly expensive I should come out quite abit cheaper.