For Sale Off market for now LC (Silver w/ black interior) with Fubar Engine (i.e. needs engine). and Ebay purchased JDM engine. Located in NC. (1 Viewer)

Year

2014

Vehicle Model

1. 200 Series

Mileage

145000

Color

Silver

Decided to keep it and "buy it back from myself" and do an engine swap of some type.........unless someone offers me a silly number.

 

[OEMGUY0720]

What’s the issue with the engine? May be interested but would like to get more context of the ask.

 

[gray rider]

UPDATE:

This:
Vehicle towed in w/ crank no start and P0022. Abnormal cranking noise when attempting to start. Tech conducted compression test to reveal the following: (Acceptable compression should be approx 120 psi or higher):
Cylinder 1: 120
3: 130
5: 100
7: 150

2: 30
4: 0
6: 0
8: 30

There is a problem on the passenger bank of cylinders. Most likely damaged or broken sub-chain (chain that links the intake cam to exhaust cam).
To confirm this, would need to pull valve cover on this side. This is an interference engine and when a timing chain breaks or jumps time, there is most certainly valve or piston damage.
Customer has been experiencing oil consumption since purchase. Therefore, this would be opportune time for engine replacement.

 

[gray rider]

There....

 

[Pz10420]

Price?

 

[gray rider]

Price?

Preliminarily it looks like this:
with normal engine: $ 33,000 - $ 35,000?
less engine swap needed < $ 10,000 ? >
Value as is = $23,000 - $ 25,000 ??

 

[DanWiser]

Just some food for thought on project cars—there needs to be a significant price adjustment to account for the necessary repairs. Simply lowering the price to cover the cost of an engine, for example, doesn’t make it an appealing deal. Otherwise, buyers might as well purchase a car that doesn’t need any work in the first place. Btw.... i'm interested in the car, But - for the right price!

 

[gray rider]

Thanks Dan.
But I’m interested in keeping it if the numbers don’t work in my favor. Already base lined it for about 4 grand and added the bumper winch for over 3. (Which I should not have done if I was intending to sell it.
Gotta be a willing buyer and a willing, seller, right?

 

[DanWiser]

Thanks Dan.
But I’m interested in keeping it if the numbers don’t work in my favor. Already base lined it for about 4 grand and added the bumper winch for over 3. (Which I should not have done if I was intending to sell it.
Gotta be a willing buyer and a willing, seller, right?

I completely agree with you. It needs to make sense for both parties. My point was, your better off keeping it if you don't get your desired number.
GLWS

 

[gray rider]

Yes indeed I agree. Right now the uncertainty is the potential donor engine?????

 

[Musubi]

Preliminarily it looks like this:
with normal engine: $ 33,000 - $ 35,000?
less engine swap needed < $ 10,000 ? >
Value as is = $23,000 - $ 25,000 ??

So I've been debating on whether to get a high milage 200 or spend more upfront and buy a low milage one for a while. I dug into engine repairs for the 5.7 and I'm pretty confident you're not gonna get an engine swap done at $10k.

- A completely new engine is $30k.
- Have a non dealer shop source and swap for you is around $15-20k.
- A junk yard Tundra/Sequoia engine is $5k. Harder and potentially more expensive to source from 200/570.
- If a shop is willing to do it, the Tundra/Sequoia can fit with some modifications.
- From salvage auctions, a running but total loss 200/570, is easily more than $10k.

The only way you can keep it at or under $10k is if you buy a junk Tundra engine and do the labor yourself. I'm not skilled enough to do swap my own engine, but if I were, like DanWiser, I'd deduct more than just the repair cost off the market price. For $25k I'd just buy one without problems. Actually I would buy a $20k rig and spend $5k to address head gasket/timing chain/cam tower/valley plate.

We're starting to see more and more examples of 200series totaled by repair due to ignoring the valley plate which leads to overheating. Your thread from last week... it's 2025, 17 YEARS since the 5.7 was introduced. And we still don't have a good way to put a new motor in the 200.

200 Series Engine Swap Options

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200 is not like the 100. The 5.7 will get expensive very very quickly under surgery. And relative to the 100series, the 200 is more rare, and too new to have an abundance of parts just laying around.

It sucks that this happened to you, and sucks even more to have a shady dealer swapping a bad motor prior to your purchase. If your shop opens the engine and deem it repairable, do it. Because I don't think you'll get $25k for a non running rig. And sounds like you already have an emotional/financial attachment to your rig anyways. Good luck!

 

[gray rider]

Some more budget details:
LC Engine with 60,000 miles on it: 6,500.00 + shipping = $6,850.00.
Labor quote from local Toyota dealer ($2,635.00 15.5 hrs at 170.00/hr)
Misc fluids etc 10% = $ 950.00
Sales tax = $680.00
Total = $11,130.00
Perhaps I am way off?
"Sunk Cost = Rust"
YMMV.

 

[gray rider]

So I've been debating on whether to get a high milage 200 or spend more upfront and buy a low milage one for a while. I dug into engine repairs for the 5.7 and I'm pretty confident you're not gonna get an engine swap done at $10k.

- A completely new engine is $30k.
- Have a non dealer shop source and swap for you is around $15-20k.
- A junk yard Tundra/Sequoia engine is $5k. Harder and potentially more expensive to source from 200/570.
- If a shop is willing to do it, the Tundra/Sequoia can fit with some modifications.
- From salvage auctions, a running but total loss 200/570, is easily more than $10k.

The only way you can keep it at or under $10k is if you buy a junk Tundra engine and do the labor yourself. I'm not skilled enough to do swap my own engine, but if I were, like DanWiser, I'd deduct more than just the repair cost off the market price. For $25k I'd just buy one without problems. Actually I would buy a $20k rig and spend $5k to address head gasket/timing chain/cam tower/valley plate.

We're starting to see more and more examples of 200series totaled by repair due to ignoring the valley plate which leads to overheating. Your thread from last week... it's 2025, 17 YEARS since the 5.7 was introduced. And we still don't have a good way to put a new motor in the 200.

200 Series Engine Swap Options

forum.ih8mud.com

200 is not like the 100. The 5.7 will get expensive very very quickly under surgery. And relative to the 100series, the 200 is more rare, and too new to have an abundance of parts just laying around.

It sucks that this happened to you, and sucks even more to have a shady dealer swapping a bad motor prior to your purchase. If your shop opens the engine and deem it repairable, do it. Because I don't think you'll get $25k for a non running rig. And sounds like you already have an emotional/financial attachment to your rig anyways. Good luck!

@Musubi: After further review today, you may have some valid points. I need to revise my budget upward. I will try to follow-up....

 

[gray rider]

This stuff is a bit fluid in nature....

 

[gray rider]

Just some food for thought on project cars—there needs to be a significant price adjustment to account for the necessary repairs. Simply lowering the price to cover the cost of an engine, for example, doesn’t make it an appealing deal. Otherwise, buyers might as well purchase a car that doesn’t need any work in the first place. Btw.... i'm interested in the car, But - for the right price!

Regardless, it still takes two to tango...

 

[gray rider]

 

[JCliftonB]

I'll give you $15,000 cash for it. Can come haul it away next week. LMK.

 

[gray rider]

I'll give you $15,000 cash for it. Can come haul it away next week. LMK.

There is a selling price that is the tipping point and makes me just consider cutting my losses and moving on. $15,000 may not be it. But it is closer than I thought. I will consider it, thanks.

 

[onemanarmy]

LS swap with standlone engine ECU and dakota digital gauge pack is the way........

 

[gray rider]

So many forks in the road!!