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Looking for some advice. Had a coolant failure and the dealership just called and told me engine is shot, warped heads, $8800 for a new engine installed.

Its a 2007 with 126,000, nice interior, decent paint though it has been in a collision. No rust, and NO FACTORY NAV, so I have a great android head unit that matches perfect running waze, audible, spotify, etc. Meaning I love the truck and had no intention of replacing.

Found a local engine shop to do a swap for a low miles JDM 4.7 for about $5000

Waiting for a quote from a board vendor as well.

So any thoughts on best place to get this fixed in Atlanta? Any exerience with used or reman engines?

Is it worth anything if I just want to sell as is to someone with more mechanical skills than me?

Any thoughts appreciated.
 
If you want to save some pennies try to find an engine from a 2005+ Tundra or Sequoia. They can be had between 1-$1.5k. You have to swap over the oil pan and some other goodies but that's going to be the cheapest route.
 
I think you will find plenty of folks willing to pick that up if the price is right.
 
Captramrod01 said:
If you want to save some pennies try to find an engine from a 2005+ Tundra or Sequoia. They can be had between 1-$1.5k. You have to swap over the oil pan and some other goodies but that's going to be the cheapest route.
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Not sure but I think the 07 has a smog recapture system not present in 05. Removal works for some but here in GA, emissions test throws a code if removed and it fails. But thank you
 
i don't know either. Depends on what you need to feel good about it. All selfishness aside, there are people that would probably line up to take it off your hands. I wouldn't post numbers, I'm sure i'd get s*** if if I did. Post some pictures and you''ll get offers I'm pretty sure.
 
Both of those prices sound insane to me. Check eBay. Keep in mind the Tundra/Sequoia motors have some slight differences and were assembled in the US vs the LC/GX470/LX470/4Runner being assembled in Japan. Agreed on ACC being your best bet for help.
 
float a price... people would line up to buy it.
 
I'm also interested in what failed. Complete failure like that, warping both heads to the point they are complete losses is no small deal. I feel like a broken record, but I don't think I've ever seen that on a 2UZ. Mechanics (Dealers included) are notorious for absolutely wrong diagnosis on these motors.

I've got a lot of experience with aluminum head overheats and associated problems. Not 2UZ, but inline 6 in the Supra world. Usually, the dealer will not offer any kind of machining. It's either perfect, or scrap. No in between. From an engine builder's perspective that's incredibly dumb and lazy.

A good shop that handles engine builds may be able to take a look at it and determine the heads can be straightened or just machined flat again.

$8800 for a new engine is insanity. That's like a fresh block, heads and associated hardware. $5k is still a healthy profit for a basic shop. Somebody that knows what they're doing could probably do it for $3k and still make some good profit if the heads are salvageable.

I'd love to know if the dealer even actually measured the heads or if they just kept the engine together, did some basic inspection and extrapolated that it may have serious problems and quoted you an entire new engine because they didn't want to bother actually figuring out what's wrong.
 
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