I live in California. (Don’t hold it against me.”) I own a 1997 Lexus LX-450 with 200K miles. My truck was running HOT. I replaced the water pump, radiator (twice), fan clutch, and other parts. Then I had the head gasket repaired. When I picked up the truck after the head gasket repair, the truck overheated when going up a steep hill (high RPM). My mechanic took the head off again and checked everything (at his own expense). He took the truck for a 100+ miles test drive (mostly highway). The truck ran great. After he returned it to me, I drove it up the same steep hill (high RPM), it almost overheated when I turned around.
I would appreciate any suggestions on where I could buy a “reliable” rebuilt engine with OEM parts for my 1997 Lexus LX-450. I would also consider rebuilding my engine if I knew of a company that could do it.
The engines on eBay look like “scammers.” I spoke to a company based in southern California. He said their rebuilt 80 Series engines have a 2-year warranty and unlimited mileage. It sounded too good to be true. I put their company name in Google with the word “complaints.” Google listed a website “Rip-offs com.” There were too many posts by people that had been ripped off by them to read. The scammer company also operates another website with a different name doing the same scam.
I would appreciate any suggestions, please.
Thanks.
Michael
I would appreciate any suggestions on where I could buy a “reliable” rebuilt engine with OEM parts for my 1997 Lexus LX-450. I would also consider rebuilding my engine if I knew of a company that could do it.
The engines on eBay look like “scammers.” I spoke to a company based in southern California. He said their rebuilt 80 Series engines have a 2-year warranty and unlimited mileage. It sounded too good to be true. I put their company name in Google with the word “complaints.” Google listed a website “Rip-offs com.” There were too many posts by people that had been ripped off by them to read. The scammer company also operates another website with a different name doing the same scam.
I would appreciate any suggestions, please.
Thanks.
Michael