Follow up to Replacing Head Gasket. Buy an engine off E-bay?

[Preacherman]

Would you buy an engine off ebay?

 

[gun001guns]

if its from a dealer or store I would. We recently bought a pool off ebay. We went to OKC and looked and a 33x54 above ground pool was going to cost a little over $7000 and I bought the same pool off ebay for $3000. Same brand, liner thickness, etc. No issues even got free shipping.

 

[cheese79]

If it was cheap enough and you planned on a rebuild... why not

 

[GlockCop]

If it came with some sort of guarantee like 30 days and they could give me the mileage...I have heard good things maybe going that route.

 

[ttown]

Local salvage yards are your friend

 

[FullAuto]

I'd buy locally from A-Z, B&B or LKQ Apex in Tulsa. You'll get a 90 day warranty minimum and most quote a 1 year warranty unless you specify you don't want it. You can option for more years too.

 

[Lithiumokc]

I take it you already had the block checked for cracks? if not, take it in and have it checked before you buy a new one.

 

[Preacherman]

I take it you already had the block checked for cracks? if not, take it in and have it checked before you buy a new one.

I did not have the block checked but one can be clearly seen in the middle cylinder wall.

 

[Shadowrider]

I have but it's been awhile. As with any big purchase check out the seller's feedback. I got a pretty smoking deal on an older LT1 Corvette engine and trans. You have to be patient and read the descriptions carefully to make sure the harness is complete and not cut. It seems the engines for the most part are very low mileage and probably as expensive or more so than a salvage after you add in shipping or very high mileage and overpriced. But you can find deals if you take your time.