Sethticlees

I got a debate! My SR has this seriously bad valve train noise. It ticks so hard it throws the knock sensor. I believe the cause is intake cam somewhere around cylinder 2 or 3.
Now the debate...

I bought another SR20DE and plan to do a swap... or should I?
Swapping the entire engine is a lot of work for one guy. I'm contemplating the idea of swapping heads. Since the problem resides entirely in the head I'm debating taking the easy way out.
What do you think?

Perhaps you’d have a better suggestion?

Look at the facts:
The old motor has 116K miles, both new crank seals, new chain guide, new clutch, burns no oil as far as I know, but compression on #3 cylinder is about 15 psi low and the intake cam ticks something awful.

The new motor has 70-80K miles, runs perfect (so I was told), looks clean inside the valve cover, no compression issues as far as I know, No new oil seals or chain guides (yet).

What to do what to do? Opinions? Ideas? Advice?

 

se-r-57

I say just swap the motor. It's not that big of a deal if you have the stuff to do it.

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Slacky

swap the engine its some motor mounts and plugs rather than buying new gaskets and cleaning, and then retorqueing and then ya still have to plug a bunch of sensors in, while u hae the engine out u can put new seals in real quick seeing how your so concerned of them and remember the clutch stays with the car , will work with the other engine

Sethticlees

Sure "the clutch stays with the car" but I do believe it will need to come out inorder to be swapped.

Just sux I was hoping for an easy way out.
A lot of work either way, but yes... I agree, motor - motor, is likely the best option.

Wish i had a garage.

Slacky

dont need garage, just a mechanics tool set and a engine hoist, and maybe a friend to help guide the engine out

 

Sethticlees

I might be able to scrounge up 2 out of 3.

BennittoMallito

Don't swap heads. Everything you take apart needs new gaskets, and extra time and tools to re-install. If you've got a lower mileage engine do that.

Then you can fix the head at your leisure, and probably make back a few bucks selling the engine off. With any luck you never have to tear down a whole motor rather than doing two.

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Sethticlees

Thank you for the advice.
I see what you mean now. Swapping heads would make for more work in the long run. Better to monkey around in the rain swapping complete engines than waste my time doing a precision head swap.

I wish there was an easier way, but as my swap date approaches I'm starting to come to terms with this whole project. 11/9 the swap begins. This is my first so wish me luck.

-seth

chimmike

swap the motor, then tear apart your old motor and fix all the stuff wrong with it....or build it up

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Slacky

indeed. then when u blow that new one up which wont happen for a while if your nice to it, u will have a race engine to put in with a GIGANTIC turbo mauahahahahah

 

Sethticlees

Swap is underway...

Slacky

sweet... looks as if u pulled it from the bottom, how hard was that exactly?

BennittoMallito

Sweet. A good floor jack like that is your best freind. Car looks clean, but you should still do some bay-keeping while its all apart. Best of luck.

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se-r-57

There supposed to come out the bottom.

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Slacky

are they now, well they i probebly would have gotton mighty pissed when pullin it from the top didnt work, thanks