hello ppl.
I have an 88 sentra (E16i). 295000km on it. I've only had the car for a month now. The engine sounds like a diesel, it consumes more oil than it does gas and theres oil in the rad. I'm thinking of doing an engine rebuild as I plan to keep the car for awhile. With these many miles on it would it be economical to rebuild it myself or to get a used engine with low miles and swap in?
I can take it off the road for the time I need to rebuild myself but I'm wondering it it would be too worn out to be worth rebuilding. I priced out the standard rebuild kit at NAPA at $524(CDN) (bearings, seals, gaskets).
what other parts would I probably need to replace(pistons, camshaft)? have machined, honed?
I have a friend who is a heavy duty mechanic and he has a shop and most of the tools I'd need to be able to tackle the project.
I can get a used engine shipped from Japan with 50,000km on it supposedly from an engine rebuilders shop for $1000. would this be a better way to go and ditch my old engine or would I be better off paying up to $1000 or more to rebuild the engine I have now?
thanks for any input.
I have an 88 sentra (E16i). 295000km on it. I've only had the car for a month now. The engine sounds like a diesel, it consumes more oil than it does gas and theres oil in the rad. I'm thinking of doing an engine rebuild as I plan to keep the car for awhile. With these many miles on it would it be economical to rebuild it myself or to get a used engine with low miles and swap in?
I can take it off the road for the time I need to rebuild myself but I'm wondering it it would be too worn out to be worth rebuilding. I priced out the standard rebuild kit at NAPA at $524(CDN) (bearings, seals, gaskets).
what other parts would I probably need to replace(pistons, camshaft)? have machined, honed?
I have a friend who is a heavy duty mechanic and he has a shop and most of the tools I'd need to be able to tackle the project.
I can get a used engine shipped from Japan with 50,000km on it supposedly from an engine rebuilders shop for $1000. would this be a better way to go and ditch my old engine or would I be better off paying up to $1000 or more to rebuild the engine I have now?
thanks for any input.