The title itself is basically what I wanna discuss and maybe get some others personal experience stories.
I myself have a "Remanufactured" Engine in my Toyota, and it only has 80K on it, despite it having a failing rear main, and 120PSI on all 4 cylinders, I have the paperwork from back in 2001 when the engine was replaced with a "reman". ( I know this doesn't say anything for how is was treated before I got it, just an interesting thing to add)
I think of engines that are rebuilt from a reputable shop as 100 times better than anything you can buy on eBay, obviously shops have their own issues too, and the best way to assure quality it to rebuild it yourself, using quality Japanese parts.
In fact, a quick search for "22RE" on eBay brings up endless amounts of $1500 engines being sold, with no mention of their internal components.
Obviously price doesn't mean quality, but you'd be hard pressed to rebuild a 22R with good components for $1500
This isn't meant to complain about my crappy 22R, if it blows (When) I'll rebuild it, but what are your experiences with crappy quality rebuilds or remans?
Yeah i bought one of those, 1300 bucks for new head and long block and metal timing chain guides. The seals were such crap so i can only immagine what the the rest of the engine was built with. At the time i didnt have time to build it myself however now at only 5k on it i feel like its a time bomb =(
