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Nat D
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hey all was wondering how much it costs to rebuild an engine?
looking at an ED xr6 4.0litre with 187,000 k's and if i were to buy it i would rebuild the engine... can anybody let me know how much it costs to rebuild? help is greatly appreciated thanks all
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depends how much you replace and where you get it done, with mostly new parts, about 1000 - 2500, with nearly all new parts can go up to 10,000
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Nat D
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is there such thing as a standard rebuild?
there was some rebuld deal going for my au falcon for 1150 including rebuild... so i thought there might be a rough price.. but i must be wrong??
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standard, would be new rings, bearings, square the block, square the head and new gaskets, if thats what is being done then 1150 is a good price
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IIRC the ACL kit is around $1100 + machining + labour
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has anybody had a rebuild before? and how much did it cost them? and where are good places around Sydney?
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why would you rebuild the motor, at 187,000? The engine should still be very tight
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http://www.hmgem.com.au/
aparently these guys a good. i was going to go through them to get a rebuilt eb motor but another car came along so i didnt do it. you can go through repco etc (theres a list for nsw distributors). SM mag used these guys to do a story on rebuilding motors and it focused on an EB 4.0. never ended up getting a price though.
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Nat D
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thanks aimzes..
EF_dave, so you think the engine should be fine? ive only owned one car really which is an AU and once it has got near the 180,000 mark its started to have a bbit of problems, 187000k's on an ED, is that good? any ideas what to look for on these cars? which are common problems
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hmgem engines are ok if you never want to pull them apart again, they are bit hit and miss in quality for mass produced rebuilds, mainly stripped threads that are fine till you undo them.
www.deleted link <-- great read of info.
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I got mine fully rebuilt - either new or re-ground everything - fitted for 2800, done by gem (I think) There was a article in Street Machine on how they build their 4L's they dont leave anything in the condition that it was when It came in. Everything get re-fitted to manufacturer's specs.
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My 4lt I6 I don't plan to rebuild anytime in the near future. It has 230,000k's on it. The only issue it has is blowing blue smoke on start up occasionally. Which is valvestem seals. I'll get a C/O cylinder head in another 50,000-70,000k's if I don't buy another car before then.
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