how muh to rebuild an engine?

nat_daly · 04-04-2006, 03:54 PM

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

EA2BA · 04-04-2006, 03:57 PM

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

nat_daly · 04-04-2006, 04:05 PM

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??

EA2BA · 04-04-2006, 04:10 PM

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

Racecraft · 04-04-2006, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by EA2BA

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

and maybe a hone or clean-up of the bores..

IIRC the ACL kit is around $1100 + machining + labour

nat_daly · 04-04-2006, 04:46 PM

has anybody had a rebuild before? and how much did it cost them? and where are good places around Sydney?

XplosiveR6 · 04-04-2006, 05:07 PM

why would you rebuild the motor, at 187,000? The engine should still be very tight

aimzes · 04-04-2006, 05:13 PM

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.

nat_daly · 04-04-2006, 05:17 PM

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

EA2BA · 04-04-2006, 05:35 PM

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.

XplosiveR6 · 04-04-2006, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by nat_daly

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

my brother had an ED xr6 manual with 200,000kms, and that engine ran like it was brand new, very tight, it all depends on how well it has been maintainted, there are people on these forums with Ford I6 well over 300,000kms and still going stong.

what was exactly the problems with the AU, was it internal problems?

turboute · 04-04-2006, 06:31 PM

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.

brenx · 04-04-2006, 06:37 PM

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.