i've done motor swaps before on my honda so i'm fairly familiar with doing it
doing an R&R on a 96 camry 4 cyl looks pretty easy. sure appears to be less vaccum lines and wires than in my honda. what do you guys think who have done it? I'm thinking about buying a 96 with 161k on the cluck but a blown motor. lady wants $900 plus i'll cost me around 600-100 for a JDM/junkyard motor i'm guessing

 

I paid $1000 for my '94 2door 5spd with 140,000miles. Burns a little oil (valveseals) and the exhaust leaks (flexpipe). Car runs fine and has never given me any trouble. 900 bucks for a 96 with a blown motor and 161k on the chasis sounds like its overpriced to me. And the 600-1000 on top of that for a motor, when you could buy a running car for cheaper. Doesnt seem practical to me. Just my 2 cents.

-Jason

 

is this an interference engine?

would i need to do the torque converter at 161k?

i can get the car for 700, how's that sound?

 

I know for a fact my car isn't interference. Dont teach a girl how to drive a stick and let her attempt to rip through the gears. Still dont know how high it reved, way past 8000.

If the car has kept up on maintainance, having regular transmission services, then your converter should be okay, but if you want to be sure you might as well swap it for a new one. If the engines out you might as well put one in, I would. More less for extra insurance.

700 + 600 to 1000 + all of your time and labor. If you like the price I would go with it. I got my car for 1000, but others in the same condition I've seen go for 2000+. What I'm trying to say is that if you like the price of everything put together (car, engine, misc, time and effort) than by all means go for it. I would just check autotrader for other camrys in the condition you will be making yours to be, just to find the price and see if its adds up. Just do your homework before you make a commitment.

 

that price is crazy i bought a 1999 xle v6 with 67k for 3900 and it didnt need much

 

I'm currently swaping the v6 in my 98 xle. If you have the money, go for it, that's your call in the end. I paid 800 for mine with a knocking engine and 1120 for a jdm motor with 25 - 35 thousand on it and a warranty (that price inlcudes shipping). You may also think about including pricing on new belts, tensioners, water pump, thermostat (always a good idea to replace wearing items that are easily assessable when the engine is out). Good luck with that though and keep us updated. Oh by the way, if you're interested the place you may want to look for your engine is tigerjapanese.com. If you're just goin' with the 4 cyl swap, it's a relatively cheap engine. God bless and again, keep us updated!

 

yea. i'm pretty pissed at the guy i bought it from. turns out the wiper motor was shot, trans was shot, radio doesn't work, some windows/locks don't work. i contacted him and told him he owed me money because he improperly advertisted it. he said he didn't have any and that was all that was wrong with it.

now that it runs fine and i've got 3-4k sunk into it, i think i'm going to sell it. sorry guys, buti think i'm going back to hondas...

what's a car like this worth anyway? what can i sell it for?

 

I have been searching around this forum, and found nothing.

Has anyone though of or tried to swap the 2.2 from 92-96 model out for a newer 2.2 2000 models.

92-96 2.2ltr = 130h
16/22 mpg

2004 2.4ltr = 157hp
21/30 mpg

Reason I ask, is because this 2.2 gets consistanly around 19-24 mpg's.

So swapping the newer 2.2 with a little more power on tap and better gas mileage would be worth my effort.

I do know about motor swaps, as I have done my own swap on a 88-91 Honda Prelude which I currently still own and drive on weekends, and I went from a 2.0 to 2.3 with a 30hp/33tq upgrade in a single swap without touching the motor.

Note, that the newer motor was much taller than the old 2.0 and we got it to fit with a little ground clearance sacrifice, and not engine bay or hood modifying to fit.

Since I am only looking to take a newer 2.2 motor and swap it into and older chassis, I ask has it been done or attempted here on this forum.

And its going to be auto for auto, not a 5 speed swap.

With any swap there are the basic components to it:

1. motor and tranny
2. mounts
3. engine harness and ECU
4. Axles
5. Modifying exhaust to connect.

Anyone?



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Yes you are guessing! I paid $850 at auction for 94 Camry 2.2, it cranked and moved forward and rev! Is how it was called. Puked a timing belt after 850 miles. EverTough 67005 puller broke in harmonic balancer and belt cost $26. So as soon as I R& R the belt should be back on the road. Camrys are $300 for scrap in my area. Includes 4 tires by weight. The wiring HARNESS and the ECU would be deal buster. Looking for 96 ECU for my 2.2.

 

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