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Yeah well I've got this 2.5 V6 '97 900 SE.
I've never even looked at it yet but still my mind is working...
The current owner says "mechanic says motor is bad". Well, a motor can't really go "bad"... maybe a headgasket, timing belt, hell maybe someone unplugged a sparkplug wire :lol:
But assuming the worst... I've looked for used engines. Cheapest 900 V6? A '94 $800. Cheapest Saturn LS V6? $350 - and it was only 85 000 miles.
So hmm... 12 more horsepower, 500cc more displacement, six years newer, a lot less milage for less than 1/2 the price. I like I like I like!!
So basically is this a bolt-in installation? I'm hoping the most difficult part of the job is scraping the "2.5" off the engine cover and writing "3.0" in it's place
edit> Oh yeah I should mention that the 2.5 and 3.0 in question are both versions of the 54 degree V6 formerly produced in Ellesmere Port.
I've never even looked at it yet but still my mind is working...
The current owner says "mechanic says motor is bad". Well, a motor can't really go "bad"... maybe a headgasket, timing belt, hell maybe someone unplugged a sparkplug wire :lol:
But assuming the worst... I've looked for used engines. Cheapest 900 V6? A '94 $800. Cheapest Saturn LS V6? $350 - and it was only 85 000 miles.
So hmm... 12 more horsepower, 500cc more displacement, six years newer, a lot less milage for less than 1/2 the price. I like I like I like!!
So basically is this a bolt-in installation? I'm hoping the most difficult part of the job is scraping the "2.5" off the engine cover and writing "3.0" in it's place
edit> Oh yeah I should mention that the 2.5 and 3.0 in question are both versions of the 54 degree V6 formerly produced in Ellesmere Port.