Lude Posted February 11, 2023 Posted February 11, 2023 Hi All, Looking for a replacement engine as mine is seized (either that or it needs a rebuild). Anyone have a recommendation for a reputable supplier? Thanks Tom Quote
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 11, 2023 Posted February 11, 2023 Hi Tom, Sorry to hear that! What are the symptoms, what happened prior to this? It might be a lot cheaper to fix yours. @ZMANALEX do you have any 370z engines available? Failing that, this looks fine, 51k miles, 6 months warranty - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275661482690 1 1 Quote
Lude Posted February 11, 2023 Author Posted February 11, 2023 I messaged that one earlier Adrian and waiting for a response. Short story is it appears to have dropped all the coolant due to a corroded pipe at the bottom and I left it parked for a couple of months. Tried to turn over at a later date and it wouldnt start. Garage have checked and says seized. Quote
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 11, 2023 Posted February 11, 2023 Not buying that... which garage is that? Are they zed specialists? Have they seen a 370z or 350z before? Quote
Lude Posted February 11, 2023 Author Posted February 11, 2023 Yeah it's currently sitting in Abbey Motorsport. Said they tried to move crank and wouldn't budge. Quote
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 11, 2023 Posted February 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, Lude said: I messaged that one earlier Adrian and waiting for a response. Short story is it appears to have dropped all the coolant due to a corroded pipe at the bottom and I left it parked for a couple of months. Tried to turn over at a later date and it wouldnt start. Garage have checked and says seized. So you didn't drive it like that, you didn't run it too long without coolant, right? I would try put it on a ramp or axle stands, remove the spark plugs, pour some oil and slowly try rotate the crank manually. Put some oil in each cylinder and let it set over night then try to turn the crank again. Might need to repeat several times before it will be free again or might not work, but it's worth trying considering the potential bill and that you're not doing the potential engine swap yourself. See if you can find something similar to this in UK - https://marvelmysteryoil.com/collections/gasoline-engine/products/marvel-mystery-oil 2 Quote
pintopete58 Posted February 11, 2023 Posted February 11, 2023 Just asking what year & mileage . Mines a 10 plate with 106000 miles. And is sweet 1 Quote
ZMANALEX Posted February 11, 2023 Posted February 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Adrian@TORQEN said: @ZMANALEX do you have any 370z engines available? Thank you Adrian, I have a 27,000 mile engine which came out a perfectly running 370Z last month. However, as has been said, further investigation is required. 2 Quote
Lude Posted February 13, 2023 Author Posted February 13, 2023 Thanks all for the feedback. I drove the car about 400 metres and less than 20mph. Then had it ticking over on drive before switching off. Car has done 107,000 miles so was a bit shocked for it to be seized. Quote
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, Lude said: Thanks all for the feedback. I drove the car about 400 metres and less than 20mph. Then had it ticking over on drive before switching off. Car has done 107,000 miles so was a bit shocked for it to be seized. Try what I said above, fingers crossed it will work! @ZMANALEX can you give him an indication on the price for your engine and shipping down South so he has an idea what to expect in terms of cost if his engine failed? 1 Quote
ZMANALEX Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 Of course, no problem. I have 2 x 370Z engines at the minute. 1 x 27,000 miles: £4000.00 1 x 85,000 miles: £3250.00 Secure Pallet shipping would be £100.00: 2 Quote
Lude Posted February 13, 2023 Author Posted February 13, 2023 Thanks guys, I'll get back to you 👍 1 Quote
ZMANALEX Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Lude said: Thanks guys, I'll get back to you 👍 PM received and replied to: Quote
Lude Posted February 23, 2023 Author Posted February 23, 2023 Still hunting for a decent engine if anyone knows of any good ones up for sale? Quote
Jack94 Posted February 23, 2023 Posted February 23, 2023 Was there an issue with the ones Alex is offering? Can't imagine you're going to find better than that, and certainly not better service 3 1 Quote
GranTurismoEra Posted February 25, 2023 Posted February 25, 2023 Tbh thats the going rate from a specialist not random steve from East is West scrapyard. Could also consider VR30DETT but youll spend more on extras at least it will be an interesting project. 😉 1 Quote
pintopete58 Posted February 25, 2023 Posted February 25, 2023 27000 miles from a respected member a bargain 1 Quote
ZMANALEX Posted February 25, 2023 Posted February 25, 2023 Just to keep everyone in the loop, both the engines were sold by the time the OP got back to me to place his order. 1 Quote
Eddie_r32 Posted February 26, 2023 Posted February 26, 2023 10 hours ago, ZMANALEX said: Just to keep everyone in the loop, both the engines were sold by the time the OP got back to me to place his order. Not surprised I was tempted to buy one of those "just in case"! 1 Quote
Lude Posted February 27, 2023 Author Posted February 27, 2023 Yeah I missed the boat on those two engines Quote
pintopete58 Posted February 27, 2023 Posted February 27, 2023 Did you get the pm I sent you that one on ebay with gearbox I think it's in Canada bargain Quote
Lude Posted February 28, 2023 Author Posted February 28, 2023 Yeah. Prefer one in UK if possible Quote
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