Does anyone know where i can get a good deal on an engine I can just drop in and not replace all the external parts? I live near sacramento ca

Does anyone know where i can get a good deal on an engine I can just drop in and not replace all the external parts? I live near sacramento ca

 

a good source is http://www.car-part.com . they have all sorts of parts. sort your search by distance. shipping is expensive.

 

now, to walk the tight rope.

 

since you did not SPECIFICALLY ask for a 2.5L engine, let me say, you could use a 2.2L engine from 95 - 98 car with an auto trans. the will bolt in and do not have the head gasket issues that your car no doubt has. 95 is a little easier but 96 - 98 will work if you buy the exhaust manifold as well as the engine.

 

the loss in power between the 2.5 and the 2.2 is negligible and the 2.2 is WAY more reliable. and since you are looking for a replacement, the 2.2 is a better solution, in my opinion. and it is cheaper.

 

search ''ej25 swap'' and read some of the threads on it.

 

of course if you had asked for info about repairing your 2.5L engine, that would have been different ......... my opinion would have been the same, but my answer might have been different, more politically correct.