Which Is The Better Option - replace, rebuild or recondition?  

crazy.mofo
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Post #1 post 1st March 2009 - 01:48 AM
my 98 celica is racking up some decent kms on my speedo (over 230000 now) and i was thinking about what i should do for the near future, considering what would be the better for performance and money. i have a few questions that i am not sure about:

what is the difference between rebuilding and reconditioning?
which would be the more practical and cost effective of the 3 (replacing, rebuilding, reconditioning)?

cheers in advance smile.gif

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Post #2

wait untill the engine is dead. it cost last another 200,000km for all we know

09ONE
Post #3

Why fix what ain't broken?

Or fix it till it is?

tonka hilux
Post #4

QUOTE(crazy.mofo @ Mar 1 2009, 07:48 PM) [snapback]1283661046[/snapback]

my 98 celica is racking up some decent kms on my speedo (over 230000 now) and i was thinking about what i should do for the near future, considering what would be the better for performance and money. i have a few questions that i am not sure about:

what is the difference between rebuilding and reconditioning?
which would be the more practical and cost effective of the 3 (replacing, rebuilding, reconditioning)?

cheers in advance smile.gif

in theory a rebuild is just pull apart and put back together. reco is replacing parts

FromDeeEast
Post #5

if its NA, and doesnt have alot of mods, when it does die, just get a new 2nd hander. No point rebuilding the motor imo.

jashneilk
Post #6

mate its a toyota
the engine still has heaps left in it
my engine (camry) has done 340 000 kms still goin never misses a beat ey

MYB16
Post #7

That is ALOT of km. I would personally be thinking about a trade/upgrade.

bandit_corolla
Post #8

Ive seen a Celica here in denmark thats been trough about 6 owner and has done over 350,000km in a totally fucked up COLD and sometime BOILING hot Weather and its still running fine

mr33pig
Post #9

As said above mate, if its not broken theres no need yet. Toyota motors are well known for thier reliability and long life. If you treat it well it should make 300,000 easy.

EUniqe
Post #10

pfftt.. i even bet 400000. even a bmw motor can make it that far. my friends has.

stroked-vh
Post #11

230k is nothing, if you have serviced it regularly and not given it a particularly hard time you will get close to double that.

crazy.mofo
Post #12

now that i read all that, i agree dont fix what aint broken lol

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