While changing my oil today, I noticed a couple of things that screem, "You will have to fix this motor soon!" So, I called up my dad and he wants to just put a new motor in it. If we were to get a new motor, what would be the issues with swapping it. And I don't mean another 94-95 5sfe. I mean a newer 96+ 5sfe. He might try to pull that 93 and under 5sfe crap with me, but I'm not going to let it happen if I have to stick with a 5sfe. It's newer, or a performance motor. I'm putting my foot down on the cheap dad.

what are these things you noticed?

Along with Bigmeans I have a question about this as well, say i blow my 7afe can i just swap another 7afe in or will i have to change like ecu and such? i don't think we'd have to but i'm just double checking.

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Suds in oil along with light brown radiator fluid and constant leak. It actually was dripping last time I raced it. I think that's when it happend.

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Nope just the engine itself.

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Yeah thats never a good sign. Most likely a blown HG, it doesn't have to leak compression or burn oil either.
it might be just where the oil and coolant jackets are close by and the HG is broken there. Thats what it sounds like and would explain the leak also.

if you have a 94-95 and want to swap to a 96+ ( i always recommend a 98+ for the stock metal headgasket), you'll have to use the distributor from your old motor, and possibly the EGR valve.
if its outta a celica, that should be about it, that i can remember anyway...lol
if your using a camry motor or whatever you may also have to change the water by-pass pipes, and possibly the water necks. basicly the best thing to do i just go over each sensor , water necks, ect, quick and make sure theyre the same. if not, just switch out whatever is needed from the old motor to the new one.

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I plan on going over everything to make sure it's perfect. I can't believe the motor is giving me problems. But at the same time, I use to do a lot of drag racing. And I pegged the rev limiter at about 8-9k rpm about a month and a haff ago. And, the car has 160k on it. Can't be too surprised. It's been leaking oil slowly for a long time. The rest of the car is in A+ shape. I've had it for 5 years now, and I hope to keep it till I die. Kind of a dumb ass choice to pick, but you know how that goes when you get attached to a car, at least some of you do. It's like a pet.

EDIT: Forgot, thanks for the advice on the 98+ moddles. I knew that, but I had forgotten about it.

This post has been edited by Bigmeanbulldog55: Nov 16, 2006 - 6:05 PM