Should I change my mx3 engine or fix it "HELP"

mpertz · Post by **mpertz** » May 19th, 2005, 7:22 pm

I have a 1992 MX3 and the car has 260,000km on it. The time timing belt snaped and needs to be changed. Is it worth it to change the timing belt with that many km or should I change the whole engine and put a rebuilt one?? or should I get rid of the car. The body on the car is amazing for original, no rust, nothing, just has minimal faded paint.

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » May 19th, 2005, 7:40 pm

Depends greatly on what kind of condition the engine is in. Is it burning oil? Does it run smooth and pass emissions? Regardless of mileage.. if the engine is in good condition and has been properly maintained.. then replacing the timing belt is the more cost effective way to go. If you are just looking for an excuse to upgrade.. well then you have one.. changing the timing belt is not that tough to do nor is it very expensive if you do it yourself.. but it is rather involved and time consuming and can be expensive if you have a shop do it for you. Do you work on your car yourself? Most of your question can really only be answered by you. Getting a newer engine for it will definately cost more than replacing the timing belt. Especially if you have a shop do the engine swap for you.

Tunes67

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » May 19th, 2005, 8:50 pm

unless you or your friend can do it for you id go with swap

Nallboy · Post by **Nallboy** » May 20th, 2005, 12:36 pm

Timing belt's not hard to do, but a swap's always a good thing. Just be prepared to cough up a couple grand for it.

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » May 20th, 2005, 12:55 pm

My car has 203 thousand miles on it and I changed the timing belt..not sure how many on the engine but it will smoke a bvit when reving to redline. It was cheaper to get the timing belt replaced than a new engine for the time being. Ill do a swap later on. Engine does nto mess up because valves do not touch the pistons. So no damage done..all there is to do is place belt and set timing again. Also replace tensioners or lube them.