engine messed up, need help

[tph1207]

whats up peeps. well heres the situation. I was on my way to school the other night and out of nowhere i heard this loud ass sound coming from my engine. I pulled over and i sounds really loud. to make things short i had to have it towed back to my house. My brother came over to check it out and he says that it seems like i threw a rod or something like that by the sounds of it. he says that im going to have to replace my motor because it just wont be worth it to fix it. My question is how much will this cost? has any replaced the engine yet? well at any rate it is going to have to sit for a couple months until i come up with the $. so if any1 can give me a idea at how much im looking at spending i would appreciate. By the way i have a 95 Gle. thanks guys

[thrasher]

well, unfortunately it's not gonna be very cheap...you're prolly looking at around $2000-2500 for a remanufactured engine, since Nissan doesn't make the VQ30 anymore. on top of that you're gonna have installation costs. that's a huge bummer man, i feel for ya. keep us posted.

[daveauth21]

my local nissan dealer gave me this price about 2 months ago-4296.81 for the engine-2135.71 for the trans-and 1725.00 for labor hope this helps

[tph1207]

thanx alot guys. I know know for sure that i wont be able to fix it until april. thats alot of mod money i could have had. but something always have to go wrong. Oh yeah do i need to get my transmission changed? or can i just change the engine? oh yeah since i have to replace my engine could i put a 2000 engine in so i could have the 222 horse power engine? i would appreciate any feedback

[crewchief264]

hey buddy, does your car still run? if so you didn't throw rod. Taking a motor out and putting one in isn't that hard any ways. read a couple books from the library and then look at your car. there are only 4 motor mounts one on each side of the engine. first diconnect and label all the wires and hoses, take out the radiator. then pull the tranny, means the driveshafts brakes and all the stuff, then the linkage and the motor to tranny bolts--by the way i'm skimming this off the top of myhead, pull it then the motor make sure you labeled everything you took off. then if you don't wanna rebuild it your self. check some of the local machine shops and see what they'd charge to bore/hone the block turn the crank and redo your heads and then put it back together for you, you could even have them do some porting and polishing since its apart and get your intake and valve covers polished up, I think sinsce you have to let it sit you should read some books and have some friends that know that know there sh#t help you out hell just offer them beer and have them talk you through it. I bet you'd save a ton of money by doing it yourself, plus you would really learn how your car is put together and in the furure you can diagnose things easier.

[Paonessa]

http://www.atk-engines.com/

it says 3195 for a rebuilt 95 engine.

[97wvmax]

theres another site that sells remanufactured engines and trannys, but i cant remember the name of it, any1 else kno?

[thrasher]

www.remanufactured.com

[tph1207]

thanxs every1 for letting me know about how much it will cost. But does any1 know if i can put a 2000 maxima engine in my 95 gle? since i need to get a new engine i might as well go for 1 with more power like the 2000 model with its 222hp

[MaximaSEAE01]

of course u can put in a 2001 engine into a '95 maxima. the engines are the same from 1995 - 2001, but the ecu controlling performance is different. the engine bays are the same from 1995 - 2004. so far... i read from org that to put in a 3.5 into a 4th gen, u really need hood clearance...does anybody kno where i can find a wrecked altima3.5 ?

[97wvmax]

if that swap works out, that would be awsome as hell :alien:

[Paonessa]

there's more of a difference between a 4th and 5th gen than just the ECU. the 5th gen also has a variable intake manifold that controls airflow and gives more power in the higher rpm.