Submitted by ilikesoggyfry t3_10wk5yy in springfieldMO
Does anyone have any experience working with them looking to have an engine rebuilt soon wondering what the process was like if anyone else has done that. The shop is a-1 automotive machine and the engine would be for an 85 celica gt
The Oreilly machine shop is legit.
What do you mean?
O’Reilly, the auto parts store, has a machine shop on the North side of town. They do great work.
I had no idea. Thanks!
Don't know, but I just wanted to comment to show my respect for an 85 Celica. A friend had one that generation, absolute blast to drive.
There's a resto-mod place in Ava called Gary Rod and Chassis that specializes in 70's and 80's Japanese sports cars. They do some neat builds. They've got a facebook page.
Can't think it would be too bad to rebuild a Toyota engine of that era.
My understanding was that Motor Machine on commercial was one of the best machine shops in town. That said, they are small and have always had a big backlog.
Unfortunately I would definitely need it sooner rather than later and everywhere I've looked has quoted me more than a new engine. Might just have to ls swap it
Machining and rebuild is labor intensive, so I'm not surprised it's been quoted higher than a remanufactured engine. If it's a 22re, you might be able to find a decent used engine fairly cheap, those things just run forever.
Definitely a few 80s corolla lying around with that in them right now for very cheap
The corollas used a different engine, better, but different. Your best bet would be from an 80s Toyota Hilux (truck) since they used the same engine. Obviously, make sure I'm right about the engine being a 22re first though.
Edit*. I've owned two early 80s corollas. The 3tc they used in those things was a fantastic little powerplant.
Edit**. If yours is a late 85 then it may have used something other than the 22re....I guess 1985 was when they released the next generation of the Celica.
I guess I'm just tripping out I could have sworn one I was looking at had a 22re but your right
Might have been a swap. The 3tc was only used in the corollas as far as I know so it's harder to find a good used one if the one you have blows up.
My engine just blew. And I went to A-1 custom car care and they told me it would be around $10,000. I drive a 2017 Ford Escape turbo boost. Hopefully you get a lot lower of a price.
I think we are talking about two different shops. But I'll be working on an 85 toyota celica so it'll probably be cheaper. Those eco boosts ford's are expensive to fix for sure
Ah ok! Sorry for the misunderstanding. Good luck with your ride!
I still appreciate the input still hopefully it all ends up working out easy enough
How does an engine blow on a 2017?
The coolant was leaking into my engine. There is a class action lawsuit against Ford about this issue. They know its happening and not doing any recalls to fix it. Mine blew while going down the highway.
https://fordauthority.com/2020/12/new-lawsuit-targets-ford-ecoboost-four-cylinder-coolant-leaks/
It's a ford with eco boost regardless of the other stuff that alone is a bomb
Make sure to get a quote from Singer and Eagle
Eagle Machine in Buffalo... Great work
I've got a 2000 Honda Civic with a D16Y7 in it that is going to need a rebuild soon. I want to do it myself, but I've never rebuilt an automotive engine, but I'm pretty handy. Do you just take the case, rods, and crankshaft to the machine shop and have them machine them? Will they tell you how much they took off to fit specific bearings? Do you have to do your own measurements with micrometers and tell them how much to take off to fit the bearings you already bought? How do they/you find out what bearings are available? If they take material off the crank journals, do you have to buy new rods, or do the rods have bearings in them? I mostly just wonder who's in charge of making machining decisions. Does the machine shop do that, or do you have to make the decisions and tell them exactly what to do?
I haven't gotten that far into it yet so I'm not to sure. But I would say if you wanted something where your involved with everything down to the specifics you'll probably want to go to a customs shop and not just a generic machine shop but I'm sure you could do it either way
Typically get the block honed, the head machined to make it flat, valve seats get pressed in, if the valves need it they can machine them in a process called valve lapping. If the crank needs machined it would be a lot cheaper in your case to replace the motor with another take out unless you are going for big horsepower. Oreilly machine shop is a great resource.
I can get a crate engine for $1,500, but I really want to do it myself. I recently rebuilt my transmission from a youtube video and it was surprisingly quick, cheap, and easy. I think I paid $175 for new bearings and syncros. I've had my engine apart while it was in the car before. I took the rods off and the pistons out, and I honed the cylinders and re-ringed the pistons, but it has 300,000 miles on it now and it needs a boring. It has low compression on one of the cylinders, but a fairly newly rebuilt head.
Live_Oak123 t1_j7oaaho wrote
Don’t laugh…Best machine shop in town is O’Reilly’s