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Hi I bought a 2005 pomtiac wave with a blown motor. The car was ran out of antifreeze when a line broke off. My question is should I swap motor from wreckers for $250 for a motor or is it a lot of work on these cars to swap motor. Or do I repair the broken motor that will not start. I believe it still turns over.
If it turns over you can check the compression to see if its still okay.
Swapping the engine out isn't that big of a deal. I purchased mine with a hole in the block from a timing belt failure and swapped the engine out. You can see check out the thread in my signature for the full story.
Just did a compression test, each cylinder has 10 psi lol. And the spark plugs were soaked in oil. Dripping off.
I vote new engine. :)
I paid $169 for the car, it has 115 000 km. soundproof and power wimdows. I think I'm going to sell it. Motor swap looks like a lot of work,