Getting sr20 on monday but have 3 choices.. help

[kpxchonnom]

hi i'm buying sr20det motor, transmission, ecu for 1250 from a local engine importer, well my question isthe owner told me he has 3 redtop in stock and i'm allowto pick one out of those 3 what should i look for , by the way wiring is cut for all of them.is there any specific things should i check?and 170 should show up for good compression right?and also anything special to check?

the shop is located by Santa Ana CA socal,is there anyone who's interested helping me to pick the engineif u do ^_^ we could have nice IN and Out lunch or something^^;;; well thanks for reading my post guys

[bootman]

all that I can think of is oil pan for dents,around the head for leaks,if he lets you check plugs to see how it ran before it was pulled good luck

[quiksilvia]

i lvoe black s13 hatches ^^ check what he said, good job. mileage too if possible, and just look at it closely, cracks in block or whatever,

[goldollar]

Check trhe turbo too, make sure there isnt too much oil in the inlet, i mean expect to see some oil but but if there is a poddle of oil stay away for motor cause most kikely it has a bad turbo.

[ItzGenX]

My motor had gobs of oil and dirt in my turbo. My turbo is now fine. It was just oil and dirt from shipping and tipping of the motor. Look for the one with no bent fuel rail, good cas, low oil leaks around the head, oem style clutch (if motor is seperated from transmission), and other things I can't think of right now. Oh yeah, oil pans will most likely be dented.

[rudee023]

Dented oil pan, hopefully a stock clutch, green coolant, decent looking oil (not cloudy), shaft play on the compressor as well as damaged blades, etc...

[kpxchonnom]

thanks guyz ,, anyone wanna go on monday -.-?

[drifting240]

well...just be looking for the basics...such as the other guys said...but whatever you do i would get a guarentee of some sort in WRITING! so if anything ever happens then you can take it back!!

[VitaminT]

Check for any cuts in the wiring harness.

[kpxchonnom]

all of em has cut wiring for the long ones but shorter ones are still good

[VitaminT]

I don't really know what you mean. Just check for a cut in the main bundle at the rear of the valve cover and when it feeds into the firewall.

I just don't think of putting 100+ leads back together as being fun.

[extheflow]

hi i'm buying sr20det motor, transmission, ecu for 1250 from a local engine importer, well my question isthe owner told me he has 3 redtop in stock and i'm allowto pick one out of those 3 what should i look for , by the way wiring is cut for all of them.is there any specific things should i check?and 170 should show up for good compression right?and also anything special to check?

the shop is located by Santa Ana CA socal,is there anyone who's interested helping me to pick the engineif u do ^_^ we could have nice IN and Out lunch or something^^;;; well thanks for reading my post guys

sounds like the harness is cut on all three of them.probably back by where it goes through the firewall.

keep in mind,you can't really trust those compression numbers on an engine that hasn't been started in a long time.i guess if one of them is at like 2 or something then it may be a problem. like everyone else says.check the oilpan,look for broken sensors.shaft play in the turbo, and look for oil stains on the block.pull the drain plug if you can to see what trickles out.