# rebuilt motors....

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rebuilt-motors/80744>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [March 19, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rebuilt-motors/80744 "2004-03-19T14:07:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![jae\_c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@jae\_c](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jae_c)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rebuilt-motors/80744/1 "2004-03-19T14:07:04Z")

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has anyone have any stories about rebuilt motors??is it worth it to purchase a car with a rebuilt motor??what should i look for in a rebuilt motor???or what should i expect??

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**Author:** ![spite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@spite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spite)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rebuilt-motors/80744/2 "2004-03-19T14:55:53Z")

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A rebuilt motor is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.

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**Author:** ![MRWmotorsports](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@MRWmotorsports](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MRWmotorsports)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rebuilt-motors/80744/3 "2004-03-19T15:09:58Z")

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Agreed… but to help the guy out a little…

- find out who it was re-built by
- if a reputable source then good. backyard DIY job, bad… probably
- check receipts… if he doesn’t have any… bad… maybe
- most of all drive it, see how it runs. make sure it doesn’t blow smoke, overheat etc.

-Martin.

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**Author:** ![\_RSTuning.ca](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_rstuning.ca/32/6098_2.png) [@\_RSTuning.ca](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_RSTuning.ca)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rebuilt-motors/80744/4 "2004-03-19T15:40:43Z")

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most of the time people use the motor has been rebuilt as a sales tactic since you cannot tell unless you open it up, but what you need to look for is all the main nuts and bolts if they look nice and covers in dirt and not shiny like a wrench or socket just touched them then ide be worried

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**Author:** ![SR20DETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SR20DETT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SR20DETT)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rebuilt-motors/80744/5 "2004-03-23T14:53:17Z")

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> [@spite](#):
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> A rebuilt motor is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.

lol… that is true… 8)