i have a engine that came with my blue tl that doesnt hold compression. two cylinder holds 175 but the other 4 are like 40 and 75. im planning on rebuilding it but i dont know what needs to be done to rebuild it. i dont wanna take it to a shop cause i wanna do this on my own since its just siting there. the engine has like 200xxx miles on it

 

I would think the first thing to do is get a factory shop manual if you don't already have one to see what's involved & what you will need.

 

Either way the motor will have to go to a machine shop for some of the work.

I would recommend a manual as there are a lot of steps involved in getting the correct bearings and testing them. There is more to it than just bolt a few parts on.

There are some good videos by "boxwrench.net" (some videos can be found on youtube) http://boxwrench.3dcartstores.com/Ba...g-DVD_p_8.html

 

did it have a severe overheating issue and blow the head gaskets- or an oil issue?
why is the compression ruined on most of the cylinders?
Thats first thing to know

It may be WAYYYYY cheaper- in the $600 range for a used motor at the wrecking yard
- put a new timing belt and water pump on it and drive
If yours has been overheated- there will likely be damage to both heads- might be able to fix at a machine shop but might need to replace them both $$$$

Overheated- bearings and races will be coked from burnt oil- thats bad

 

U staying 3.2 or going 3.5 stroker? Manual is a must

 

i have the service manual that someone posted up on here. so you guys think it might be cheaper just to buy a used motor from the junk yard?

 

^^^ i always stress this when people commenting on getting most type of engine work done and it ends up costing inthe 750-1000 range to fix a motor.. rather then buying a perfectly good one from the bone yard for 500 bucks and dropping it in...

 

i think ima stay with the 3.2 for now

 

Hey bro, if you need help working on anything for your car I can help you out now that I'm here in Denver..

 

how much H.P does a 3.5 make??

 

3.5RL was powered by a 3.5 L V6 engine, derived from the previous Legend's 3.2 L unit. The engine provided 210 hp (later 225 hp) nvm i found it thats pretty lame the stock 3.2 S motor makes more then that

 

^ thats the old one. u wont gain much hp but torque will go up significantly. ur quote is for the legends. u should be pushing close to 300 at the crank with the stroker kit and some minor bolt ons.

 

your not using that motor, you use the crank and rods from an odyssey or mdx, use the search button

 

Completely different motor. Do a SEARCH for 3.5. Built right it will make as much as a SC on low boost.

 

hey man what do you know how to do because i was planning on ether putting in a type s motor or just putting another 99 motor or rebuilding the motor that is already in there depending on what i come across first.. i know that putting in anoter 99 or rebuilding the motor in there would be the easiest.

 

What direction do u want to go with the car? If u swap in a s motor ur going to need the 5spd trans, ecu, wiring harness. Might as well go with a 6spd swap then bc its gonna come out to be the same price. If u just need a beater car put in a 99 motor with ur 4spd that will last longer than the 5spd.

 

well i wanted to go with the 6speed but i have not come across one yet. thats why it will be easier to come across a s motor.

 

So ur going to spend money on a 5spd trans when u can get an 04-08tl trans

 

will the 04-08 bolt right up to the car and motor of a tls instead of the cl?

 

cl-s tl-s are the same thing man

 

o yea lol so if i do the tls motor with the 6 speed ill still need the cl ecu. can i still use the tls wring and just plug the 6 speed ecu and plug and play?

 

u can run the 5spd ecu with richies harness

 

yea. u can use the different trannys only with richies harness. if ur gunna do the old skool swap u HAVE to use the cl-s tranny because of the crnk sensors and slots on the flywheel

 

how much is richies harness i tried reading his tread about it but i didnt see a final price. and is the cls and tls the same horses? the auto cls.

 

same power. about $500-$600 from what i read

 

get the auto engine, its cheaper than the 6mt engine.

richies harness is 500 dollars shipped

 

so if i get the typs s engine with the ecu will i still have to get the wiring out of a 02 or 03 since mines is a 99

 

you gotta run the type S engine harness and the dash harness. for the dash harness you still gotta do some re-pin on it. and that will give you a big headache. and that's where im running problem with all the re-pinning right now =/

 

o really so even if i get the whole wiring from the engine and the dash i still gotta do some wiring? dam now i dont know if i wanna do this swap anymore lol. i thought if i get the wiring from the engine and the dash everything will work

 

its still work but only a few connector wont fit and there will be some wiring hanging around cuz some of the wiring is different to 00- 03 wiring (correct me if im wrong)

 

if you have the time to do this swap you should do it yourself. and that's what im doing right now since my 99 TL been sitting in the garage for over a yr now and i finally doing the 6 speed swap over the winter and slam it with aggressive fitment of rims

 

Exact SAME Motor

Its not that much different. They changed some of the connector ends for some of the different things like memory seats/vsa etc.. You just need to repin your old harness ends to the new.

 

ok so its basically swaping connectors like i did with my seat right if you remember when i was doing my interior swap.

 

did anyone have diagram for those connector?

 

I can do all of the above lol.. I've actually never done a TL swap or rebuild, but I'm sure it's not too different from other cars...

 

dude, youre in lakewood???

 

im in denver why wats up

 

Just wondering.. I thought I saw you post somewhere that you were in Lakewood.. I'm right near lakewood that's why I was asking..

 

if u choose to do the type-s ecu you will need the type-s in cabin harness and the type-s engine harness to activate the secondary butterly.
you will also need to re-program your key.

all this will negate the savings that richies harness creates

i kept my 99 ecu and have the secondary butterly removed (open) bought an emanage and ill be tuning the engine.

u can run the engine without tuning BTW. check out my threads

 

how do i know if my second butterfly is opening?