Are all 96-99 vg33 interchangeable engines?
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:55 pm
Hey ya'll!
I've got a 1996 Nissan Pathfinder LE model with 173,000 miles on the clock. It overheated and damaged the rocker arms and the rods that they run on, see my previous posting on this http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/ ... r-replace/ forum. The cams are fine, and the lower end seems solid. But even just replacing these parts (rocker arms $14.50 ea x 12 rocker rods(?) $33 ea x 4) comes close enough to a used engine that I'd rather chip in a few extra bucks to keep it for parts and eventual swapping. I say eventual because the car needs to be back on the road quicker then I can swap the engine, I think.
However, the closest <150,000 mile engine is over 200 miles away from here.
There are three much closer engines, but one is out of a '97, and the other two are from '98 models.
1997
3.3,AT,8/96,4X4,RUNS GOOD 138,617 miles part grade A $500 Green Point Auto Parts, Inc.
1998
6-97,3.0(probably a typo),AC,SE,RAN 7-7-03,NO 606 81,577 miles part grade A $450 Silvers Auto Parts USA-ME
1998
9-97,3.3,AC,RAN EXC.,NO 606 87,020 miles part grade A $450 Silvers Auto Parts
It being easter sunday I won't be able to find out anything more then that until later this week. Any thoughts?
Thanks
I've got a 1996 Nissan Pathfinder LE model with 173,000 miles on the clock. It overheated and damaged the rocker arms and the rods that they run on, see my previous posting on this http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/ ... r-replace/ forum. The cams are fine, and the lower end seems solid. But even just replacing these parts (rocker arms $14.50 ea x 12 rocker rods(?) $33 ea x 4) comes close enough to a used engine that I'd rather chip in a few extra bucks to keep it for parts and eventual swapping. I say eventual because the car needs to be back on the road quicker then I can swap the engine, I think.
However, the closest <150,000 mile engine is over 200 miles away from here.
There are three much closer engines, but one is out of a '97, and the other two are from '98 models.
1997
3.3,AT,8/96,4X4,RUNS GOOD 138,617 miles part grade A $500 Green Point Auto Parts, Inc.
1998
6-97,3.0(probably a typo),AC,SE,RAN 7-7-03,NO 606 81,577 miles part grade A $450 Silvers Auto Parts USA-ME
1998
9-97,3.3,AC,RAN EXC.,NO 606 87,020 miles part grade A $450 Silvers Auto Parts
It being easter sunday I won't be able to find out anything more then that until later this week. Any thoughts?
Thanks
I looked it up after he said 3.4l, and nada, Guess that's why I'm not ordering from that salvage yard 