Alright guys and gals, here is my situation-

My car is an 86 760 turbo wagon, and it developed the dreaded “like getting rear-ended” shift from first to second about a year ago. I have been driving it and it doesn’t seem to be getting any worse, but its very annoying, and I would like to see it gone. Also, my engine has 234k miles on it without ever having been rebuilt (as far as I know). It has tons of valve clatter, assumedly from warn out quieter things. It leaks oil from a location which in three years of looking, I have not been able to find. Don’t ask, because I’ve replaced rear main seal, all front seals, oil cap seal, distributor seals, pretty much everything, and checked 1000 times over my ventilation system. And so, we come to the main point.

I just talked to someone at a yard about 60 miles from my house about an engine and transmission that he has from a 1993 940 turbo. They have 100k miles on them, and he says that the engine ran great before they took it out of the car. The engine was listed for $600 and the tranny for $250. He said that he would take $125 off the total price for the package. The engine does include the turbo. Basically, I want to buy this stuff. I would pick up the engine and check it out, if the seal looked good, maybe pop it right in the car with the tranny, and just replace pieces. Or, if it looked like it could use a refresher, maybe buy the two complete gasket sets from IPD or FCP or someone else. I do have an engine hoist that I could use, so that’s not a problem. As far as I know, for $750, I woulbe getting
1) 134K less miles on my engine
2)A transmission with 134k less miles, and no more “like get rear ended”.
3)A stronger engine in case I decide to get a few more mods, at least strong enough to instill a little more confidence than my current engine. (Oil squirters, thicker conn rods, ets.)
4)A turbo that I could either sell or use.
5)A big, fun summer project.
6)Maybe an old engine to go through and sell cheap.

Could I get some opinions on this? Will swapping the engine require more that I just don’t know about? I do expect a few little expenses here and there, but pretty much, it seems like a good deal to me. I don’t know how many 1993 Engine/trannys there are out there with only 100k. Let me know what you guys think.

Thanks,

Chris Neville

PS. some people have told me just to get a new car. Trust me, not gonna happen, man.