VF 6.2L - calling oil & engine gurus!

[Ron Burgundy]

cheers mate. Ron's new engine is noisey to def rather a build + keep it numbers matching ay. will keep the thread alive!

My new engine is miles away from the original. I can only notice lightest tapping on super cold winter mornings for a minute. Old motor basically sounded like diesel on every cold start and itvwould take 10-15 min to go away...

 

[shane_3800]

I can see many of these engines needing replacement in the future. I'll have to keep an eye out for ones needing a rebuild in 5 years time.
Buy them cheap and rebuild my self under my ABN then sell them for inflated prices.

 

[Skylarking]

cheers mate... rather a build + keep it numbers matching ay. will keep the thread alive!

I'd also want original factory delivered numbers, cause OCD But reality is it'll make bugger all difference unless your looking 30+ years down the track, once all the other VF's have disintegrated, and even then matching numbers will make bugger all difference.

Overall vehicle condition will make a much much greater difference than matching numbers but the million dollar question is will the plastics last or have they been made to crumble at midnight

 

[vombil]

My new engine is miles away from the original. I can only notice lightest tapping on super cold winter mornings for a minute. Old motor basically sounded like diesel on every cold start and itvwould take 10-15 min to go away...

mate mine is well over a minute now on a warm morning.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

mate mine is well over a minute now on a warm morning. got a price of 6k to do a full build on a long motor. waiting for quote on r and r tomorrow

You can buy a new crate engine these days for around 10k. The only issue being that you never know how the tolerances in the new engine are.

 

[Redline457]

Do a full rebuild if it’s required then you keep the unique numbers matching car

 

[shane_3800]

Do a full rebuild if it’s required then you keep the unique numbers matching car

Plus you can add a little more stroke for cheap while it's apart.

 

[Skylarking]

Do a full rebuild if it’s required then you keep the unique numbers matching car

or get a creat engine and store the old mill so it can be rebuilt at your leisure

 

[lmoengnr]

or get a creat engine and store the old mill so it can be rebuilt at your leisure

Hmmm, an LS7 would bolt straight in.

 

[vombil]

Righto lads