00Buddha00 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Hi guys. I've done some reading here and this is a great forum. My 98 Avalon threw a rod and I'm looking for a 1mz-fe from japan. I have absolutely no mechanical skills or knowledge at all. I've got a guy that will put the engine in for me, but I've got to find it myself. Now I've done the google searches and ebay searches and there are enough of these motors around, but I'm worried that I'll buy one that will end up not being right. Are there different versions of this motor, or if I buy one out of a camry will it drop right into my avalon exactly? How can I make sure that I get one that will drop right in? Thanks so much for any help you can give me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Buddha00 Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 just wanna bump this up and see if anybody can help me. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner41 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I have not bought an engine for my toyota avalon but a good friend at work did for his wife's '98 avalon. He got it from California and had it shipped to him here in TN some 4-5 years ago. About $1000 then for the new engine w/ 6 month warranty. It worked out just fine. One place that I would recommend from my internet searching is Rising Sun Engines, Inc. in CA. They do a dyno test that most others don't do. This test is the next best thing to you being there to hear the engine run. Hope this might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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