big-phil Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 I was at a wrecking yard looking for a heater switch and opening all of the zx hoods when WOW! a turbo!!!!! It was hit in the rear, shows 128,000 miles so must of been running when put there right? BUT the #1 spark plug was missing, and the oil dip stick was also gone so God only know how many rain storms it sat through like that? Oh and the ditribitor (spelling?) cap and wires where all gone. I tried to turn it over by hand with no luck -had no tools- The guy said he would take $200 for the motor. If I go back with a jump starter box should I put some oil in the top first? and then try to get a compression check on all the pistons, and then I was going to take off the intake to the turbo a see if the shaft has ant play. Could this be worth buying? Thanks for any help in my quest for that turbo power in my 280z..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNeedForZ Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 P90 head alone is worth around 200$ on eBay sometimes. I'd do it. I Just paid 1100$Canadian(freight included) to have a L28ET shipped from Toronto. 200$ is a good deal even if there is a few missing parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted October 2, 2005 Author Share Posted October 2, 2005 so even if the motor is siezed I could part it out on ebay or dig into it and try to fix it? Thanks for the reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 I would buy an L28ET in a heartbeat for $200! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-E Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 I would to, in all actuallity you would have only a small rebuild into it, to make it basically like new, some new bearings rings and the like. Cleaning of the block, and there you go. Id buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 I went back today with some tools to turn the motor over and try to get a compression reading. The motor is stuck, but I could not put much force into it as I had the valve cover off and had a wrench on the cam chain nut. I tried to get the starter to turn the motor over but the starter was just spinning, not connecting to the flywheel. I also noticed that the computer is gone, and some of the wire harness has been cut, and the AFM is gone. The TURBO turns freely, on the intake side, no movement in/out or side/side just spins with very little effort....so thats good right? ALSO on telling the guy that the motor was stuck he said he would sell it as a "good" core for $175!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I once had a motorcycle that was stuck (sat for a couple years) I put some WD40 in each spark plug holes-4 cyl-, let it set for a few day and jumped up and down on the kick starter for about 5-10 min bada-boom, bada-bing it turned over, and started. Could this happen with a car also??? Thanks again for the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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