Engine Swap Options?

[tvandmoviecars]

I have a 2006 Liberty and the motor is ticking, and told it is toast.
What year motors are direct drop in? If I get an older one (with transmission included, etc.), what modifications or what else would need to be transferred over with the motor? Looking at buying a Donor KJ this weekend, but don't want to get something that I wouldnt be able to use, or that would require a buttload of extra work to swap over. Thanks.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/f202/engine-swap-overview-53270/

 

[musky]

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/f196/engine-swap-options-61566/

 

[Conundrum2006]

Exactly as in those threads, lots of good advice here from people who have done the swaps.

Basically for a 06 liberty is as simple as finding a 3.7 engine from 2005-2012, any Chrysler product that ran them. Simple swaps depending on the year stuff like oil pan, intake, exhaust manifolds and two or three sensors.


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[TwoBobsKJ]

The 3.7 swap is a pretty straightforward project - details in that thread.

Good friend of mine loves to buy and sell cars, usually ones that were wrecked, totaled out by the insurance company, repaired and then sold with salvage titles. His son is getting into the game now and has a couple of Subarus he's messing with. One of them had a bad engine so he found a wrecked one at a yard nearby and had it hauled to his house. He and a buddy had both engines pulled and swapped in 3 hours! Took them a few more hours to get the electrical stuff connected and operating but I guess the layout of the boxer engines - no matter which one - makes it easy to R&R in the Subie engine bays.

Made me a tad jealous considering it took me three or four days on the KJ...

Bob

 

[JasonJ]

The 3.7 swap is a pretty straightforward project - details in that thread.

Good friend of mine loves to buy and sell cars, usually ones that were wrecked, totaled out by the insurance company, repaired and then sold with salvage titles. His son is getting into the game now and has a couple of Subarus he's messing with. One of them had a bad engine so he found a wrecked one at a yard nearby and had it hauled to his house. He and a buddy had both engines pulled and swapped in 3 hours! Took them a few more hours to get the electrical stuff connected and operating but I guess the layout of the boxer engines - no matter which one - makes it easy to R&R in the Subie engine bays.

Made me a tad jealous considering it took me three or four days on the KJ...

Bob

This is true about the Subarus. I worked at a Subie dealer.. our one tech, could perform a 16 hour head gasket replacement in under 4 hours. He could pull rebuild and reinstall a boxer engine in just about one work day.

They are VERY satisfying to work on; I wont say easy, since that devalues the skills of the Subaru techs, but Subaru sure didn't over complicate things when it comes to performing repairs on their cars.