TRI-STAR reman engines stink on ice.
Rule #1 about engine replacement:
never...
Never...
NEVER...
EVER...
BUY A TRISTAR reman engine (Autozone).
Tristar is owned by LKQ, so never, ever buy anything from LKQ either.
1st block was fried in the 1st 200 miles due to a bad oil pump which overheated and roached the block. At this point I'm out the labor costs for installation, and I have to pony up another 20 shop hours of labor charges to install the 2nd engine. Didn't even get to 10K miles and the 2nd engine needs a valve job for another whopping 10 shop hours of labor charges. 50 x $200/hr = $10K of labor costs.
My best recommendation is "if your KJ is misfiring (and new plugs don't fix it) and or knocking, time to dump it".
I'm sure there are reputable reman companies out there and this web site has recommendations, so choose wisely. I dodn't have a choice because I trusted the initial install to a garage run by thieves and now I'm stuck with this nightmare.
I'm going to spend the $1500 to have this work done, but if anything else goes wrong with this piece of garbage engine the KJ is getting turned into a coffee table pedastal.
Rule #1 about engine replacement:
never...
Never...
NEVER...
EVER...
BUY A TRISTAR reman engine (Autozone).
Tristar is owned by LKQ, so never, ever buy anything from LKQ either.
1st block was fried in the 1st 200 miles due to a bad oil pump which overheated and roached the block. At this point I'm out the labor costs for installation, and I have to pony up another 20 shop hours of labor charges to install the 2nd engine. Didn't even get to 10K miles and the 2nd engine needs a valve job for another whopping 10 shop hours of labor charges. 50 x $200/hr = $10K of labor costs.
My best recommendation is "if your KJ is misfiring (and new plugs don't fix it) and or knocking, time to dump it".
I'm sure there are reputable reman companies out there and this web site has recommendations, so choose wisely. I dodn't have a choice because I trusted the initial install to a garage run by thieves and now I'm stuck with this nightmare.
I'm going to spend the $1500 to have this work done, but if anything else goes wrong with this piece of garbage engine the KJ is getting turned into a coffee table pedastal.
