blasto9000

Hi guys,

Pulled the head from my XJ over the weekend and took it to a machine shop for inspection, cleaning and valve job. I just heard back from them and they said the head is cracked.

Soooooooo. Shopping around online a head is around $500 outright, but a whole reman engine is around $1100-$1600. I figure for the price diff I might as well go ahead and get the reman engine and just throw the whole thing in there. (Then I’ll finally be able to get the vehicle smogged and registered.)

I don’t have an issue buying online but I’d rather go with a local engine dealer to avoid the hassle of shipping the core back. Plus… I’d just rather go with a local engine dealer anyway.

There are dozens of engine shops in L.A. but I’m not sure which one is worth the $. A little help please?

1991Jeep_Man

Well, Im not sure about anything in the LA area, however there are LEGIT reman shops on ebay (not ignorant backyard bumpkins with a tabacco covered block, but actual shops with established stores), and I found one or 2 that actually wave the core for 30 days and pay for the shipping of the core back. All you gotta do is box it and call to have it picked up. No core hassle unless you wait longer than a month.

blasto9000

Ah! Thanks for the suggestion. With what I've found out about the L.A. area rebuilders I'll probably end up going with an eBay vendor per your suggestion.

I scanned the listings last night and there's a ton of 4.0s available and the shipping and core policies are very agreeable.

rainandsun

this is where i did some of auto repair in los angeles. hope this shop that i am referring will help you. i found this A & K Auto Repair shop. they are located at 4731 Telegraph Rd, LA. this was referred to me by automd and are good in terms of doing some of the car repair. well if you find this California repair a little bit far away to your area, you can check out automd and click tha tab for find shops. good day.