Question about engine value, or lack there of.

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Alvie, Aug 20, 2004.

  1. Alvie

    Alvie Guest

    Hi all;

    This question may sound really dumb. But I'll ask anyway.

    I have an older, 1986, Plymouth Voyager with a carburated Mitsu 2.4 I4
    and automatic tranny. A friend of my dads said that particular engine
    is supposedly worth some decent money. I'm not convinced so thats why
    I'm here and ask:

    Is the engine actually worth anything at all?

    Thanks.
    Alvie.
     
    Alvie, Aug 20, 2004
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  2. Alvie

    jdoe Guest

    Scrap iron basically. Probably one of the worst engines ever made. May have
    some value for someone trying to hold on to an old vehicle with one
    otherwise it's an orphaned product.
    Larry
     
    jdoe, Aug 20, 2004
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  3. Alvie

    Guest Guest

    If you are in North America, that Mitsu is a 2.6 liter, and it is a
    "timb bomb". Not much value for anything but a boat anchor unless it
    has been properly overhauled and all of the dozen or so modifications
    required made properly.
     
    Guest, Aug 20, 2004
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  4. Alvie

    Steve Guest

    Depends on who you are and what you want.

    If you're looking for a good reliable engine, the Mitsu 2.6 (not 2.4) is
    worthless. You'd have to pay most knowledgable folks to own one.

    But the funny thing about really BAD engines is that if you're in the
    used parts business, they can make your annual income because there's
    such a a high demand for replacements (actually, I think even that time
    has passed for the Mitsu 2.6). As an example, a friend of mine has owned
    a salvage operation for decades, and he says the most profitable engines
    he ever dealt with were 1) the Cadillac HT4100, and 2) the Mitsu 2.6.
    Sure, a lot of cars wound up in his junkyard BECAUSE those lousy engines
    had exploded, but on the other hand whenever a wrecked Cadillac or Dodge
    Minivan with one of those engines that still ran would come in, he could
    put any price he wanted on it and sell it "no warranty" and it would be
    gone in a matter of days if not hours, because the market was so starved
    for running engines of those types.
     
    Steve, Aug 20, 2004
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  5. Alvie

    Alvie Guest

    Hi all,

    Thanks for the info. It is much appreciated.

    I think it is a 2.6 I4, but I wasn't sure.

    Thanks again.
    Alvie.
     
    Alvie, Aug 21, 2004
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  6. Alvie

    Alvie Guest

    Hi Steve.

    The van has no sentimental value. So I'll take whatever I can get for it.
    At the junkyard or something.

    Alvie.
     
    Alvie, Aug 21, 2004
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  7. He's confusing this with the vans that came with turbo 2.5L 4 bangers in
    1989 and 1990.

    Ted
     
    Ted Mittelstaedt, Aug 21, 2004
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  8. Alvie

    Joe Pfeiffer Guest

    If it's a Mitsu 2.6, its value is not just 0 but negative and its
    only use is as an anchor for a fairly small boat.
     
    Joe Pfeiffer, Aug 21, 2004
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