I bought my Lac once it started, picked it up 6months later. Lost my job in the new year of 12. Bought a battery and it wouldn't start again.
I need a engine. Vin 9 touring coupe 93,
I'm in Austin Tx, I found a 99 STS with the same Vin, what would I need to do in order to make that Engine work in my car? What years can I get this engine from then?
Austin does not know much about this car but when I say Cadillac,it's No were not working on that car. I'm org from MI,
So I know about these cars and the prev owners didn't take care of the engine.
Head gasket problem and they drove it with Water in it. Found out once I drained the fluids out of it.
200 for the engine if that 99 Seville STS will work.
Please Help me out, I'm tired of calling my old state for help!!!!
There's a "sticky" thread in the Northstar forum on interchangeability.
Any engine you swap in might have the same problem as the one you're taking out. On top of that, '99 is the most prone to HG issues, according to an unscientific poll on this site.
Just repair the engine that's in the car now, it will outlast the rest of the car.
1993 was OBD1, 1999 was OBD-II (data and diagnostics, sensors) and 1993 was ECM controlled, 1999 is PCM controlled - different sensors and connectors. ......... and the engines are mechanically different also.
As posted, read the engine interchangeability thread in Engines - Northstar Performance
Also Tim Carroll with Carroll custom cadillac just relocated to Texas he eats Northstars for lunch and can be of assisance. Hes located in fort worth area
Hi guys, I have a 93 Eldorado that I bought years ago. 600 with a tranny issue. It's the engine that is messed up. Basic it locked up while siting.
Got a job and towed in to Austin,TX.
Pulled all the fluids out of the car and dropped the oil and water.
Horror Head Gasket Problem and their was No antifreeze in it only Water.
I don't make that kind of money to rebuild mines
right now.
What engine years can I pull this North Star out of???
The junk yard wants 200 with a 90 day warranty.
I've found a few but their in a 96 to a 99 Seville STS.
I'm pulling my old engine out of my car on my days off.
I'm org from MI, they won't ship it down to Austin for me. So I'm stuck in Austin striking out unless I can get a ride down to Houston or up to Dallas for it.
I need some help on what years can I use and what would I haft to do in order to make the 97 work in my 93 L-Dawg???
Ty
Cameron
Austin,Tx
MC and 93 L-Dawg - I moved these 2 essentially identical posts ^^ from Northstar Interchange to the OP's original thread - duplicates are only gong to cause confusion.
L-Dawg, let this original thread and questions do the work - there is already a LOT of info in here as-is.
MC and 93 L-Dawg - I moved these 2 essentially identical posts ^^ from Northstar Interchange to the OP's original thread - duplicates are only gong to cause confusion.
No, I've been tearing down more bolts and taking off more wires. Goodness, well I must say and ask, is not the starter held by only two bolts? Then it's comes out right????? It did not come out at all.
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Hey MC, if I read right, 95 North Star won't work in my 93? I'm going to see if my home boy can see if he can rebuild it.
A '95 will work, but yo're going to have to swap the intake.....and heads. Which means you'll have to insert or stud the block anyway.....which is all hour existing engine needs to begin with (unless there's some other problem you haven't mentioned). You'll be in the same situation for '96+ engines, and they'll require even more work to make them compatible.
The only years that are a direct swap are '93 and '94, and again, any engine you install could have the same (or more) problem/s as yours. And as posted, your engine doesn't need a rebuild, it just needs to be inserted or studded, and if it leaks oil, a gasket kit.
It would cost the same or slightly more to do a thread repair on your existing engine, as it would to replace it (depending on the deal you get on the used engine, and weather or not it needs a reseal (gasket kit).
To be perfectly honest: You're doing/getting help for the labor anyway. If you can't afford an insert/stud kit and a gasket set, you can't afford to maintain the car.
A '95 will work, but yo're going to have to swap the intake.....and heads. Which means you'll have to insert or stud the block anyway.....which is all hour existing engine needs to begin with (unless there's some other problem you haven't mentioned). You'll be in the same situation for '96+ engines, and they'll require even more work to make them compatible.
The only years that are a direct swap are '93 and '94, and again, any engine you install could have the same (or more) problem/s as yours. And as posted, your engine doesn't need a rebuild, it just needs to be inserted or studded, and if it leaks oil, a gasket kit.
It would cost the same or slightly more to do a thread repair on your existing engine, as it would to replace it (depending on the deal you get on the used engine, and weather or not it needs a reseal (gasket kit).
To be perfectly honest: You're doing/getting help for the labor anyway. If you can't afford an insert/stud kit and a gasket set, you can't afford to maintain the car.
Basic I sent it to the Shop once it wouldn't turn over back in may of this year. Turns out that the motor had locked up. Prior to that I started it up before I paid 600 for the car. Lost my job so it set 6 months before I could tow it.
Junk yard will sell me one for 200 with a 90 day warranty. I haft to pull it out if the cars.
Every one that I checked out were ok and the heads were fine on them and stuff.
I didn't want to pull them out not knowing if they would just drop right into my caddy.
Austin does not deal much with our cars like where I'm org from which is Detroit.
I found one shop that would look at it.
I'm see if my home boy can rebuild mines then. Cause I'm about tired of looking at these junk yards and not finding my motor for it.
Some one told me that I could just put the corvette engine in it????
How true is this?
Ty mc,
Starter did I take out the bolts? Are their any more left beside the two that I took out?
Checked the oil and stuff and smelled it.
I knew the vette wouldn't wk, lmao,
Ty on the starter it looks like it has never been touched. At least the stickers say 07, been sitting sense then before I came a long, lol
I'm try to look into rebuilding mines but as of right now I don't have the cash for that. A used engine I do. Patience on finding the right one then.
Ty mc your advice is helping and I love my lac, I'm not going to give up at all.
No I haven't, I've been working sense Sunday. I'm off today, so I'm going to finish unhooking it and dropping the motor today. How do I manually turn the engine?? Consider that it's still in my car?
Well my boy said that I can rebuild the top have of the motor, I'm buy the gasket set and I'm taking the heads to the machine shop. Stud kit is in order
Sure grip ??? Unless theirs a better one out their?
Drop the tranny pan last night and I didn't any metal shavings, I believe that my tranny is still good then
What should I put under the eng cradle before I unbolt it the power assembly??? Drop it on a dolly or is their something else I can use??? I'm haft to jack it up higher then where it's at right now.
Mc, to many ifs on a used engine from the junk yards around here and I just came out better just rebuild mines. I just couldn't find the right motor for my L-Dawg, found every thing else, lmao,
How do I get the head gasket off? Do I need to pull the pulley off of it before I left it off?
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