Engine failure - serious problem associated with significant time and financial costs. The sums for repairing the components of the power unit of an old, but still quite strong foreign car can make up a significant part of its market value.
Sometimes the way out can be to buy and install on motor vehicle contract engine. Often it is cheaper than expensive repairs.
Contract engine - what is it
Given the rapid turnover of cars in developed countries, especially in Japan, at the time of delivery, the unit has a significant residual technical resource and can serve the new owner for quite a long time.
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The main directions from which the units are supplied are Japan and Western Europe. An internal combustion engine that has not been previously operated in the vastness of our country can be considered a contract. Many companies offer not only delivery services, but also installation of a contract engine on a customer's car.
Legality of engine replacement
At the moment, the legislation does not require the replacement of the power unit. Its purchase is no different from the purchase of other parts vehicle. This concerns the installation of an engine completely similar to the one that was on the car earlier. The same one that is indicated in the TCP (vehicle passport). The registration certificate does not contain information about the motor.
The answer on the official website of the traffic police to the question of the car owner about whether it is necessary to issue an engine replacement.
Car Owner Question:
The vehicle's engine has been replaced. Do I need to contact the State traffic inspectorate to make changes to the registration data of the vehicle?
Traffic police response:
Currently, the engine number is not a vehicle registration requisite. Registration data is changed when the information specified in the vehicle registration certificate is changed (engine power, environmental class), issued by the registration departments of the traffic police.
Important! When replacing a unit with other characteristics or a different model, its registration with the traffic police is strictly required. Otherwise, you can get a fine (Article 12.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).
Registration is done as and will require the following steps:
- Fill in the application form (standard form on amendments to the vehicle).
- Contact an expert organization for a document on technical feasibility such a replacement.
- Replace the internal combustion engine in a certified car service.
- Pass the inspection and get a diagnostic card.
- Re-send the documents to the expert organization. Get a conclusion.
- Provide a package of documents to the traffic police and provide the car for inspection.
Is replacement always better than overhaul?
Sometimes a serious problem for the car owner is the choice of how to restore the "heart" of his car. Repair it or completely replace it with another one? Buy a new engine or a contract? Making the right decision can be quite difficult, but a preliminary analysis of a number of related factors can help.
Most often purchased new engine assembled is unprofitable, its cost can be comparable to the cost of the foreign car itself. Exception new saloon cars on guarantee.
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Next, you should pay attention to the breakdown. If the engine has failed due to the development of a resource, during the repair it will be necessary to replace most of its elements. In this case, the cost of repair is not much different from buying a new power unit. In the event of failure of its individual nodes, it is possible to carry out overhaul. Unless of course the breakdown allows it in principle.
The car owner needs to choose the right car service. The quality of the car service should be at a fairly high level in both cases, but it is especially important when repairing the power unit. Repairs will require more skill and take longer.
It is a good option if the supplier organization itself will install the node.
Now we need to decide on the cost. Practice shows that in most cases overhaul is more expensive than replacing the engine with a contract one.
Only after analyzing all the accompanying factors, you can confidently make a choice.
How to choose
There are two options:
- The car owner concludes supply contract with the company located in his region, which takes care of the correct selection, delivery and often installation of a contract engine. It will be enough for the client to provide the required data. Responsibility for correct selection and the guarantee lies with the supplier.
- Independent order of the unit when the supplier is located in another region or even country (for example, ).
The second option is worth dwelling on in more detail. In this case, there is a high probability of making a mistake, choosing and acquiring a “pig in a poke”.
Before ordering, according to such parameters as: year of manufacture, make, model, engine and body numbers (VIN for cars of European foreign cars), exact parameters desired engine.
A good help will be the instructions for the car, which usually indicate the exact marking of the power unit provided by the manufacturer.
At the next stage, we find a supplier company. It is advisable to contact several car companies and choose the most interesting offer from them.
Important! Even if the engine model completely matches, the customer should check its completeness with the completeness of the engine of his own car. For example, compare the type of ignition. It may turn out that the supplied contract engine may have electronic system, and on the native unit - reel.
Without special knowledge, it would be right to consult with specialists from a car service. Otherwise, having received the goods, you can spend substantial funds on refinement or even fail.
How to order and check
From Japan
The main flow of contract engines in the Russian Federation comes from Japan. This is due to a large number of Japanese automobile industry vehicles operated in our country.
The main feature in addition to the above standard options is the ability to buy the engine through the Yahoo online auction.
Not directly, unfortunately, because a feature of Japanese auctions is the obligatory settlement through the Bank of Japan and the absence of delivery as such. But a lot of intermediaries always gather around such auctions, for example, https://www.impex-jp.com who have a representative office in Vladivostok.
When choosing, it should be noted that they are far from the only ones on the market for such services, which allows the customer to choose the most advantageous offer.
The second feature is the high environmental requirements in the "Land of the Rising Sun" and the use of mineral engine oil. Which leads to severe carbon deposits on engine parts. The buyer should pay close attention to this.
From Europe
There are two options:
- independent purchase power plant followed by pickup. At customs, you will have to fork out for import duties. You will have to show the customs officers a contract of sale and preferably a title to your car as proof that the goods were purchased for personal use;
- through a car company. This method will be more expensive, but it will save you from a significant waste of time and communication with customs officers.
When buying, you should take into account the possibility of purchasing an engine operated in the countries of the Middle East or North Africa. Its adaptation to the Russian cold may require substantial financial expenses.
About accompanying documents
Before transferring money to the supplier, be sure to conclude a sales contract. This will help in case of trouble with the supplier to confidently defend their rights in court. The following documents must be attached with the goods:
- cargo customs declaration (CCD);
- copy of registration certificate supplier's person;
- a copy of the registration certificate the supplier's face in the tax authority.
Refusal to provide any of the above documents is a reason to be wary and look for another organization.
Checking the contents
Important! When making a deal, be sure to check with the supplier in what completeness the delivery is carried out. Otherwise, you can get "naked" power unit without attachments.
What you should pay attention to?
Quality assessment, if the customer is not going to go and pick up the goods on his own, will have to be carried out according to the photos sent. It will not be possible to provide an absolute guarantee of the quality of a contract engine, but some information can be obtained when analyzing a photo.
As a rule, they send a photo of a view from all sides, a top view, a photo of an oil filler neck, less often a removed valve cover, a photo with an open throttle.
Should alert, too clean look in the photographs, perhaps the seller hides the real condition of the engine. For example, a perfectly clean oil filler hole will not allow you to establish the actual degree of soot and such specimens should be avoided.
The actual color of the neck in the photo can be from light yellow shades to black (serious coking as a result of riding mineral water).
Check upon purchase
Upon receipt of the engine, independently or with the help of a specialist, the received goods are verified with what was indicated in the sales contract and the photographs provided earlier.
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The completeness, serial number of the power plant is checked and a careful external inspection is carried out. All serious discrepancies are a reason for filing a claim with the supplier. It is impossible to do more before installing and diagnosing the engine.
Today, almost every person has his own car, but unfortunately there are not very pleasant moments when the car engine starts to work poorly or does not work at all. From this moment, familiar phrases and questions begin, such as where to buy an engine? Or many submit ads to the newspaper where they write “buy an engine”, while indicating the model of the car and the brand, as well as much more. Or, in general, you start to go around many different car services and various car repair shops, while you begin to listen to different and convincing recommendations from many garage specialists. In our world, as well as in the world of motors, a contract engine is a unit that has already been in operation, it is also an engine that has already been operated outside of our country and of course such an engine worked on the very quality fuel and was serviced with high-quality oils and lubricants, and, of course, this accordingly increases its working life. Also, such a contract engine was serviced only in the service, and not by various garage masters, and there are documents for such a contract engine that indicate that it has passed the border. As a rule, most engines that are operated in Japan or Europe have a very long working life and very often the engine is removed from a car with very low mileage in case of damage. And that means you should not be surprised at all by the very low mileage of this engine. Also believe that with a very huge flow different cars, which understand in Europe, as a rule, the mileage indicates one that corresponds to the real mileage of this contract engine
We will tell you in detail what you need to know when buying an engine:
1. How to buy an engine, first of all, you need to pay attention to good suppliers, you don’t need to run after cheap offers that come from private individuals, because as a rule, then there’s nothing to prove that this engine is not working and of course you will lose the collected savings.
2. You need to provide the supplier with the correct and accurate details of your car, such as the year of manufacture of the car, its make and model, engine number, body number, and for European cars also VIN code.
3. Try to get a photo from your contract engine, so that later you have something to compare with before receiving it, and of course compare this engine with the purchased one.
4. You also need to find out what kind of guarantee the supplier gives you for this unit, and what are the conditions for its operation, as well as installation, from what moment this guarantee begins to operate.
5. Also find out what documents come with the engine. If such an engine is contractual, then naturally the following documents are needed for it: a contract of sale and, accordingly, a customs declaration (CCD). If there are no such documents, then such an engine has already worked in Russian Federation.
Today, almost every Russian has his favorite car, and unfortunately, unpleasant moments come when the engine of your car stops working and needs to be repaired. From this moment begins your journey to the world of motors and engines, you start to go round a bunch of car services and car repair shops, listen to annoying and convincing recommendations of garage masters, calculate the cost of each engine spare part, and in the end you come to the decision to buy a contract engine. But: you are also interested in the question: “What is a contract engine, and what is it eaten with?” .
We will try to answer this question for you in more detail. And so, in motor world a contract engine is: firstly, the unit that was in operation, secondly, it is an engine that was operated outside the Russian Federation, thirdly, this engine worked only on high-quality fuel, and also, quality oils and lubricants, which, accordingly, increases its resource, fourthly, this contract engine was serviced in a service, and not by garage specialists, fifthly, there are documents for crossing the border for a contract engine. As a rule, engines that are operated in Europe or Japan have a fairly long resource and often the engine is removed from a car with low mileage in case of damage to the car. Therefore, you should not be surprised by such a low engine mileage. Believe me, with a huge flow of cars dismantled in Europe and Japan, as a rule, the mileage is indicated corresponding to the actual mileage of the contract engine.
I would like to dwell on what exactly you need to know when buying a contract engine.
- 1. When buying a contract engine, you should pay attention to reliable engine suppliers, do not chase cheap offers from individuals for the supply of engines, because, as a rule, you will not prove in any way that this unit is faulty and, accordingly, you will lose your savings.
- 2. Provide the correct details of your car to the supplier - these are: year of manufacture, make, model, body number, engine number, for European cars you must specify the VIN code.
- 3. Try to obtain a photo from the supplier of exactly your contract engine so that you can compare upon receipt, as well as compare your contract engine with the purchased one.
- 4. Also find out what kind of warranty the supplier provides for this unit, and what are the conditions of operation and installation, as well as from what point the warranty period begins. And yet, very Important point: try to buy engine oil and oil filter with the engine supplier, so that there are no claims from the contract engine supplier about low-quality oil in the event of a unit failure.
- 5. Find out what documents come with the engine. If the engine is contract, then it must have the following documents: a contract of sale and a state customs declaration (GTD). If these documents are not available, then the engine has already been operated in the Russian Federation.
- 6. Be sure to specify what attachments are on the engine, as a rule, it should have: starter, generator, hydraulic booster, air conditioning compressor, distributor, intake and an exhaust manifold. If there are none, then you can safely bargain.
- 7. When paying for an engine, consider the following: if you are offered to pay with a plastic card, then immediately run away from such a supplier, because you will not be able to prove the fact of payment. If payment is made by cash or receipt, then you will have a payment document and you can prove your case.
- 8. When sending the engine to your city, demand from the supplier that the engine be wrapped in a film so that nothing is removed from the engine during transportation, the shipment was in a wooden crate, and the documents were handed over transport company, the inventory of the engine before sending is desirable.
- 9. Upon receipt of the engine, make sure that the crate is intact and that the film around the engine is not opened or damaged.
Considerable attention must be paid when installing the engine. Try to install the engine in a car service that can not only professionally install the unit and change engine oil, but also provide you with documents on installing the engine or give a conclusion that the unit is faulty. Try to unpack the engine in front of the car service employees, so you will have witnesses that the engine came understaffed or visually defective. Be sure to pay attention to the oil that was drained from the engine: if it contains water or cloudy oil, flush the engine well before adding engine oil, as engines are mostly outdoors and there is a possibility of water ingress. Do not violate the color marks on the engine assemblies supplied by the supplier. When operating the engine, consider the following: if you have a guarantee, then you do not need to squeeze all of it out of the engine horsepower, treat the operation very carefully and carefully, do not force the engine, do not drive high revs, do not start at a traffic light, check the oil more often, the engine can withstand all your loads guarantee period, but then it can go to another motor world.
Also, we want to pay attention to the engine cooling system: try to use high-quality antifreeze, do not fill in water in order to save money, since there is a possibility of pump jamming. Be sure to keep all documents for the engine: documents for payment for the contract engine, oil, filter, transport services, for engine installation. In the event of a malfunction or failure, you can claim reimbursement of all costs for the purchase and installation of the engine.
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