[The dudevinman]

So my question is, are there certain engines that i have to look for replacement i have a 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE CX 5GAKVDED8CJ309728, and the engine is pretty much done for, i found a used 2012 LLT vin d engine $1800 146000 km will it work?

 

[cfedor]

Yes, you will need to find a donor vehicle with the 5th digit "V" , indicating it is AWD. Check this vin decoding site for info:

Buick Enclave (AWD) - RV1 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERING (V.I.N.)-PART 1 OF 2 > EPC Online > Nemiga.com

Parts catalogs. Spare parts catalog EPC Online. Buick. Enclave (AWD). Normal maintenance parts-fluids-capacities-electrical connectors. RV1 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERING (V.I.N.)-PART 1 OF 2.

nemigaparts.com

Buick Enclave (AWD) - RV1 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERING (V.I.N.)-PART 2 OF 2 > EPC Online > Nemiga.com

Parts catalogs. Spare parts catalog EPC Online. Buick. Enclave (AWD). Normal maintenance parts-fluids-capacities-electrical connectors. RV1 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERING (V.I.N.)-PART 2 OF 2.

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[dafrenchman]

Allo,

Had my engine swapped out some months ago.
Car is still weird with some occasional oxygen sensor and misfire on cylinder #5. A/c has a leak too... Gets me by for now.

Hope all goes well for you!

I think I paid $2500 for the engine. Plus labor tax I think total was 3800$

Let.us know how yours go. 1800$ seems like a decent deal. Hopefully labour don't get you. It's quite the job to swap.

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[reckoner]

Allo,

Had my engine swapped out some months ago.
Car is still weird with some occasional oxygen sensor and misfire on cylinder #5. A/c has a leak too... Gets me by for now.

Hope all goes well for you!

I think I paid $2500 for the engine. Plus labor tax I think total was 3800$

Let.us know how yours go. 1800$ seems like a decent deal. Hopefully labour don't get you. It's quite the job to swap.

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Hi DaFrenchman,

How many miles were on the new engine? Did you have a GM dealer do the swap? $1300 for labor seems great from what I'd expect to be a huge project.

Thanks in advance.

 

[cfedor]

Hi DaFrenchman,

How many miles were on the new engine? Did you have a GM dealer do the swap? $1300 for labor seems great from what I'd expect to be a huge project.

Thanks in advance.

In my case i had a family mechanic do my engine change out. He is 400 miles away, but came highly recommended by my father in law. The swap took a week.

 

[dafrenchman]

The shop that did the work was a friend of a friend.
The original engine had about 120k.

The replacement engine I think around 80k.

The shop had the car a long time.... Like 3 months. Fortunately I didn't need the card much.

I did have a warranty on the used car engine. But I went by GM recommended oil change schedule .... The warranty was written for 3/3000 . So I blew that and was out of pocket.... Which is why I took this route....

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