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catherinesait@hotmail.com - 17 Mar 2008 02:39 GMT

would the motor of a 91 olds cutlass fit in a 94 achieva ? i blew a
intake manifold gasket in my achieva and my sister has said that i
could use the 91 motor in her car that her daughter crashed in my car
and save money.

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Mike - 17 Mar 2008 05:22 GMT

> would the motor of a 91 olds cutlass fit in a 94 achieva ? i blew a
> intake manifold gasket in my achieva and my sister has said that i
> could use the 91 motor in her car that her daughter crashed in my car
> and save money.

I think it would be easier and cheaper to repair the intake gasket in your
car.

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pj - 17 Mar 2008 06:07 GMT

>> would the motor of a 91 olds cutlass fit in a 94 achieva ? i blew a
>> intake manifold gasket in my achieva and my sister has said that i
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> I think it would be easier and cheaper to repair the intake gasket in
> your car.

Agree. Every 'easy swap' I've been around gets
into unexpected parts to make it fit and
unexpected repairs.

If you live where there are emission
inspections, a change in VIN may trigger some
emission 'repairs.'
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pj

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Mike Marlow - 17 Mar 2008 13:14 GMT

>>> would the motor of a 91 olds cutlass fit in a 94 achieva ? i blew a
>>> intake manifold gasket in my achieva and my sister has said that i
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> If you live where there are emission inspections, a change in VIN may
> trigger some emission 'repairs.'

I agree that fixing the gasket problem in the original engine is the easeir
and cheaper approach. Changing out an engine would not affect a vehicle's
VIN though.

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Steve W. - 17 Mar 2008 16:47 GMT

That depends on how long the OP ran it with a bad gasket. If it leaked
internal and destroyed the bearings then a swap might be easier.
If they are both the same sized engine it isn't a bad job.

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Mike - 18 Mar 2008 03:15 GMT

>>> would the motor of a 91 olds cutlass fit in a 94 achieva ? i blew a
>>> intake manifold gasket in my achieva and my sister has said that i
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> internal and destroyed the bearings then a swap might be easier.
> If they are both the same sized engine it isn't a bad job.

I have seen them run with coolant in the oil for a long time with no damage
to the bearings. You are correct that a swap may be the better way to go if
bearing damage occured. One other point worth mentioning is that swapping the
original engine with a used engine is that the used engine will also have the
gaskets fail at a later date as well.

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HLS - 17 Mar 2008 22:44 GMT

Catherine (I guess),
Find out exactly what engine you have in the 94 Achieva and what is in
the 91 Olds.

Lets assume, for grins, that it is a 3.1 liter GM engine.

Then go to www.car-part.com and do a search for a 3.1 litre engine to fit
your
94 Achieva. You may get a ton of replies, but you may be able to quickly
see
if the same 3.1 engine in the 91 Olds is a "fit".

If you cant do the swap yourself, you will probably have to have someone
do it for you, and this should run in the range of $500 or a bit more.
Labor, I mean.

And if you do it, be sure that you have the gaskets replaced, belts,
ignition wires, etc
before the dude does the swap for you.

It would cost you a grand, give or take.

Are you still interested??

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