Hyundai Tiburon Junkyard Engine Replacement.

My 2004 Tiburon gets a junkyard engine after the original spun a rod bearing and caused some damage. I went with the cheapest option of pulling an engine from a junkyard and installing it as cheap as possible. The only things the new engine got was an intake manifold gasket, sealant for the oil pan, new oil and filter, and engine coolant. Other than that, I rolled the dice and installed it as is. The donor vehicle was a 2007 kia spectra as it shares the same engine and automatic transmission.

[@dfarias873]

Thank you for the video. I might try do this with my I4 Tiburon.

[@bosanovaboy]

Excellent video thank you. A couple of questions, how much did you pay for the engine and about how many hours did it take you to do the whole process? Thank you

[@dailyhondas1480]

The going rate for a long block at my local junkyard is about 280-350 depending if they charge you for any accessories or stuff like oil pan valve cover ect. Also some places charge you for a core (your old engine). I would say it took me about 16 hours give or take. Not counting the day at the junkyard pulling the donor engine and cleaning it up. Also, allow time for sealant to cure before adding fluids to the engine and starting it up. Most sealants need a 24 hour cure time at least. It took me a week to do the whole process but that was because i only had a few hours here and there in between school, work, and family schedules. Keep in mind that when you get your replacement engine, it is a good time to replace timing belt or chain, seals, water pump, gaskets ect while the engine is still out if the car. I didn’t do any of that on this engine because it had a factory “remanufactured engine” tag and there was a sticker on the valve cover from a shop that stated last timing belt change was less than 30,000 miles prior to what was on the odometer of the donor car, so I rolled the dice and put the engine in my Tiburon as it was. Got real lucky on this one. Hope it this helps thanks for the support. Like, share, subscribe. Sorry for the long reply.

[@andrew570s]

hey i’m trying to remove my tiburon i4 engine as well,are you available for some help on insta?