It’s all about confirmation bias. If it fits the OP’s narrative, she’s going to give it more weight than if it didn’t.
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Why even go there? It’s totally unnecessary.
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Confirmation bias is a big concept to get my head around. Don’t confuse me with the facts, I see what I want to see, I only believe things that support what I believe?
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An LKQ engine is fine. While lkq is technically a salvage yard, their stuff is usually top tier. The typical wear items on a particular engine are required to be replaced before installing an lkq motor in order for them to honor the warranty, so no shop is not going to, especially since it means selling more parts on the bill.
As to why it wasn’t reported, not every state requires engine swaps to be documented and archived. And some states that do don’t enforce it. So there’s that.
All in all, you got a good motor, and I’m pretty sure soft wear items like timing belts, water pump, maybe oil pump and fresh gaskets were installed before the motor went in. Idk why lkq shows to have less than 2 stars. Sometimes their shipping and customer service can be a pain, but that’s not something an end user would care about too much.
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Sorry about posting something that is against the rules here… I wasn’t really thinking, outside of reviews on review sites, that was the only quote I found with anyone posting about their engines, so I ran with it. NIce to see links can be posted… I didn’t think many would click on it… so I did the quote. Again… sorry about that.
Slowpoke96z28…do you install engines… Is this how you are familiar with LKQ engines?
From what you say and seem to know is why I was holding out on making an appointment to pay $1,000 for a new timing belt for this Pilot. What a waste it would be if this was indeed Brand new 2 yrs/ 10,000 miles ago. It’s a bit of a dilemma for me weighing what the facts may be, from could be a Salvaged motor & belt will break at any time… to "do I trust a Honda Dealership when it says “Reman Engine”, to the reviews of the company who Remans these engines… it’s all a gamble I guess…
It’s ok! If people follow the link, they’ll see what you were talking about.
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Depends on the particular car and how it was used and maintained
I’d probably go with a 200K Honda Accord that was gently used and impeccably maintained with complete documentation . . . versus a 100K Accord that was constantly run low on oil, driven over every single pothole, hit every curb and only got the minimum maintenance needed to keep it alive
This is clearly eating at you
If you can’t get proof . . . in writing . . . that this LKQ engine had a fresh timing belt installed at the time, then you might be better off paying for one now
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Exactly. The point I was making was this propensity we seem to have developed to accept information about a cars reliability from a source that clearly doesn’t have any responsibility to stand behind the recommendations they give. The only car anyone should buy without getting sound advice about it’s condition is one with a full warranty.
I think you can operate assuming that one day a car owner might sell their car. Even if a car is “totaled” by insurance, it can skate through with the original title. A complete engine replacement ought to meet and exceed any threshold for reporting a repair. If not that, what?
Since Carfax is at best voluntary and incomplete, any threshold for the size of a repair job is arbitrary and meaningless. So what would be the point of requiring anything at all if in the end it’s all un reliable? There are far too many holes to rely on Carfax as being a reliable indicator of good condition and maintenance. What you can rely on it for is reporting bad things. If the report shows a major structural repair or mechanical failure, you can move on to another car if you so wish. If the report looks clean, you can then move on to a hands on mechanical inspection of the car.
Personally, as a consumer, I don’t want any Carfax reporting done about my car. It’s really nobody’s business how I maintain my car.
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