Nissan Frontier Motor Work Question ?

Question

I believe my v6 has about worn out. I like the truck. Is it worth putting in a crate motor? getting this one rebuilt? or getting a salvage engine. The reason I'm asking is I don't know how hard it will be and I don't have to many miles on this motor and its worn out.

I vote good on all my answers.

Answer 1

What is it that makes you think that your motor is about to wear out ?  those engines do seem to take alot of miles. Here is my suggestion. have your catalytic convertor checked out. have you ever had the exhaust system redone?? I have heard alot about the cat going bad in Nissans ( i have a Frontier and an Altima) , if it does go bad ( possibly making your check engine light come on) it can actually make your motor blow. PLEASE get that checked out.  They say the quicker you get it fixed , the better. There are some really good Nissan forums on the internet that have really good advice, and you can post your questions there too.... i hope this helped a little

Answer 2

How do you wear out a VG33E or VQ40DE? Those are the only V6s on Frontiers and they both will last 100K, 200K, 300K, 400K, 500K or more miles without any internal engine problems.

I know because I've read plenty on them and my dad has owned 2 VGs both of which have made it to 200K+ and were running strong the last time he saw them.