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>The engine rebuilds are usually around $10k same as a refurbished engine

What's the difference between a rebuilt engine and a refurbished engine?

>>dylan6+(OP)
Effectively the same aside from time if you are waiting on yours to be rebuilt. One is the engine you have that needs to be rebuilt and the other was rebuilt because someone did a swap and now its inventory in a shop that sells refurbished engines.

[Edit] Adding jaclaz's very good point that one might be able to save money rebuilding their own if it requires less parts.

>>LinuxB+91
Some refurbished parts come with a short warranty as well which can help cut risk if the rebuild was done poorly. They come in crates from a factory so the people who did the work specialized and have probably seen all the potential problems.

>>throwa+G2
Agreed that is the direction I would go. The only reason I can think to wait on a rebuild would be if one knows/trusts the mechanic and/or they are having modifications done to the engine for cooling, turbo, fuel efficiency, brackets for different accessories like dual alternators, computer tuning after removing components from the engine, etc...

>>dylan6+(OP)
A rebuilt engine is your engine where (hopefully) all needed to be replaced parts were actually replaced (locally).

A refurbished engine is another engine (identical to yours) where all needed to be replaced parts were (still hopefully) replaced.

The difference is that (it really depends on a case by case basis) your engine might need less parts replaced and the replacement is done by your local mechanic (all in all it can cost less in some cases).

With refurbished engines all parts in a given list are replaced, no matter their current condition, and the replacement is done by workers that usually do everyday exactly that.

The cost of a refurbished engine (you give them back yours that they will refurbish for next customer) can be a little less (including transport costs) because the refurbisher has spare parts cheaper due to quantity and personnel is faster (because they do this specific work everyday and have all the proper tooling) but often it is very similar.

Your advantages with a refurbished engine are that it is generally faster than a local rebuild, and usually you are offered some kind of warranty (which may not be the case for a local rebuild).

For a company, it is a way to minimize the stop of the vehicle and to place some responsibilities to the external supplier.

>>dylan6+(OP)
Whether it was machined or not upon removal