Topic: 2.5L Crate Motors on Ebay!

[JeeperTJ]

:o Has anyone seen these $1,499 complete 2.5L crate motors, this looks like an interesting bolt-in option instead of a rebuild, when the time comes...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180059097460&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=180060117766&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=active_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

The ad says they were built by a Jeep assembly plant that closed.

[Jeffy]

They look to be +1997 MPFI 2.5L's.

[JeeperTJ]

Opps, Looks like the 'Buy it now' price just went up to $1,650, I must have been seeing things.  They do have some good pictures of the complete long blocks with all the goodies attached.  And new AX-5 trannys.  In 10 years we will wish we snapped this factory stuff up when it is no longer available and the parts become more expensive.

[fatboysoffroad]

It looks like these are the engines that Omix-Ada has. They bought up the surplus parts inventory from a factory that was building Cherokees overseas somewhere. At least that is what they told me anyway. They got a ton of stuff  like that.

[JeeperTJ]

surplus parts inventory from a factory that was building Cherokees overseas somewhere

I wonder if they were made by Bejing Jeep in China and where the parts were made.  Maybe it is not such a good deal afterall...