Old engine - #1 Car Club In Kitchener - Waterloo - Cambridge

**webz** · 01-07-2008, 11:03 PM

Hey guys,
I've gotta start cleaning some crap out of the garage of my Waterloo house so I can get out of here in the spring
I have my old engine sitting in the garage, a 2.0L 4 cyl out of a Probe/MX6/626

I hydrolocked it and bent a connecting rod - it runs but doesn't enjoy it

Anways, I'd planned to keep it around and start digging inside just so I could tinker and see what internals look like

Obviously I never got around to that..... now I'm not sure the best way to get rid of it.

I can't really be bothered parting out the good parts from it.... would any company pay for the metal in it and pick it up? Or is my best option to have a junkyard pick it up free (assuming they do that) and get nothing for it?

Thanks

**AdamCL** · 01-08-2008, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by webz

Hey guys,
I've gotta start cleaning some crap out of the garage of my Waterloo house so I can get out of here in the spring
I have my old engine sitting in the garage, a 2.0L 4 cyl out of a Probe/MX6/626

I hydrolocked it and bent a connecting rod - it runs but doesn't enjoy it

Anways, I'd planned to keep it around and start digging inside just so I could tinker and see what internals look like

Obviously I never got around to that..... now I'm not sure the best way to get rid of it.

I can't really be bothered parting out the good parts from it.... would any company pay for the metal in it and pick it up? Or is my best option to have a junkyard pick it up free (assuming they do that) and get nothing for it?

Thanks

i could get my dads truck again and we could take it somewhere if need be...

**crxforum** · 01-08-2008, 01:06 AM

Junk yards most likley will not take it. Right now automotive scap is $115 a tonne. Thats why you see they will pay like $100 per car max or whatever. They strip them and then take the crusher to it. With just an engine thats about $15 worth of weight to them. You might be able to call up some metal scrap guys who will take it. Especially if it has an aluminum block or head etc. Call up some people who do metal recycling. Especially the guys who rip out old furnaces and stuff. Those would be the best bet. Yellowpages are full of them.

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**fixitmattman** · 01-08-2008, 04:20 PM

Most metal recyclers will take it. You'll get next to nothing for it if you give it to them assembled. If you sort the aluminium from the iron you'll get a slightly better price, but for the effort most people just toss them the whole engine.

**2gen99GS** · 01-08-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by fixitmattman

Most metal recyclers will take it. You'll get next to nothing for it if you give it to them assembled. If you sort the aluminium from the iron you'll get a slightly better price, but for the effort most people just toss them the whole engine.

do you have locations that pay out well? or all the same pretty much per pound?

i have engines to get rid of too.

**meancx** · 01-08-2008, 05:34 PM

dundee scrap pays one of the best in town

**webz** · 01-08-2008, 06:31 PM

if it's worthless i'll probably just leave it here haha
thanks guys

if anyone else has ideas, they're welcome

**fixitmattman** · 01-08-2008, 06:38 PM

We just always haul stuff down to brantford iron and metal.

**BlueFamilia** · 01-09-2008, 06:55 PM

does it still have the accesories on it? if they are interchangeable I might be interested in taking some of that stuff for spares.

**webz** · 01-09-2008, 10:07 PM

there's some crap on it, intake manifold and all that

you can come take a grab at it if you want

**fixitmattman** · 01-10-2008, 02:00 AM

If all else fails, throw it on the probe forums: Free if picked up. For somebody wanting an engine to build it's a cheap starting place, especially if they're installing stronger rods and pistons.

01-07-2008, 11:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
webz VM Member Posts: 2,735 Location: Waterloo Join Date: Apr 2004 Ride: 95 Probe SE Fav Mod: Class:	Old engine Hey guys, I've gotta start cleaning some crap out of the garage of my Waterloo house so I can get out of here in the spring I have my old engine sitting in the garage, a 2.0L 4 cyl out of a Probe/MX6/626 I hydrolocked it and bent a connecting rod - it runs but doesn't enjoy it Anways, I'd planned to keep it around and start digging inside just so I could tinker and see what internals look like Obviously I never got around to that..... now I'm not sure the best way to get rid of it. I can't really be bothered parting out the good parts from it.... would any company pay for the metal in it and pick it up? Or is my best option to have a junkyard pick it up free (assuming they do that) and get nothing for it? Thanks ------------------ 03 Jeep TJ

01-08-2008, 01:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
crxforum VM Administrator Posts: 3,338 Location: Kitchener Join Date: Feb 2005 Ride: 1990 Honda CR-X SiR Fav Mod: Ninterior Class: Street	Junk yards most likley will not take it. Right now automotive scap is $115 a tonne. Thats why you see they will pay like $100 per car max or whatever. They strip them and then take the crusher to it. With just an engine thats about $15 worth of weight to them. You might be able to call up some metal scrap guys who will take it. Especially if it has an aluminum block or head etc. Call up some people who do metal recycling. Especially the guys who rip out old furnaces and stuff. Those would be the best bet. Yellowpages are full of them. CRX Forum ------------------ Honda CR-X If you need it I can get it.

01-08-2008, 04:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
fixitmattman My Neon made me a mechanic Posts: 2,617 Location: Brantford / Thunder Bay Join Date: May 2004 Ride: 00 Neon Fav Mod: Class:	Most metal recyclers will take it. You'll get next to nothing for it if you give it to them assembled. If you sort the aluminium from the iron you'll get a slightly better price, but for the effort most people just toss them the whole engine. ------------------ This is where you type a bunch of shit about how awesome your car is. FACT: It's been scientifically proven that the more shit you write in here the less cool your car is. Nine times out of ten the majority of people who talk shit down here don't even have any of the crap they talk about on their car. I drive an 8 year old domestic and barely give two shits about it. I beat the hell out of it and it begs for more, just like your girlfriend. Go ahead, cut me off. I dare ya.

01-08-2008, 05:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
meancx Has To Squint To Read His Custom Title Posts: 1,012 Location: waterloo Join Date: Aug 2004 Ride: 1988 mustang Fav Mod: turbo coupe go fast Class: Street	dundee scrap pays one of the best in town ------------------ psa makes richard simmons look straight!!!

01-08-2008, 06:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
webz VM Member Posts: 2,735 Location: Waterloo Join Date: Apr 2004 Ride: 95 Probe SE Fav Mod: Class:	if it's worthless i'll probably just leave it here haha thanks guys if anyone else has ideas, they're welcome ------------------ 03 Jeep TJ

01-08-2008, 06:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
fixitmattman My Neon made me a mechanic Posts: 2,617 Location: Brantford / Thunder Bay Join Date: May 2004 Ride: 00 Neon Fav Mod: Class:	We just always haul stuff down to brantford iron and metal. ------------------ This is where you type a bunch of shit about how awesome your car is. FACT: It's been scientifically proven that the more shit you write in here the less cool your car is. Nine times out of ten the majority of people who talk shit down here don't even have any of the crap they talk about on their car. I drive an 8 year old domestic and barely give two shits about it. I beat the hell out of it and it begs for more, just like your girlfriend. Go ahead, cut me off. I dare ya.

01-09-2008, 06:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
BlueFamilia VM Member Posts: 3,214 Location: Kitchener. Join Date: Mar 2004 Ride: 2003 Protege5 Fav Mod: Mazda hood deflector. Class: Street	does it still have the accesories on it? if they are interchangeable I might be interested in taking some of that stuff for spares. ------------------ Joey 2000 Fuji heavy industries Impreza 2.5RS Coupe. 2003 Mazda protege 5. RIP April 9/08.

01-09-2008, 10:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
webz VM Member Posts: 2,735 Location: Waterloo Join Date: Apr 2004 Ride: 95 Probe SE Fav Mod: Class:	there's some crap on it, intake manifold and all that you can come take a grab at it if you want ------------------ 03 Jeep TJ

01-10-2008, 02:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
fixitmattman My Neon made me a mechanic Posts: 2,617 Location: Brantford / Thunder Bay Join Date: May 2004 Ride: 00 Neon Fav Mod: Class:	If all else fails, throw it on the probe forums: Free if picked up. For somebody wanting an engine to build it's a cheap starting place, especially if they're installing stronger rods and pistons. ------------------ This is where you type a bunch of shit about how awesome your car is. FACT: It's been scientifically proven that the more shit you write in here the less cool your car is. Nine times out of ten the majority of people who talk shit down here don't even have any of the crap they talk about on their car. I drive an 8 year old domestic and barely give two shits about it. I beat the hell out of it and it begs for more, just like your girlfriend. Go ahead, cut me off. I dare ya.

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