Opinions on LKQ engines

[Zeille]

Hi everyone, my motor is going out on my 181k mile car.
LKQ has a 84k mile engine from a 2016 FiST out here in AZ, located in Casa Grande.
If I ordered a used motor online elsewhere, I’d pay $2300 after freight, whereas I could go get this for $2300, and take it with me to my friend’s shop.
Has anyone purchased a motor from this company? Could it be trusted? My motor is chewing metal up & has bad valve seals or something. It’s just not doing well.

 

[Grsemky]

Hi everyone, my motor is going out on my 181k mile car.
LKQ has a 84k mile engine from a 2016 FiST out here in AZ, located in Casa Grande.
If I ordered a used motor online elsewhere, I’d pay $2300 after freight, whereas I could go get this for $2300, and take it with me to my friend’s shop.
Has anyone purchased a motor from this company? Could it be trusted? My motor is chewing metal up & has bad valve seals or something. It’s just not doing well.

I've used LKQ without issue, do they have compression testing results?

 

[Zeille]

I've used LKQ without issue, do they have compression testing results?

i don't know, but that would be a good question. it looks like the motor comes with a 6 month 6,000 mile warranty that covers quite a bit of stuff. head, head gasket, block, oiled components like crank, cam, bearings, oil pump, maybe water pump?

 

[Intuit]

It's been a couple of decades but worked for a company and used them at the time. Compared to other sources they were pricey but had decent luck with them; no failures or quality issues that I recall. That company I worked for was always looking for bottom dollar deals so they were used in situations where options were more limited.

 

[Zeille]

It's been a couple of decades but worked for a company and used them at the time. Compared to other sources they were pricey but had decent luck with them; no failures or quality issues that I recall. That company I worked for was always looking for bottom dollar deals so they were used in situations where options were more limited.

I'm just looking at this, since it's a motor local to me (in Casa Grande, so still in the valley I can go pick up) and is pretty comparable to finding another used motor online + the freight cost to get it to me.
My other alternative is potentially buying a copart car & taking the motor from that, and parting the rest of the car out. I might be able to do that within reason, and I might break even.
edit: nevermind on the copart idea. not able to break even. i might just go the LKQ route but want more advice on that

 

[Zeille]

Does 84k seem like "a lot of mileage" for a "high strung" motor like this?

 

[Intuit]

If it's stock it's fine. They only self-destruct when altered aka modded.

 

[killer5280]

Does 84k seem like "a lot of mileage" for a "high strung" motor like this?

No. But then I bought mine with 184,000 miles.

 

[Zeille]

Looks like LKQ motors do not come with the turbo attached to it. New turbo is $950 from Ford. That makes LKQ a deal breaker for me. Anyone have any other ideas or options on a motor?

 

[Grsemky]

https://www.copart.com/lot/75659245/2016-ford-fiesta-st-az-phoenix

 

[Intuit]

Looks like LKQ motors do not come with the turbo attached to it. New turbo is $950 from Ford. That makes LKQ a deal breaker for me. Anyone have any other ideas or options on a motor?

Yikes. Folks seem to be letting go of stock turbos here in the course of going larger. Might peruse the market place here then put up a "WTB" (want to buy) thread.

 

[tri-pedaler]

Yikes. Folks seem to be letting go of stock turbos here in the course of going larger. Might peruse the market place here then put up a "WTB" (want to buy) thread.

If you go the WTB route, watch for scammers. They’ll let you know that their cousin Rosco has one, as long as you give them your SSN…