how long a reman engine sits on the shelf

[joaks]

Any guesses for the time in between when an engine is remanufactured and when it is sold?

Why I ask: I might have an oil leak and it might be the oil separator plate (need to get a better look in the daylight). Subaru finally fixed years of bad plates in 2004. I bought my reman engine in 2010. Trying to see if it is likely I got the good plate.

 

[RiceCake]

Depends on how popular they are to replace. I'd guess anywhere from 2 to 5 years would be what I'd expect to see manufacturing dates between for most shelved hardware.

 

[Zaedock]

Some engines could sit for a while, but given the popularity of Subie's, I'd say they have a fairly quick turnaround.

 

[Donald]

I say it depends. The company obviously wants to be able to ship out an engine immediately when ordered. They certainly know past sales, but every year there are new engines to consider. Then do they have cores? So the best business plan would be to hire enough workers so they always have +1 of any engine someone might want. But not have excess stock that will never sell. How many Pinto or Vega engines do they sell these days?

At some point they may just keep cores and do a reman as needed. In other cases they may rebuild a block that could be used for several years, but not complete the engine to be year specific.

 

[ls1mike]

Originally Posted By: Donald

At some point they may just keep cores and do a reman as needed. In other cases they may rebuild a block that could be used for several years, but not complete the engine to be year specific.

This, I know when I put the new motor in my 1991 Corvette I had to wait for it to be made. Same went for one of my old 2.2 turbo cars.

 

[Kruse]

It could be days or years.
I bought a genuine Ford reman short block about a year ago that was close to 10 years old. Ford made it a surplus, it was bought and passed around by a couple of dealers that specialize in Ford surplus and then it made it to me. It runs great.

 

[cptbarkey]

you might be able to snake in a remote camera through the flex plate service hole and see if it is leaking.

if its black plastic, that is the old style plate.

 

[Norm Olt]

"Most" used/reman engines (and transmissions) typically have a tag that details that kind of info as well as which factory spec/bulletins/upgrades have been performed.

In my limited experience...

 

[mechtech2]

Call the remanufaturer. They had better know!