2000 Intrepid with sludged 2.7

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Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

Here's that thread on

You are correct about the supply of used 2.7 engines. I live in the Memphis TN area and about 2 months ago I called the local junk yards. They charge $1200 to $1400 for any usable 2.7L engine and nobody had any in stock that day. One guy said the local insurance adjusters charge $500 more for a car with a usable 2.7L engine versus another car with a usable engine (ie when the insurance companies sell the wrecked cars to the junk yard).

One junk yard said he had a good 3.2L engine for $600 and if I called back in an hour or so he could give me the name of a mechanic that has done the conversions.

Don't forget too that, according to posts on DI.net, a dead 2.7 has a core value of a few hundred dollars (seems I remember figures on the order of $400-$600).

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

The best thing is to toss the 2.7 and swap in the superior 3.2 or 3.5 engine.

Google around- there are a number of websites that explain the procedure or even offer the service. Replacing 2.7s with 3.2s was a booming cottage industry for a while there!

Ah, this brings back memories of the late 80s and early 90s and the Cadillac HT4100. One of those things would FLY out of a junkyard at exhorbitant prices if it would just start and idle... because most of the Cadillacs that even came to the junkyard did so because the 4100 had turned to slag :-/

I would pass on it, unless it was a give away.