can you tell an engine's been rebuilt with seeing reciepts?
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can you tell an engine's been rebuilt with seeing reciepts?
There's a local selling an FD thats done 152kms, he says its been rebuilt but has no paperwork to back it up whatsoever, I've asked him how he knows itas been rebuilt and he tells me " cos the rota - housings look new". Even I know that this aint a good enough reason but is it possible to see any other evidence its had a rebuild just by looking at it?
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i know this is weird but i always make it a habit of smelling the oil in cars that I buy. Granted someone could change the oil routinely and still have engine problems but if the oil looks weird or smells weird I'm back in my car before they shut the hood. Other than some anticdotal info, compression test it.
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i know this is weird but i always make it a habit of smelling the oil in cars that I buy. Granted someone could change the oil routinely and still have engine problems but if the oil looks weird or smells weird I'm back in my car before they shut the hood. Other than some anticdotal info, compression test it.
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