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Old 08-05-2010, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by rosskuhns View Post

Anyway, 300Evil, how did you figure out the engine had been replaced? did you run the block numbers or did you see something? Nice catch either way; not many people would catch that, which I imagine the dealer is well aware of.


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Yeah, Buyer Beware!!! It's amazing how many slimy dealers there are out there.

This thread will explain how I found the problem... M113 Motor Exterior Differences....

To sum it up, the engine is an M113.940 not the M113.944 that the car originally came with. I looked it up in the EPC.
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