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Originally Posted by R Leo
Never a diesel in the US market and no way am I buying a JDM engine.
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You could get one half of a foreign version as car parts. The toyota truck guys do this all the time to source diesel variants never available in the us, cutting the running drivin car in half removes all the import problems with a non epa certified car, and what remains are whatever issues you might have in your state with registration. Freqently the vehicles are in running condition.
Worked for a shop years ago that did this for a customers toyota previa. That was mid engined, but it was a trip to get a 4 wheel drive diesel drivetrain for a previa minivan in the mail from japan, including the dash and entire wiring harness