Sadly rebuilding a 119 motor is not an economically viable proposition these days. But you should get the condition of the engine assesed by a professional. At 136k miles you shouldn't be anywhere near needing an engine rebuild, top or bottom end.

I concur, 136k miles is not alot of miles at all - the M119 is pretty much built like a brick outhouse (unlike the insulation on the wiring harnesses...it was made out of play-doh and spit*)

That transmission however.....From what I have seen, a lot of them do not seem to make it much past 200k.


*1992 had good insulation

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