Engine compatibility

[Evan]

I might have a line on a complete 1992 parts vehicle for my pathfinder, very little rust on the body, complete, 280K, recently rebuilt auto tranny.

 

I want to buy it to get some little things, but the main thing is to get a decent set of heads for my pathfinder. Will this engines heads fit into my 1987 pathfinder? I know that the intake manifold and air cleaner are a different setup, but to me the rest of the block and heads look relatively the same.

 

Also, I'd be looking at parting the rest of it out (what I don't use), so if there is any interest, I'd like to know now before I purchase it and have to find a place to store it. Would be located in Edmontonish Alberta, Willing to ship parts.

 

What I'd be taking

- engine or just heads

- interior panels and dash

- cruise control

- rear hatch w rear defrost

- front seats

- possible front fenders depending on how my

 

Stuff on it that I wouldn't need for sure:

- hood

- doors (all four) less interior trim panels

- all glass (minus doors if people want it with the doors)

- power windows/locks motors if people don't want them complete

- roof rack

- good stock chromies with 235/xx/15 rubber (stock) at about 45%

- auto tranny recently rebuilt

- transfer case

- front diffs (x2)

- cv shafts,

- all brake components

- auto hubs

- my front seats

- rear seats (reclinable ones with headrest)

- auto dash cluster showing 280K on odometer.

- a/c compressor

- any climate control components

- gas tank (would be emptied, cleaned, etc.

- power steering box

- etc.

 

If this is inappropriate please just let me know and I'll remove the part about available parts.

 

Cheers,

 

Evan.

[SC88Pathy]

AFAIK there are a number of sensors on the 90-95 engines not present on the 87-89 engines. I don't know why you'd really want to swap the heads, the 90-95 engines have more horsepower and more torque, and unlike the 87-89 engines they can actually use a snorkel. You'd have to swap ecu's and all of the wiring associated with the ECU's so that could be a pain...

[Evan]

Thanks for the Information. Looks Like I might just swap the whole engine then.

 

thanks,

 

Evan.

[Fishpath95]

I'd be interested in the roof rack. I will PM you as well.

[88pathoffroad]

The heads are exactly the same from 87-95. The intakes and some accessories are different, is all. The 92 engine won't bolt in and run in a 87, though. You'll have to swap intakes and FI components over unless you want to rewire your ECU and deal with that mess.

[Evan]

So if I take everything except the intake and FI and swap it into my Pathfinder, put my old fi and intakes onto the newish block, it should just fire back up? Assuming all the proper fluids, etc, etc, etc.

[88pathoffroad]

Exactly.