My engine is effered

[Fummins]

I just blew the engine in my Mirage was cruising along at 60mph and noticed it was kind of a dog, more than usual. Engine was a little knocky, like it was detonating. No it was knocking…. Pulled over, didn’t see any oil or coolant. Limped it the rest of the way home…

sure would be nice to have a hoist that I ordered from
Babco in February right about meow.
Now do I buy a used motor and cvt, just a motor or kick it to the corner and buy something else…


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[klroger]

Now do I buy a used motor and cvt, just a motor or kick it to the corner and buy something else

What are used engine / trans assys worth??? You're going to look after the labor, Correct??? Do you have any of those auctions that sell insurance wright-offs??? If you're not in a hurry & the rest of the car is decent, I'd fix it. If you're in need of a set of wheels, well...https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars...6325?undefined

[Dirk Diggler]

I just blew the engine in my Mirage was cruising along at 60mph and noticed it was kind of a dog, more than usual. Engine was a little knocky, like it was detonating. No it was knocking…. Pulled over, didn’t see any oil or coolant. Limped it the rest of the way home…

sure would be nice to have a hoist that I ordered from
Babco in February right about meow.
Now do I buy a used motor and cvt, just a motor or kick it to the corner and buy something else…

Dammit man that sucks! And here we thought it would be the ole CVT7.

[Mark]

Yeah, I didn't think it was gonna make it home lol. I'll take a video of it sometime. I want to see if I can get a motor and transmission to drop in it. If I can borrow a hoist at my buddies shop I'll drive it there(hopefully) and maybe just blow it up before swaping it. Or just tear it down and see wtf happened. If I buy a wrecker engine they're gonna want a core so hopefully I get one from work.

Right now it sounds just like the white car did but 100,000,000x worse. It goes away for a fraction of a second with just the slightest bit of load on it.

I was at Karl's (Dodge Aries K) this summer. I bought a Mirage Curt hitch from him. He had a nice Mirage engine with CVT sitting in the front of his garage. I think he pulled it from a local salvage yard, & he was interested in selling his Mirage related items.

Not sure how you would ship an engine/transmission from Illinois to Canada, however?

[Basic]

I just blew the engine in my Mirage was cruising along at 60mph and noticed it was kind of a dog, more than usual. Engine was a little knocky, like it was detonating. No it was knocking…. Pulled over, didn’t see any oil or coolant. Limped it the rest of the way home…

sure would be nice to have a hoist that I ordered from
Babco in February right about meow.
Now do I buy a used motor and cvt, just a motor or kick it to the corner and buy something else…

You shoulda took it in to the dealer and got that free new engine months ago... tsk tsk

Maybe still try that

[Wolf]

What about rebuilding your engine.

[Dodge Aries K]

The roller cam setup in the 17+ engine is nice, too.

[7milesout]

I think a 1,000 cc, parallel twin, 270° crank, turbo-diesel engine, with a 6-speed manual (o.d.) in a Mirage would be the baddest ass combo out there.

1. The mpg would have to be mind blowing. Into the 60's or 70's.
2. The torque should be ... sufficient, if not more than just sufficient. Probably better low end torque than we have now.
3. The sound of a 270° crank is pretty badass.
4. A parallel twin could be packaged very easily, leaving plenty of room for a turbo and associated plumbing.
5. It would last forever, and hold its value much better than it does now (barring the chip-tastic crap going on).

I know this valueless reply doesn't help your cause. But if you could find such a package, please install it, spare no expense for the custom mounting. Heck, we'll start a fund to pay for the mounting.

[Dodge Aries K]

Excellent. I look forward to your notes about engine replacement so I can see them when I finally get my hands on a car that needs one.

[Cobrajet]

I bet I wouldn't have this problem had I ordered bearings

Don't be too sure. Getting any parts for these cars is iffy. The guy at the parts counter might well have handed you bearings for an '86 Fiero because, "The database says they are the right ones".