Where and what motor?

[FlipC]

My wife has a 1995 Eclipse RS.
She loves this car but the engine needs to be rebuilt having over 200 K miles.
Not being a Mitsu person I know very little about these cars. Like what type of engine this car actually has. I was told it was a dodge neon engine ?
So the question here is if I were looking for an engine to do a replacement with, what should I be looking for and where at?

 

[hewhoisknot]

r u lookin to do just a one for one swap or an upgrade?

 

[Randomrage]

My wife has a 1995 Eclipse RS.
She loves this car but the engine needs to be rebuilt having over 200 K miles.
Not being a Mitsu person I know very little about these cars. Like what type of engine this car actually has. I was told it was a dodge neon engine ?
So the question here is if I were looking for an engine to do a replacement with, what should I be looking for and where at?

Its the same block as that gen's Neon, yes, but there are differences. Its a 2.0L DOHC engine designated 420a. Best bet would be to go to a junkyard and find a 420a out of a wrecked Eclipse. Or just junk the whole car, since it has so many miles on it. You need to weigh your options carefully on this one.

 

[98RedGs]

r u lookin to do just a one for one swap or an upgrade?

Just a replacement hopefully.
Swaps are too hard on that car to a turbo swap.


It's a dodge neon BLOCK
420A (engine code)
Multiple junkyards + our classifides are always parting out something.
Check out 2gnt.com for some other people possibly selling them.

 

[Randomrage]

Also, DOHC Neons have the intake in the front and the exhaust in the rear. You cant just swap them straight across, as far as I know.

 

[98RedGs]

YaH I fixed my post.

Went to double check something on 2gnt.com

 

[Randomrage]

Whew, I thought for a second I was wrong, and you were going to tell me "STFU noob!"

 

[98RedGs]

Whew, I thought for a second I was wrong, and you were going to tell me "STFU noob!"

:laugh: You got me confused with the other "John" (l2rtsiawd).
Nah, you were right I wasn't.

 

[FlipC]

Thanks for the replies.
And I am trying to wiegh options here. Just wasnt getting any results looking for 1995 eclipse motor. So my next question is if a 94 2 L DOHC Eclipse motor work? If not is the 420A the ONLY option for an easy fix?

 

[Randomrage]

Thanks for the replies.
And I am trying to wiegh options here. Just wasnt getting any results looking for 1995 eclipse motor. So my next question is if a 94 2 L DOHC Eclipse motor work? If not is the 420A the ONLY option for an easy fix?

Im not sure of your question here. Are you asking if a 94 motor will fit in a 95? The answer to that is no. All Eclipse' from 95-99 used the same 420a engine, but the 94 and back is a different engine (4g63).

 

[FlipC]

that was part of the question yes.
I was told the 95 was the only one to have the Neon engine. Least I can now broden the search criteria for 95-99. Thanks

 

[Randomrage]

that was part of the question yes.
I was told the 95 was the only one to have the Neon engine. Least I can now broden the search criteria for 95-99. Thanks

Everytime somebody calls our motor a Neon engine, God kills a kitten. Think of the kittens man, think of the kittens!!

 

[xcelr8n]

its not a neon engine

its a engine that goes into peeons

 

[Randomrage]

Thanks for that wonderful bit of information, thats a great weight off my mind.