Question:
I'm looking at an add in the paper advertising a 1996 Suburu Outback. It says "new motor". What does that mean? Is it synonomous with "engine" or what? The owner says she doesn't know. She says her son, a mechanic, did it.
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The ad in the paper probably should've read, "rebuilt or reconditioned ENGINE".ENGINE= steam engine, gasoline engine, diesel engine etc.
MOTOR= power window motor, electric motor for used for industrial purposes, etc.
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motor and engine are the same.find out if new motor means rebuilt, out of a junkyard or new....its probably not new...ask for engine [motor] receipts.is it bad to switch from one gas station to another?
they are the same thingyes, motor and engine are synonomous
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i would take that as meaninga engine overhaul
ie:valveas pistons
re-bored or refitted
not a completely
new engine put in
the advert would specify
it as new engine fitted
for numerical value
when sold.
It means that the motor was replaced. But ask, some people will call a ring job a new motor when a new motor really means they replaced the old motor with a factory built motor. Also if you are interested, find out where they got the motor. Motors bought from discount auto parts stores are typically junk. Good luck.
i always love the word motor when referring to automobile engines, even though the terms overlap, I was always taught that motors convert energy to motion, whereas an engine creates motion from energy bearing substances I:E: steam,gasoline,kerosene etc.
a motor uses electricity to produce torque and an engine uses gas/diesel/propane/etc. but a lot of people selling
cars or trucks dont know the difference and will state new
motor when in fact it is a new engine
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it can mean a few things. number one, the best case scenario, is that a real mechanic installed a subaru factory replacement engine,"motor" and that the car has less miles on the engine than on the odometer. option 2, a rebuilding garage took the old engine out, replaced the bad parts, and re installed it. being rebuilt does not mean a "new motor" but some sellers will misrepresent a rebuilt as such.what is does "limited slip" mean and how does it work?
option 3, the worst, is that her son is a lube boy at speedy oil change, and has seen a guy work on a motor before, and thought hed try his luck on moms car. he bumbled down to autozone and picked up a crank bearing kit, and installed it from the bottom without pulling the motor, or remachining the crankshaft. it runs now, but the new bearings are only masking the problem that still exhists with the journals on the crank. in a few months you will hear the same rumbling, and loss of oil pressure that mom did, and you will have to get a "new motor" for yourself.
Why is my steering making squeaky noises?
an engine is powered by fuel. a motor is powered by electricity.
some people dont know the difference, so they use them incorrectly. but in this case, they are talking about the engine. which by the way, if it was maintained correctly, should not be bad after 11years in a subaru. they are very long lived engines, and great cars. i would be curious about the maintenance on the rest of the car.
Why does my oil gage on my car stick?
new motor means new engine but a new engine is not purchased at a junkyardPASS ON THIS ONE.... Junkyard special? Uggh... I might pay $500 if it ran well.
that thing under the hood that sucks gas. That would be the motor. old one blew up due to lack of maintance.
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