engine swap.. how easy Options

[kamax]

ok guys... it's time for me to do the engine swap... so i am wondering ... how easy is it? this include having the a/c p/s and almost everything else installed in. is the wiring easy? etc etc. I want a st205 if possible. well any advice you can give? thanks

[scothaniel]

"so when something does go wrong along the road, you know how to look for and maybe even how to fix it"

The real problem is when you cant fix it, and no one will touch it when its an engine thats not available in the US and the work was done by an unqualified mechanic. It took me a week to find one grounding wire in the harness that kept the car from starting.

I did all the work on my car as well, and I am happy with the knowledge I've gained. Before this car, I had never done any major work on a car. But there have been numerous times where I've wished I could just take the car somewhere and find out where my problem was.

The minimun knowledge you need is to be able to read and understand the Toyota Service manuals. I would NOT do a swap without them. For my swap, there is an air temp sensor on the ST185 that requires 12V - the 205 air sensor requires 5V. Image hooking up the ecu and frying it due to too much voltage from a simple air temp sensor (remember - the ecu provides the ground for most of the sensors)!

For a ST202 to ST205 swap, your working with the same model, so things will be failrly straight forward.