2zr Swap Question

[remcafee]

so any engine from a 10th gen corolla, and scion xd would be the 2zrfe engine, if you get a motor from an 11th gen corolla you risk getting a valvematic motor which is probably gonna be more of a hassle to swap, also if i remember correctly the 2zrfe has a facelift variant startingin 2015 in which it has a some different styling cues and different oil filter housing bracket setup for a spin on oil filter, and a revised intake manifold. it should not matter at all but their is some changes to later model corollas with the updated parts which might a be a little better if you can get.

[TommyWasabi]

Originally Posted by stidnam

It depends. If it's a valvematic engine, I doubt it'll work as the engine won't run properly without the computer which isn't going to be compatible with the 2007 electronics. Did you guys get a 2017 model 2zr without valematic?

If the engine isn't valvematic, it may work if you have all the XD electronics. It also depends on whether the intake manifold has ACIS, but that would be fixable by swapping manifolds. I don't know if you guys got ACIS...?

Please correct me if I am wrong but I thought the valvematic is only in the -FAE motors is that right? So in theory that would mean that the -FE motors here in states would still be viable for this swap. As far as ACIS, according the Wikipedia page ACIS was not an application in the 1NZ or the 2ZR. I may be wrong, but again it was a cursory look at the wiki page. I attached the reference page below.

Originally Posted by remcafee

so any engine from a 10th gen corolla, and scion xd would be the 2zrfe engine, if you get a motor from an 11th gen corolla you risk getting a valvematic motor which is probably gonna be more of a hassle to swap, also if i remember correctly the 2zrfe has a facelift variant startingin 2015 in which it has a some different styling cues and different oil filter housing bracket setup for a spin on oil filter, and a revised intake manifold. it should not matter at all but their is some changes to later model corollas with the updated parts which might a be a little better if you can get.

Rem! Good to see you here! Kinda the same response as above. I was under the impression that the -FAE has the valvematic and the -FE does not. Am I off base on this? I just find it hard to believe that if I look into purchasing a newer 2ZRFE motor that the seller would inadvertently send me a 2ZRFAE instead. Regarding the possible revisions of the newer -FE motors I might have to just take the plunge and buy a 2017 -FE motor and dive in. Thanks for the responses you guys! Also here are some things I found on both the ACIS and the years that the 2ZRFE and 2ZRFAE were applied.