2012 Toyota Yaris Engine Replacement

[Daedalus]

Originally Posted by Cletus Garfunkle

Don't listen to anyone who says it's impossible half of them never pulled the motor out of their own car. Changing an engine is not the biggest deal in the world as long as you stay organized remember/label where bolts/connectors came from and so on and so forth. I've pulled the motor out of my 01 Echo and put a junkyard one in checking wires bolts and so on anyone can do it just ur determination/motivation. Just a quick P.S. if you have an auto trans make sure the torque converter is in and seated the whole way into the trans before trying to put the motor in. Good Luck on whichever way you go.

Yea that's true, plus it will be good to know how to do for the future. Mechanics want to charge me $1500 for labor, and $1550 for the engine from a recycled parts place near me. I have found several on ebay for $650-$800, shipping included, from reputable sellers. Would ebay sellers be trusted? One seller is a local business in the US, another is from LKQ Online, comes from Canada. To me $1550 for that engine seems pretty steep, just want to get others' more experienced thoughts on it before I take the next step of buying the engine and doing the replacement myself.

Thanks for the note on the torque converter. Any help will go a long way for me.