Hi, first post. I need you guys to help figure out what motor I need.

[Cobaltdaily]

I have an 06 cobalt LT, that blew a connecting rod. It still runs and drives, although as soon as it was obvious we parked it. It's our only car, and if it wasn't for my wife's mom letting us borrow one of her cars we'd still be renting one so my wife could get to work. I work close to home so it's not an issue for me, but it's my issue when it comes to mone for car rentals .

Here is my problem.

I'm trying to find the cheapest long block I can find with the lowest miles. I have everything still in the chassis. When I look at motors for sale they talk about L61 NU1 air check valves in the exhaust mani and all kinds of stuff I don't know about.

What do I need ? I just need the block and head, will any 06 2.2 work if I strip it and put the parts from my ca edition onto it? Please help us!

 

[YelloEye]

You can use any 05-06 2.2l L61 motor. They did the exhaust recirculation in 07 I believe.

 

[Cobaltdaily]

You sound pretty sure, I'll see what I can find and post to see if you think its a smart buy. Where do you guys get your engines?

---------- Post added at 11:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:22 PM ----------

http://bit.ly/1azCFXx

 

[YelloEye]

I haven't had to replace mine yet.

 

[Bass_Waves]

Check car-part.com
do a search for your engine. They are cheap to get.

 

[YelloEye]

Mongorat has great prices as well.

 

[Bass_Waves]

Yeah. If I rmemeber correctly he was selling a 2.2 L61 motor. BRAND NEW for like 700. Full running motor. 0 miles.

 

[Cobaltdaily]

I posted a link up there in my post, will that be what I need?
What is mongorat? User who is selling the new motor?

 

[Bass_Waves]

Name is Jeffrey reiland . Find him on Facebook. He has a yellow cobalt as profile picture.

 

[Cobaltdaily]

I found him and emailed him without a response, so this is what I need and will work fine right? http://bit.ly/1azCFXx

 

[Bass_Waves]

It takes him a day to get back. Sometimes 2. But he will get back to you. What's Ur vin number? To make sure what u need
The description looks right. Just want to confirm that's Ur engine. And hopefully Jeff gets back to ya. A 0 mile engine would be awesome than used

 

[Cobaltdaily]

Ok thanks

Middle digit is "F" so it's good yeah?

 

[Bass_Waves]

Yup it should work then. Like Yelloeye said. In 07 they I plemented a check valve system .

 

[Cobaltdaily]

I'm so nervous about this purchase , it's a decent amount of money to lose if I'm wrong. So if I do need a check valve because i dont buy a cali L61 ,then I have that and the mani on my motor I can just swap onto the new motor right? Nothing is different inside the head or block right ?

 

[Bass_Waves]

Best way is to take off the heat shield on Ur motor. Its like 3 bolts or nuts. 13mm socket. Take pics of the exhaust manifold. Between cylinder 2 and 3 On the exhaust Mani , you can see the lil air valve check valve location. If u have it. Its a Cali apex. If u don't. Your golden lol.

 

[YelloEye]

There's an extra pipe coming off the intake as well IIRC.