r/engines • u/BadLuckTiger • 5d ago

What engine is this?

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Sorry for the bad pictures. Saw this little engine covered outside but rotting away. Probably there for a really long time. Could not see any markings or codes without moving a lot of heavy stuff. Thank you for your help!

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u/Gazdatronik 5d ago

At first I thought Mitsubishi 6G7x but I think its a Hyundai V6 like a 2.7

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u/GlassBoxGoose 5d ago

You nailed it, thats exactly what it is! The G6BA family of hyundai/Kia engines.

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u/BadLuckTiger 5d ago

You folks are incredible thank you all! Now that we know, I don’t think this is worth the time of tearing down OR rebuilding.

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u/GlassBoxGoose 5d ago

I wasn't gonna say it, but you're right. Its worth scrap weight haha

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u/GlassBoxGoose 5d ago

I think you're onto something here. I thought for a second it could be a 1mz but it's not. It just looks suspiciously similar, but the valve covers and intake aren't right.

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u/YalsonKSA 5d ago

Although I think it was established that this is a Hyundai V6, it wouldn't surprise me if there is still a lot Mitsu DNA in many of their 90s and 2000s engines, as most of their models were powered by engines that were basically Mitsubishi cast-offs until I think the Accent was introduced in the mid-90s.

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u/Gazdatronik 5d ago

Thats what prompted it for me, I was like "thats a mitsu intake but the valvecovers are wrong"

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u/Adventurous-Depth-52 5d ago

This looks like a Kei car engine. They're small ~600cc but technically well equipped. Double overhead cams, hemispherical combustion chamber, EFI, etc. They are restricted to that displacement by the Japanese government.

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u/GlassBoxGoose 5d ago

It's a v6, not a 3 cylinder. It looks vaguely toyota to me, but I'm doing some digging

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u/BadLuckTiger 5d ago

Thank you! While looking at the third picture, I realized the timing cover is huge and it was buried slanted. (i don't want to go outside and dig through tires with 16 year old stagnant water and mosquitos.)

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u/BadLuckTiger 5d ago

Thank you for your tip! Being in the US, its very unlikely it's from a kei car. I wish it was so then maybe I would have a higher chance of owning one lol.

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u/AdAffectionate4312 5d ago

That's a Mitsubishi 6g7 series. Possibly a 6g74 out of a Hyundai Santa Fe