SRX 700 engine swap

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00-SRX-700

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Hey guys, the engine in my 2000 SRX is toast. I've found one for sale out of a 99 with 5000kms on it, would this be a straight forward engine swap? Is there anything different with these two engines I should know about from 2000 to 1999?
 

I am guessing it should be a straight forward swap for sure.Check your jetting so it is good to ride.Not sure about the electrical parts..like the CDI.
 
it's not a straight forward swap.you will have to use your 2000 stator and mag and move the pickup coil in so it's the right distance from the mag.the ign changed in 2000 from the 175w one to the 300w system.
 
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no, it wont just swap out, the 2000-02 has a differnt crankcase and flywheel for the 300 watt stator system, the 98-99 engine uses a larger flywheel and 175 watt stator. You will need to use your old 2000 stator, flywheel and then move the pick up coil location to suit the 2000 smaller flywheel.

you want to keep a airgap of around .025-.030" pick up coil to flywheel
 
Any chance someone has a measurement and pic of the new pickup coil hole location?I now that Don said .025 - .030" but how would you go about measuring that gap with the flywheel in place?
 
the CDI is different. 98 and 99 were the same. 2000 stands alone. 2001 and 2002 are the same except for a 2001 installed in a 2002 deletes the DCS - from what I read on the forum. I am sure about the 2000 CDI not being interchangeable.

The wiring harness is also different on the 2000 than on the previous and later years. The exact differences I can not tell you.
 
He can use the 2000 cdi and all of the 2000 electrial if he puts the 2000 stator, coil, and fly wheel on the 99 motor.
 
00-SRX-700 said:
Hey guys, the engine in my 2000 SRX is toast. I've found one for sale out of a 99 with 5000kms on it, would this be a straight forward engine swap? Is there anything different with these two engines I should know about from 2000 to 1999?
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what's all cooked on your '00 engine?
 
fourbarrel said:
Any chance someone has a measurement and pic of the new pickup coil hole location?I now that Don said .025 - .030" but how would you go about measuring that gap with the flywheel in place?
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very simply place a feeler guage between the p/u coil and the flywheel magnet, mark holes with a transfer punch, drill and tap, then recess the hole for the bracket to lock into. Iits not very hard to do but its required with this kind of change over.
 
mopar1rules said:
what's all cooked on your '00 engine?
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I would avoid at all cost having to put parts from a 98-99 yet even a 98-99 motor in a 2000 that had a ton of motor/electrical upgrades.


what exactly is wrong with your motor. we can help you find parts or even find you a 00-02 short block, top end or bottom end whatever need be depending on whats wrong with the motor you have now
 
Hey guys, thanks for all the good advice. The reason I'm looking for an engine is because, to fix mine I need to have the cylinders sent alway to be re-coated with nikel cadium, new pistons, rings etc. Then in the end after spending $1500 just in parts alone, I still have the bottem end of the engine with over 14,000kms on it, which could go anytime, since I don't know the condition of it with out tearing it right down. So I thought it might be cheaper and easier to just find an engine for $800 and swap them. Based on what you guys are saying the 99 engine isn't the direct swap out I was hoping for. So I've found a 2001 engine with 7000kms on it. Would this be easier?
 
14K = about what 8000 miles? Thats a fair amount of miles on the sled but not a rediculous amount to make a decision the bottom end needs to be replaced. I had an 02 SRX with 7500 miles on it. I blew the motor up and the bottom end still looked like new, crank and cases.
 
if there is no damage to the bottomend, I would just split it apart, replace both crankseals and the waterpump seals, reinstall and RUN IT!!! with a topend replacement/rebuild youd be good for another 14,000 km's ;)!

cranks have roller bearings, and unless its been run without oil or some other real damage, thats nothing mileage wise.
 
Well, the only reason I mentioned the crank is because in 2008 I had a relay that blew from a wire under the engine going bare from vibration and grounding out. In order to get the sled home I had to unplug the relay, otherwise it would only start up and idle, but stall as soon as any throttle was applied, some saftey feature by Yamaha I guess. So anyway, with the relay unplugged you lose your lights and tachometer. As chance would have it, my water pump let go on the way home and siezed the engine. If the relay was plugged in, the temp light would have come on and it could have been prevented. So it was first rebuild in 2008, just the top end. The shop told me thats all that was needed ($1500 bill). Then it blew the head gaskets the next season in 2009, so back to the shop it went, a different shop because the first shop screwed me. The 2nd shop told me the first shop screwed me and it should have had the crank replaced in 08. So they replaced the crank and bearings, pistons, rings etc ($2000 bill). Now this year I performed a compression test and found the compression to be 105, 125, 100. Since the 2nd shop has gone bankrupt, I took it to a brand new Yamaha dealership to have it checked out, the one techician that works there is the guy that rebuilt the engine at the 2nd shop and said all they did was rings and gaskets, no crank, no new pistons nothing, just rings and gaskets. So that turned out to be rip off no.2. Now this Yamaha dealership says it needs another rebuild which will cost $2000-$3000 to do it right.

So thats why I want to just buy a nice stock engine thats never been apart, and stick that in, do normal maintenance and enjoy this sled for once.

The 2001 SRX 700 engine with 7000kms, has a price tag of $1000.

If its a direct replacement like everyone says it is, I think this is the best option for me right now. I love the SRX, and plan on keeping it forever so just selling it because it has cost me so much money is not an option.

I guess what I need to know right now is, has any one on this forum installed a 2001 srx engine in a 2000 srx? And if so did you run into any problems what so ever? Or is it just plug and play?
 
One other thing, do you have to take the primary clutch off to get the engine out. My srx is at the shop right now so I can check it. I can't remember if the frame devides the engine and the clutch.
 
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