Question For AutoBrag: Will An Engine Replacement Devalue A Car…
Question: Do you know if an engine replacement devalues a car? Does this show up on carfax?
Queen of the Road: Hello there. If the car has aged and has a heavy number of miles, it is practical to replace the engine. However, if the car is fairly new and you replace the engine, it won’t help you sell. It’s likely to show up on Carfax if you replace the engine at a dealer or a franchise mechanics shop that reports it to carfax. Small time mechanics don’t report to carfax. So if you replace the engine with a family-owned or smaller repair shop, it may not pull up on the carfax report.
