Used SR20DET - What to Check?

[voiddweller]

Hi,

I have been searching through the FAQs on several forums to uncover the common aspects of the SR20DET S13 Blacktop motor (and other versions) that indicate a healthy or abused engine.

The general areas, like compression, turbo shaft play, heater hoses, scratched CAMs and burned oil in the valve cover are straight forward, but what else should I be inspecting?

Some other questions that come to mind for those that sell or have purchased turbo motors:

- When receiving an motor-set from a reputable business, that includes a SMIC, should I expect to receive the piping with it?

- Is it normal to have nicks on the turbo fan and scratches in the housing where the fan may have hit the housing?

- Should the engine come with used oil or are they usually empty?

Most places offer a 30 day start-up warranty that becomes void if the motor is 'opened-up', so I would like to check as much as possible before installing the engine.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!