Complete Engines for Dodge Dakota

Replacing a Complete Dodge Dakota Engine

Dodge Dakota trucks came into production in 1987 and remained on the Dodge truck lineup until 2011. Even though the Dakota model is currently out of production, models such as the 3.9 V6 Dodge Dakota engine are for sale at affordable prices on eBay, as are many others.

If you have a 2001 Dodge Dakota engine 4.7L V8 to replace, it might be listed for sale under its factory name, a 4.7L 287 cu. in. Magnum V8.

A 2000 Dodge Dakota engine 4.7L V8 uses the same engine. Likewise, the 2002 Dodge Dakota engine 4.7L V8. A 2000 Dodge Dakota 4.7 engine for sale also uses the Magnum, whereas a Dodge 3.9 V6 crate engine was made between 1997 and 2003 with a factory designation of 3.9L 238 cu. in. Magnum V6.

Here is a convenient list of all the engines manufactured for the Dakota, starting with the first-generation Dodge Dakota (1987 to 1996):

• 1987 to 1991 - 2.2L 135 cu. in. K 14 SOHC – 3.9L 238 cu. in. LA V6
• 1989 to 1993 - 2.5L 150 cu. in. K 14 – 5.2L 318 cu. in. LA V8 – 3.9L 238 Magnum V6
• 1992 to 1996 - 5.2L 318 cu. in. Magnum V8 – 3.9L 238 cu. in. Magnum V6
• 1994 to 1996 - 5.2L 318 cu. in. Magnum V8
• 1996 to 2.5L 150 cu. in. AMC 14

A 2002 Dodge Dakota 3.9 engine and a 2000 Dodge Dakota engine for sale will have been manufactured during the second-generation release period. The full list of second-generation Dodge Dakota engines is as follows:

• 1997 to 2003 - 2.5L 150 cu. in. AMC 14 – 3.9L 238 cu. in. Magnum V6
• 1997 to 2003 - 5.2L 318 cu. in. Magnum V8 – 5.9L 360 cu. in. Magnum V8
• 1999 to 2001 - 2.5L 152.5 cu. in. VM-425 OHV 14
• 2000 to 2004 - 4.7L 287 cu. in. Magnum V8
• 1997 to 2004 - 3.7L 226 cu. in. Magnum V6

You will find that a Dodge Dakota V8 Magnum engine for sale was manufactured starting in 1992. As one of the more common engines for a Dakota, they were also used in the third generation. After 2011, Dodge Dakotas were no longer produced.

The Dodge Dakota engines used from 2005 to 2011 were the same that were used from 2000 to 2004 - the 3.7L 226 cu. in. Magnum V6 and the 4.7L 287 cu. in. Magnum V8.