Damn! I thought I had a decent engine. Guy called me Friday to let me know when they pulled it out it was no good. $800.00 is a good price for a rebuild
There is also a poor-man's rebuild where you hone (polish) the cylinders walls, put in new piston rings (still using your old pistons) and grind the valves.
It’s my timing chains. This particular vehicle has 3 different timing chains. To fix the problem the engine has to be pulled completely out. It was going to cost me $800.00 for the engine (from another vehicle) and $500.00’for my guy to put it in. It’s been a real pain in the ass. I bought the car for my sister who is disabled and a recent (early 2019 pre-Covid kidney transplant). It’s her only way of transportation as she has many doctor appointments and a weekly ant-rejection infusion as she couldn’t tolerate one of the other heavy duty drugs so that means I’m transporting her wherever she needs to go. I’m having a heck of a time with this
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Damn! I thought I had a decent engine. Guy called me Friday to let me know when they pulled it out it was no good. $800.00 is a good price for a rebuild
$800.00 looks like a short block price. Long blocks are usually in the thousands.
You have "long blocks" whole engine rebuild
and "short blocks" usually work to just the block itself (you take engine apart -- do most of the work)
In both cases you still have to pull the engine and reinstall it.
Not beginner mechanic work.
$800.00 is a damn good price for a long block.
There is also a poor-man's rebuild where you hone (polish) the cylinders walls, put in new piston rings (still using your old pistons) and grind the valves.
It’s my timing chains. This particular vehicle has 3 different timing chains. To fix the problem the engine has to be pulled completely out. It was going to cost me $800.00 for the engine (from another vehicle) and $500.00’for my guy to put it in. It’s been a real pain in the ass. I bought the car for my sister who is disabled and a recent (early 2019 pre-Covid kidney transplant). It’s her only way of transportation as she has many doctor appointments and a weekly ant-rejection infusion as she couldn’t tolerate one of the other heavy duty drugs so that means I’m transporting her wherever she needs to go. I’m having a heck of a time with this
Make sure the replacement engine is compatible with your vehicle"s computer.
Get your engine supplier to commit to that.
$800 junkyard engine (if it is good, check the mileage) sounds OK
$500 labor sounds like a bargain (I have personally done engine swaps many years ago) IMO pain in the ass.
The two most expensive things on a vehicle are usually the engine and the transmission.