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07-04-2019, 03:20 PM | #1 |
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Major engine failure 45km before warranty expires
Hey guys, I made a post last year about getting my short block replaced under warranty (78k kms back then). And asked if my car would be reliable, and if I should sell since I probably can't afford to pay for an engine replacement out of warranty and out of pocket. You can see the old thread linked below:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...59#post3108659 Well, it happened again. Car broke down, with mechanical knocking noise coming from the engine. It's currently sitting at the dealer awaiting diagnoses with 99955km on the odometer (barely within the 100k power train warranty) I don't know if the failure is identical to the last time. But the question remains. Should I sell? Should I keep?
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I would find a used engine and have that installed, which should be possible for a few grand... nobody on here can give you an exact price though, you’ll just need to contact a few shops and get a labor quote for installing a used engine. Your car won’t be worth much in non-running condition. Again, we can’t tell you what you are entitled to if the replacement engine breaks... that is up to whatever warranty is provided by the supplier of the engine.
It’s up to you if you choose to keep the car after this 3rd engine has been installed... I would be inclined to sell it on at that point since something about you and this car does not seem to mesh well |
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Dealers always way overcharge. A 2015 FA20 crate engine with 50k miles is under 3k$ and a shop should be able to do an engine swap for about 2k$. You can even buy a built short block for under 3k$ install would probably be closer to 3k$ though. Or buy a built head and short block same time have them assemble it so basically a built long block for about 6k$ and then install should be around 2.5k$ Or learn to do the work yourself and really save money. |
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A car without an engine is like $2500 tops. Dead cars aren’t worth money.
Get it fixed and trade it in. Dealers don’t care how many engines it’s had. Trade and move on. 10-12k is probably all it’s worth on trade. You can buy a low low miles used 18 for under 20k, a 2015 with relatively high miles isn’t going to be anywhere near that. 2017 PP series.yellow with 10k miles for 18.5. Sadly, our cars don’t hold value. Gotta have fun while they last, they aren’t an investment. https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...1141/overview/ |
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If you do get it replaced under warranty, ask for an extended warranty for the new engine whether you intend to keep it or not. If you can get one out of them it would help resale.
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Why are your engines dying?
Poor fuel Not warming it up Lots of limiter Every effect does have a cause, find the cause to stop the effect
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But I more or less babied the thing since the last short block replacement. Really not sure what it could be... |
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See if they warranty it again before making any decisions. In my case they replaced long block after their short block failed.
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If you lunch a engine bits of metal can end up eveywhere. If you don't strip, clean, and resemble the whole engine and replace some of the auxiliaries you can be in for a world of hurt. Replacing oil lines/coolers, radiators may/will be necessary depending on initial damage.
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If it ends up $3k engine+ $2k labor then compare that to what will you lose when trading it in.
If the are really close then it seems a safer bet that you won't go through a 3rd engine and I'd just keep it. I kind of went through a similar situation with my prior car but all 3, yes on 4th engine now, were outside warranty. I have had the car for more than 20 years now(son now drives it) so even after all those engines in and out, I still was better off keeping it since adding it all up it works out to be only a little over $1k each year I spent for over 20 years of it in service. It was also a $1k engine and no more than $1k labor each time though. The second one I installed myself and when that one went, I was just lazy and didn't want to do it on #3 and #4. If my FRS started doing the same, I would probably just replace engines until I am done with the car and basing that off of the other one, will be a while. If you take care of the car and it's just the engine popping, keeping it seems to make more financial sense unless it gets out of hand. If the inconvenience of not having the car while it's being repaired can't be endured due to lost time/work/stress, then set it free into the wild where it can find a new owner. |
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OP needs to clarify what currency to use.
OP is from Canada. Half the responses are probably in USD. There's quite a gap in value... |
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I was quoting using schmeckles.
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