'What to do, need advice please' (engine dead)
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'What to do, need advice please' (engine dead)
Hi fellow North West owners,
My car has finally succumbed to the bad rotor or apex seal problem experienced by many other 2004 owners. Just shy of 10 years of driving and 72K miles.
Dealers in the area are all around the $5,500.00 amount to replace the motor. I don't have that kind of available scratch to hand over. I thought about trying to tear it down myself but realize that I don't have all the tools or time required and it would ultimately become more of a mess. . .
So, is there anyone who knows of a shop or individual(s) who would either pay for the vehicle as it is, or would be willing to tear into it and get it running again in no real hurry but far less than the dealerships cost?
Bottom line is I love the car and would keep it forever. But right now it's taking up space in the garage, I can't fix it myself, but am not willing to hand it over to the junk yard.
Thoughts or ideas would be appreciated,
Dave in Silverdale, WA
My car has finally succumbed to the bad rotor or apex seal problem experienced by many other 2004 owners. Just shy of 10 years of driving and 72K miles.
Dealers in the area are all around the $5,500.00 amount to replace the motor. I don't have that kind of available scratch to hand over. I thought about trying to tear it down myself but realize that I don't have all the tools or time required and it would ultimately become more of a mess. . .
So, is there anyone who knows of a shop or individual(s) who would either pay for the vehicle as it is, or would be willing to tear into it and get it running again in no real hurry but far less than the dealerships cost?
Bottom line is I love the car and would keep it forever. But right now it's taking up space in the garage, I can't fix it myself, but am not willing to hand it over to the junk yard.
Thoughts or ideas would be appreciated,
Dave in Silverdale, WA
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Sorry to hear about this Are you sure that it's the "blown engine" and not just another issue with similar symptoms?
If you have the patience and ability to wait a while, you could save up some cash and send your engine and/or car to one of the many RENESIS engine builders in the US (Pineapple Racing, Black Halo Racing, Mazmart, etc; or members: Rotary Resurrection, Karack I believe does this?, etc).
Otherwise, I'm sure you could sell it for a decent price. I've seen blown engine 8's sell for the $2.5-5000 mark...
If you have the patience and ability to wait a while, you could save up some cash and send your engine and/or car to one of the many RENESIS engine builders in the US (Pineapple Racing, Black Halo Racing, Mazmart, etc; or members: Rotary Resurrection, Karack I believe does this?, etc).
Otherwise, I'm sure you could sell it for a decent price. I've seen blown engine 8's sell for the $2.5-5000 mark...
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Hey bro' thanks for the suggestions. I questioned the dealership in town when they said it was blown. They read codes and "could just tell by the sound" that a rotor was dead when I rolled into the bay under limp mode last month. I thought it was coils as the car acted the same way when my OEM coils crapped out. I had been running the BHR system for the last 40K miles.
So, yeah, I had it towed home that same day after the dealer said 6K for a new motor. I threw coils, plugs, and wires at it last week hoping I was right. Sadly, it started, reved, sputtered, clunked, and quit, leaving a large puddle of oil and coolant underneath. If I had the money it would take to send the motor to a shop I'd do it. Probably just try to sell it as is.
So, yeah, I had it towed home that same day after the dealer said 6K for a new motor. I threw coils, plugs, and wires at it last week hoping I was right. Sadly, it started, reved, sputtered, clunked, and quit, leaving a large puddle of oil and coolant underneath. If I had the money it would take to send the motor to a shop I'd do it. Probably just try to sell it as is.
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