Ok so if it did turn out to be a connecting rod, why the hell would he suggest writing the entire engine off. I just looked on Ebay - there are replacement connecting rods available? Why the fck- would he not just suggest to have this replaced?
Any idea of the difficulty involved in replacing connecting rods ?
Your right- I do need to think clear- my guess now is the Ebay BJ engine would be a 1.6
Ice- does this mech have any experience in replacing rods ?
I don't believe the engine needs to be flipped off- because of a bent rod.
I can buy replacement rod.
Replacment MAF sensor
and Starter motor
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Originally Posted by Ice88
You don't know what that engines like.
Don't blame injen for your own mistakes and given how weak our rods are and how well water compresses. It's not hard to imagine 
Try a diff mechanic. I used to use one in Caloundra overall really happy
EDIT: You need to think about this logically take a step back and make a plan of attack.
Most engines are about 900 dollars, with that youd want to replace plugs, timing belt (depending), water pump (again depending) if you factor that in with the cost of the engine + fitting you do end up around 3k. So stop bad mouthing the mechanic he isn't ripping you off exorbitantly.
Again, step back and make a logical plan of attack. Try fixing what you have before spending money that you don't have apparently. |