buy a new short block or re-build mines?
Jul 10, 2012, 02:43 PM
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buy a new short block or re-build mines?
short long story..... my wife was driving my car and a hydro lock happened.
What is a better option? Right now I really don't care about performance the RA, just wanna repair it and use it to go to work.
rebuild or buy a new short block?
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What is a better option? Right now I really don't care about performance the RA, just wanna repair it and use it to go to work.
rebuild or buy a new short block?
inputs are welcome
Jul 10, 2012, 04:33 PM
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is really bad, she try to turn on the car at home to show me how it sounds (bad idea), and it makes a lot of vibrations and sounds like something grinding in the crank shaft, actually sounds like only in 3 pistons are working
Jul 10, 2012, 04:44 PM
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i bet it's just a bent rod, and now that and the piston are destroying which ever cylinder got the worst of it...might be worth rebuilding if the cylinder is not too bad, as any swap you do might require timing work anyways...but then again if you rebuild you'd be doing a timing job anyways, so if you can snag a used engine that's timed, then you can build yours on the side, so when you swap back the VIN's will match again...
how did she hydro lock it?
how did she hydro lock it?
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i bet it's just a bent rod, and now that and the piston are destroying which ever cylinder got the worst of it...might be worth rebuilding if the cylinder is not too bad, as any swap you do might require timing work anyways...but then again if you rebuild you'd be doing a timing job anyways, so if you can snag a used engine that's timed, then you can build yours on the side, so when you swap back the VIN's will match again...
how did she hydro lock it?
how did she hydro lock it?
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lets see, I already talked with a dealership in the area and the price for the short block is not that bad considering the warranty and the fact that is just swap.
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RESALE? if I fix or buy the short block it will has to last around 7 more years with with, so resale is not an option in a LONG time