MrFord
CEG'er
I know, not Contour related... but my brother-in-law 2001 Corolla broke down last weekend. It was running fine, then it just stopped dead. Didn't overheat at all, slight oil deposit on the passenger side inner fender. Still crank, but sounds like no compression. My best guess was a snapped timing chain/sprocket. Now it's at the shop (a local guy they know) and they're talking about a $2400 repair bill. For a car he bought 3 months ago from the stealership!
Before he bought the car, he had it inspected at that local shop, who rightfully told him that the head gasket was shot and needed replacement. The dealership didn't want to repair the car at first, but they finally did the job after he told them this was a deal/no deal situation.
Fast forward this week, now they're saying (from what my girlfriend could understand) that either the head or something in it wasn't tightened enough after the gasket replacement and that's what caused all the trouble. I know for a fact this is a non-interference engine, so a broken timing chain shouldn't require more than a new timing chain, correct? Now they're obviously gonna go against the dealership to get it fixed, because it looks like it's their fault, but still...
Well, my main question: how much can a complete Toyota 1.8L cost vs repairing the current block? And how much labor/hours in average is estimated for an engine swap?
My curiosity comes from the fact that we can buy complete low mileage 3L for 300$, engines that are much less popular than a Corolla engine. It should be a basic pull out/drop in?
Etienne
Before he bought the car, he had it inspected at that local shop, who rightfully told him that the head gasket was shot and needed replacement. The dealership didn't want to repair the car at first, but they finally did the job after he told them this was a deal/no deal situation.
Fast forward this week, now they're saying (from what my girlfriend could understand) that either the head or something in it wasn't tightened enough after the gasket replacement and that's what caused all the trouble. I know for a fact this is a non-interference engine, so a broken timing chain shouldn't require more than a new timing chain, correct? Now they're obviously gonna go against the dealership to get it fixed, because it looks like it's their fault, but still...
Well, my main question: how much can a complete Toyota 1.8L cost vs repairing the current block? And how much labor/hours in average is estimated for an engine swap?
My curiosity comes from the fact that we can buy complete low mileage 3L for 300$, engines that are much less popular than a Corolla engine. It should be a basic pull out/drop in?
Etienne