Blew my motor on Sunday doing some spirited driving. It was dangerously low on oil and this thing must have been burning some serious oil since the last oil change only 3000 miles ago. Shame on me for not checking it and it is a very expensive lesson to learn. I suspect I spun a bearing due to oil starvation and the engine has a loud audible knock to it that increases with RPMs. CEL is not on. Car starts up and runs, but it don't sound right and the plan is to let it sit until it is trailered to a shop.
I caught it very early and only had to drive it a few ginger miles to my garage. I am looking at a JDM shortblock, but have a lot of other questions:
-I am in Chicagoland. What is the best shop to disassemble and reassemble my shortblock and work with JDM?
-It is a difficult and extremely time consuming job to swap the shortblock. I've been quoted about 30 hours of labor start to finish. Is that accurate>?
-I suspect my block and everything is in good shape given how early I caught it. How much is it worth and how can i confirm it is solid? JDM can reuse the block and save me a lot of money, but they will have to inspect it in person to determine if it is salvageable. I hate to ship it to them at a cost of $500 to $600 and them tell me it is scrap metal.
I caught it very early and only had to drive it a few ginger miles to my garage. I am looking at a JDM shortblock, but have a lot of other questions:
-I am in Chicagoland. What is the best shop to disassemble and reassemble my shortblock and work with JDM?
-It is a difficult and extremely time consuming job to swap the shortblock. I've been quoted about 30 hours of labor start to finish. Is that accurate>?
-I suspect my block and everything is in good shape given how early I caught it. How much is it worth and how can i confirm it is solid? JDM can reuse the block and save me a lot of money, but they will have to inspect it in person to determine if it is salvageable. I hate to ship it to them at a cost of $500 to $600 and them tell me it is scrap metal.