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Replacing engine

  • 04-10-2019 2:54pm
    #1
    lyoness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭


    Trying to figure out is it worth replacing the engine on my car or cut my losses. Car before engine failure worth approx. 14k. I had planned to keep for another 2 years or so.
    New engine will have 10,000km warranty - not a reconditioned engine but a brand new one.
    I know this will affect resale of car just wondering how much? would this put you off buying?


Comments

  • #2
    dar_cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,290 ✭✭✭dar_cool


    Insignia?


  • #3
    lyoness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭lyoness


    no a mazda


  • #4
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    What's it worth without a new engine? Bollix all is the answer, so it's worth putting the new engine in, but then get shot.


  • #5
    Effects
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    R.O.R wrote: »
    What's it worth without a new engine? Bollix all is the answer, so it's worth putting the new engine in, but then get shot.

    Does a new engine not give it a longer life?
    I know there's more than the engine to go wrong though!


  • #6
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    lyoness wrote: »
    no a mazda

    2.0 diesel ?

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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  • #7
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    lyoness wrote: »
    Trying to figure out is it worth replacing the engine on my car or cut my losses. Car before engine failure worth approx. 14k. I had planned to keep for another 2 years or so.
    New engine will have 10,000km warranty - not a reconditioned engine but a brand new one.
    I know this will affect resale of car just wondering how much? would this put you off buying?

    It won’t affect the resale whatsoever.


  • #8
    Dartz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Dartz


    It'll be worth more with a running engine than as a rolling chassis.


  • #9
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,762 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    What price is the new engine, I'd be thinking circa €5k plus fitted?


  • #10
    CoBo55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,623 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    galwaytt wrote: »
    2.0 diesel ?

    1.6 or 2.2, one is as bad as the other!!


  • #11
    BASHBAG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭BASHBAG


    Hi folks, looking for a bit of advice here.

    I privately bought a 2011 1.7 astra about 3 months ago. Seemed in tip top shape. For the past month it started overheating regularly. I brought it to the garage and they told me that the thermostat had been taken out of the car, probably to disguise the fact the head gasket was on the way out. Head gasket was well gone on the car and the garage said I lot of damage had been done to the engine, so much so that the engine needs replacing.

    The fella in the garage said I'd be lucky to get it repaired for less than 2k (clutch is also nearly gone). I got an offer for a straight swap with an 08 focus and I'm wondering is it worth my while replacing the engine or just take the swap?

    Thanks for any advice!


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  • #12
    CoBo55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,623 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    Take the swop and run.


  • #13
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    I don't think that's a great deal especially if the Focus is a 1.6 diesel, they ain't much better when it comes to reliability. Even swapping from a 2011 Astra to a 2008 Focus is indirectly costing you money. Is the engine included in the 2k a reconditioned engine or just a second hand engine? Personally I'd consider spending 2k to get the Astra back on the road a better choice than swapping it for a Focus diesel that is 3 years older and guarantees you nothing better in terms of reliability.


  • #14
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    If you had a running well 08 Focus, why would you swap it for a broken down 2011 Astra? I'd be inclined to fix the Astra, it might set you back a few quid but at least you'll know what you have at the end of it.

    Maybe get a second opinion on the whole €2k replacement engine scenario, but I'd still look to getting it fixed.


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