Overheated engine....

[andrews]

I badly overheated an engine. Engine lights came on and car gradually lost power and I limped to a service station. My garage has told me that the water pump failed and the engine got very hot. It still turns over so its not a melted lump but there is water in the cylinder so at a minimum the head gasket must have gone. What else could I be looking at and is it actually possible to repair badly overheated engines. Toyota are asking for 7,000 for a new engine which is more than the car is worth.. so what would be my options?

thanks

[andrews]

The car is a 2009 Toyota Verso 1.8i. I have found an engine at a breakers yard for 1400 with 22,000 miles on the clock and it seems you can also buy a remanufactured on for 1000. I've told the garage to take the head off and see what damage has been done. If it is a new gasket and head skim then I would probably see that as a result....

[andrews]

The car is a 2009 Toyota Verso 1.8i. I have found an engine at a breakers yard for 1400 with 22,000 miles on the clock and it seems you can also buy a remanufactured on for 1000. I've told the garage to take the head off and see what damage has been done. If it is a new gasket and head skim then I would probably see that as a result....

[andrews]

so it seems that the engine block is distorted and is beyond repair. I'm faced with either writing the car off as a new engine not economic or trying for find a second hand engine. However the thought of buying an engine from a breakers yard scares the life out of me. I've seen quotes from 600 to 2,000. How do you know what you are buying?

Is it actually possible to sell a car under 4 years old with a worthless engine to anyone, is it only worth scrap value?

Thanks

[andrews]

Trick is to know who a reputable seller is... any recommendations? I saw an engine from Dewsbury Auto Dismantlers but didn't feel right

[andrews]

thanks for all the advice, found a second hand engine with a couple of thousand miles on it and have a 6 month parts and labour guarantee with it, company has been around since 1995 and have very good ebay scores and my Garage knew them as reputable, so hopefully be back on the road in a week. I might see some change out of £2000 all in....

[andrews]

thanks for all the advice, found a second hand engine with a couple of thousand miles on it and have a 6 month parts and labour guarantee with it, company has been around since 1995 and have very good ebay scores and my Garage knew them as reputable, so hopefully be back on the road in a week. I might see some change out of £2000 all in....