Cost of fitting a new 1.2 Nissan Qashqai engine - £10,115.18
Discussion
Dr Interceptor said:
That does specify that the old/exchanged unit must be repairable if I read it correctly.Vaud said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/Nissan-Qashqai-Complete-E...
£500-£1500 for a used engine
Find an indy to install - say £1000 including parts and oil.
£2500 all in?
This is the correct answer, or one from a breakers and pay a tame mechanic to do the swap. loads of engines in cars that get written off that are fine and even have oil in them.£500-£1500 for a used engine
Find an indy to install - say £1000 including parts and oil.
£2500 all in?
Have done bits like that and its not that challenging if you have the right gear to DIY.
£880 is dear to change an engine labour wise, but par for the course for a main dealer, its more or less a days work for someone handy with the spanners, I would reckon £300/400 ish plus conumables and sundries.
Cardinal Hips said:
An idiot.
Bet the tyres are bald as f
k too, and the brake pads down to the metal. Lol.
Sounds like half the cars in my work car park tbh... i'm staggered at how the majority of people take no mechanical/functional care of their car whatsoever.Bet the tyres are bald as f
k too, and the brake pads down to the metal. Lol.A work colleague was staggered by her £600 dealer bill to replace discs and pads on her BMW X1, she only took it in because "they had made a loud grinding noise when braking for the last 3 months, and now didn't seem to be working very well"
I made it very clear to her that the bill would have been half or less, had she not utterly destroyed her brake discs... i doubt she will change though.
Yep who does not service a car for 3 years then is surprised when it fails. More so on modern cars with thin oils and an engine that is known to like a drop of oil.
Goodwill left the door the first year it was not serviced (or if it met the required mileages) or equally I am not sure if Nissan do longer service intervals like the Germans. But even then I ignore that and get the oil and filter changed every 9-10k to make sure there is nice fresh oil.
Goodwill left the door the first year it was not serviced (or if it met the required mileages) or equally I am not sure if Nissan do longer service intervals like the Germans. But even then I ignore that and get the oil and filter changed every 9-10k to make sure there is nice fresh oil.
OP as you already know and stated you know its her/your fault.
You can't really expect anything to keep functioning well if its not been serviced in 3 years by anyone. Yeah sure it could have lasted longer but that is not the point. everything should be looked after according to guidelines to give it the best chance of lasting/survival.
Again I have to say you can't expect any goodwill for buying 3 cars because in some regards this car has been abused via neglect. Goodwill comes into play when you have done everything you reasonably can in looking after you product, but it still fails outside of their scope of care.
As others have suggested you best route is find a good mechanic, be honest and source a recon or second hand engine.
Other suggestion is sell as in and buy something else.
You can't really expect anything to keep functioning well if its not been serviced in 3 years by anyone. Yeah sure it could have lasted longer but that is not the point. everything should be looked after according to guidelines to give it the best chance of lasting/survival.
Again I have to say you can't expect any goodwill for buying 3 cars because in some regards this car has been abused via neglect. Goodwill comes into play when you have done everything you reasonably can in looking after you product, but it still fails outside of their scope of care.
As others have suggested you best route is find a good mechanic, be honest and source a recon or second hand engine.
Other suggestion is sell as in and buy something else.
Dr Interceptor said:
£880 labour to replace an engine seems quite reasonable.
Not sure how it needs a new exhaust manifold, unless that was damaged - gaskets yes.
As above - not sure it needs a new exhaust manifold, but the rest of the prices look reasonable, labour as well, a new engine is never going to be cheap from a dealer.Not sure how it needs a new exhaust manifold, unless that was damaged - gaskets yes.
No chance of "good will" repair I don't think - it might have gone bang if it was serviced correctly, but it wasn't and you can't prove it would have.
The sensible solution is a used engine... and a service plan next time.
J4CKO said:
Vaud said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/Nissan-Qashqai-Complete-E...
£500-£1500 for a used engine
Find an indy to install - say £1000 including parts and oil.
£2500 all in?
This is the correct answer, or one from a breakers and pay a tame mechanic to do the swap. loads of engines in cars that get written off that are fine and even have oil in them.£500-£1500 for a used engine
Find an indy to install - say £1000 including parts and oil.
£2500 all in?
Have done bits like that and its not that challenging if you have the right gear to DIY.
£880 is dear to change an engine labour wise, but par for the course for a main dealer, its more or less a days work for someone handy with the spanners, I would reckon £300/400 ish plus conumables and sundries.
andrewparker said:
I have to ask, but why on earth hasn’t it been serviced in three years? Surely at some point the dashboard lit up saying it needed servicing, or are Nissan’s not that sophisticated?
No idea, I've only been with her 9 months or so.The car has been back and fore the dealer for various electrical related issues but at no point has it been serviced. Why the dealer didn't offer it to her, why the warning lights didn't come on etc I have no idea. All I know is that I have one upset missus. I know Nissan are not obliged to do anything but as a loyal customer I personally would have offered something, she probably would have had another one in November if it didn't fail
I do find it a bit strange that Nissan want £10k+ for a 1.2 Qashai engine when it was only £7,500 for Ford to replace the engine in my RS
The Surveyor said:
If the car is leased, won't Nissan kick-off if you returned the car with an unrecorded second-hand lump under the bonnet? They will already get hammered returning a car which hasn't been serviced, isn't there a risk that they will hammer them again for a second-hand engine wiping out any saving from going outside the dealer network?
This is also a concern I have.I have already been quoted £1,400 for a guaranteed fitted engine but ideally it would have been nice to come to an agreement with Nissan.
Edited by Tuvra on Thursday 16th May 11:02
£6.2K for a 1.2 short block!! Is it made of titanium?
There's got to be some kind of 'Ha ha, you f'cked it' tax going on here. My Mum's 1.4 TDI Polo engine blew up (was alleged to have had 14 litres of oil in it) and they charged her £7K for the engine (long block). It's a 1.4 ffs. I don't get this pricing at all.
Anyway, well done for being brave in admitting it's completely your own fault
There's got to be some kind of 'Ha ha, you f'cked it' tax going on here. My Mum's 1.4 TDI Polo engine blew up (was alleged to have had 14 litres of oil in it) and they charged her £7K for the engine (long block). It's a 1.4 ffs. I don't get this pricing at all.
Anyway, well done for being brave in admitting it's completely your own fault
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