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| Happy news after 15 months JackintheBoxster - Wednesday, 6 November, 2013, at 12:30:36 pm |
Some of you will remember that I had an engine die on my '01 base some years ago and, after a long wait and consultation with mechanics, I took the risky step last year and had a replacement engine put in. Many advised against it on obvious and solid grounds. I went ahead, though, having faith in Euro Imports, my Washington, D.C.-area independent mechanic. At the time he also did some other work on the car -- new clutch (obviously), a couple of tires, like that.
I took the car in today for an oil change to see how it has fared. Although I used to put 15-20,000 miles a year on the car, changes in my life now mean it's like 4 to 5,000 miles.
The bottom line is that the car is in excellent shape -- tires, everything else -- with the exception that the front pads and rotors need to be replaced.
I don't know that I would recommend an engine transplant as a general rule, but in this case, with this mechanic, it seems to have been a good idea.
I would, as I have before, recommend this shop to anyone in the Washington area or nearby.
I took the car in today for an oil change to see how it has fared. Although I used to put 15-20,000 miles a year on the car, changes in my life now mean it's like 4 to 5,000 miles.
The bottom line is that the car is in excellent shape -- tires, everything else -- with the exception that the front pads and rotors need to be replaced.
I don't know that I would recommend an engine transplant as a general rule, but in this case, with this mechanic, it seems to have been a good idea.
I would, as I have before, recommend this shop to anyone in the Washington area or nearby.
| Great to hear that it all worked out for you. Guenter in Ontario - Wednesday, 6 November, 2013, at 12:55:35 pm |
| Yes, I'd say it turned out extremely well. *NM* JackintheBoxster - Wednesday, 6 November, 2013, at 2:54:22 pm |
| There are risks, but i did the same thing and strongly urge it. grant - Thursday, 7 November, 2013, at 7:19:41 am |
| Re: There are risks, but i did the same thing and strongly urge it. JackintheBoxster - Saturday, 16 November, 2013, at 7:44:19 pm |
| NO, replaced the motor with a low-mileage used one. At the same time... grant - Saturday, 16 November, 2013, at 8:10:14 pm |
I did as many known-weakness updates as was feasible - AoS, IMS bearing ( DoF did not exist at the time), motor mount, chain tensioners, hoses, clamps, plugs, tubes, blah, blah, blah.
Since the tranny is also now out do gear oil, throw out bearing, pressure plate, clutch disk, lube a clean external moving parts, check tranny mounts (guess who didn't despite 190+k, they failed after about 6 track-days, oops).
Today i'd do standard IMS bearing ($100) and DoF.
Grant
Grant
gee-lenahan-at-gee-mail-dot-com
Since the tranny is also now out do gear oil, throw out bearing, pressure plate, clutch disk, lube a clean external moving parts, check tranny mounts (guess who didn't despite 190+k, they failed after about 6 track-days, oops).
Today i'd do standard IMS bearing ($100) and DoF.
Grant
Grant
gee-lenahan-at-gee-mail-dot-com
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