Engine rebuild or engine change? big dilemma....

[SirDigby]

Originally Posted by Elwe2k

valve stem seals are worn on that cylinder and they have to be replaced.

I have replaced some parts like fuel pump and filter assembly, camshaft and crankshaft sensors, PCV valve, spark plugs (Bosch Iridium ones)

Speaking of labor and costs... Shop is charging me $1400 bucks, parts & labor with 1-year warranty.... Funny thing is the car was $1200 when I bought it

Thanks in advance for your opinions.

wait, what? how would valve stems cause a misfire? if it was leaking I would think you would get a consumption of oil and the CEL would be a O2 sensor issue.
why did you replace camshaft?
I can't believe no one noticed you used Bosch plugs. I would guess that is the misfire issue before anything else. you need Denso or NGK. even german cars run NGK. I've always had issues with Bosch plugs.
$1400 is a lot of money. you could buy a complete engine with less than 20,000 miles on it for like $700

[miiser]

Originally Posted by SirDigby

wait, what? how would valve stems cause a misfire? if it was leaking I would think you would get a consumption of oil and the CEL would be a O2 sensor issue.

why did you replace camshaft?

I can't believe no one noticed you used Bosch plugs. I would guess that is the misfire issue before anything else. you need Denso or NGK. even german cars run NGK. I've always had issues with Bosch plugs.

$1400 is a lot of money. you could buy a complete engine with less than 20,000 miles on it for like $700

Ok there is no way to find a 20.000 miles engine. If you do, they are lying to you. But anyways I think that you have a point on the spark plugs. And really 1400 to rebuild the engine are a lot of money. You could buy a used one for less. Anyways. I hope everything will be fine now.


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[SirDigby]

Originally Posted by miiser

Ok there is no way to find a 20.000 miles engine. If you do, they are lying to you.

here is one from LKQ. they are a pretty reliable company. 26,000mi $400+ shipping ($200) there is LOTS of these out there. old people would buy them and just drive around town.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-Toyota-...NYfSRq&vxp=mtr

[miiser]

Originally Posted by SirDigby

here is one from LKQ. they are a pretty reliable company. 26,000mi $400+ shipping ($200) there is LOTS of these out there. old people would buy them and just drive around town.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-Toyota-...NYfSRq&vxp=mtr

There is no way a motor like this, so new (2010), 1,5l and only 26.000 miles to be so cheap. Also there is no way, to give only 6 month warranty on such a new engine.
It's too cheap to be true. All the companies lies. Even the reliable ones. They just open the motor, they clean it, they change some damaged parts and you can't tell if its 20.000 mile engine or 100.000 mile engine or even worse. There is absolute no way. Trust me.


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[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by miiser

There is no way a motor like this, so new (2010), 1,5l and only 26.000 miles to be so cheap. Also there is no way, to give only 6 month warranty on such a new engine.
It's too cheap to be true. All the companies lies. Even the reliable ones. They just open the motor, they clean it, they change some damaged parts and you can't tell if its 20.000 mile engine or 100.000 mile engine or even worse. There is absolute no way. Trust me.

Be careful drawing conclusions based on North American vs European markets. These things are not big ticket items over here.