New engine

Learjet45 · Postby **Learjet45** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:14

It's about time I said this, but having fun drunk posting? lmao.

Hschlick84 · Postby **Hschlick84** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:14

heh, its not bad... i need this man, slow week and not giving a god damn

alex_n/a · Postby **alex_n/a** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:14

150k is still low miles for me. My explorer has 211k on original engine and the only time it has given out on me is when the tranny went bad (common on fords 4x4) and the gas pump somehow leaked all the gas out on the ground.

I still say rebuild your engine. Replace what is needed with new parts. Because no matter if it was remanufactured or rebuilt there must have been a problem with that engine before, but the difference is at least you know with your engine the problem was fixed. Another engine you are hoping they fixed it right the first time. (keyword "hoping") you can throw all the new parts you want but it really just comes down to the craftmanship.

bellalyssa · Postby **bellalyssa** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:14

Don't try and turbo it... you will have so many more problems than you do now. I wanted to turbo mine but it just wasn't worth all that money and the more you will spend when things keep going wrong.

Learjet45 · Postby **Learjet45** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:14

alex_n/a wrote:I still say rebuild your engine. Replace what is needed with new parts. Because no matter if it was remanufactured or rebuilt there must have been a problem with that engine before, but the difference is at least you know with your engine the problem was fixed. Another engine you are hoping they fixed it right the first time. (keyword "hoping") you can throw all the new parts you want but it really just comes down to the craftmanship.

That's the thing though. Remanufacturing the engine will help to get rid of any problem, not just the one I'm experiencing now. Whose to say that my engine won't start having even more problems if I only fix what is wrong now? I'm getting a remanufactured 2.3L engine plain and simple. The company that was recommended to me on 6crew was recommended by a few different people, including someone who got an engine from them. He has had nothing good to say about them, and no problems with the engine yet.

memphis · Postby **memphis** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:14

Just throwing this in.... Just cuz it has 117k on it doesnt mean the engine was a good engine that still went bad... I had an 05' Mazda 6 and I threw a rod in mine at 22k miles.. I never drove the car hard or had any major mods done to it,, Not even a CAI.. Sometimes shit just breaks... But I remember when this happened to mine and I was posting alot on the mazda6club forums, that someone else on there had said they had their engine blow up on them to at low miles to.. So maybe its just a design flaw or something and its more common that we think.

RedRoadster · Postby **RedRoadster** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:14

Blame the accountants for cheapifying everything they can get their hands on. Personally, I'd rather pay for a touch of overengineered systems, and increase Mean Time Between Failures by an order of magnitude.

Despite being out of manufacturing, a touch of failure mode and effect analysis still runs through me from time to time.

Learjet45 · Postby **Learjet45** » Wed May 11, 2011 9:14

Dropped the car off at Pro Auto Care today. Going to hear more about what's wrong and what needs to be done tomorrow. I'm guessing rebuild/new engine, and I think we are going to go for the new engine more than likely.

Number2 · Postby **Number2** » Wed May 11, 2011 9:14

RedRoadster wrote:Personally, I'd rather pay for a touch of overengineered systems, and increase Mean Time Between Failures by an order of magnitude.

Don't forget the Continuum Transfunctioner. It is essential to install a new device in any rebuild.

Learjet45 · Postby **Learjet45** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:14

Looking at $7000 for a new engine and struts as well as other maintenance.

Postby **Huzer** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:14

Learjet45 wrote:Looking at $7000 for a new engine and struts as well as other maintenance.

Do they have a breakdown of what is costing what. Seems rather pricey.

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:14

it does seem pricey.

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:14

Yea that's pretty crazy expensive. A brand new DISI motor in an MS3 is around 7k installed at a dealer. No way the 2.5i engine should cost that much. Struts are maybe $100 each so they're not adding multiple thousands to the price.

I'd at least get an estimate on how much it will cost to rebuild your current engine, and preferrably not by a dealer as they charge way more than everyone else. A remanufactured engine is a remanufactured engine whether you get a different one or just have your current one rebuilt.

D Walker · Postby **D Walker** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:14

Learjet45 wrote:Looking at $7000 for a new engine and struts as well as other maintenance.

a NEW engine or a reman? from Mazda or? questions they must be answered

According to Alldata it requires 11.8 hours to replace the engine, which at my $95/hour shop rate would be $1121.00
A NEW engine from Mazda (not using the Mazdacomp program) for $4301 plus a core charge (which you should never see on your bill). add in fluids etc and lets call it 6K. However! If it were me (and I am thankful its not) I would not buy a new motor from Mazda but instead buy one from someone like Tom at The Parts Group who buys fresh late model wrecks and then parts them out. Tom only does Miata's but I found several on the parts locator with reasonable miles (40 to 60K) in the $2500 range, so I would really recommend saving that cash over putting in a new Mazda motor into a base 6.

A reman motor is not a bad idea either, or simply rebuilding the motor you have.

Learjet45 · Postby **Learjet45** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:14

Engine and labor is $5k of it. Includes a 5 year 100k mile warranty. When I last had a quote on struts from firestone it was $700 for parts and labor. Not sure what other maintenance is.

My dad talked to my grandpa and he said that we might look in to getting a used car instead. I'm still hoping for a 3.2 cl.

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