He drove the car & it seized up. There was a leak in the coolant pump. Now he is being told he needs to have a short block put in. This is at the dealership. Should he take it to a small car mechanic who is reputable to rebuild to replace the short block with a used parts?
the_boy_toy
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A short block is just a basic engine block, (pistons, crankshaft and connecting rods). They are trying to save you money by replacing only what is needed and not replacing the whole engine as others are suggesting.
scrubbag
That is the engine, minus all the parts that bolt on, like the oil pan, valve covers, water pump, heads also I think. They sell differently equipped engines, some called Crate engines, or complete, with all things. But a short block is basically just the lower part, or block. The rest, will have to be taken off the old engine and put on the new rebuilt one.
The car is 6 years old, so finding an engine in a wrecking yard could still be feasible. And if it is not too bad on mileage, it would probably be better then buying a rebuilt short block.
You will have to hire someone to pull the old engine, and replace it with the one bought. Some male friends who know cars and some cold beer, and it might work out pretty cheaply.
IF you decide to buy a new short block, you will still have to use all the older parts that attach to it.
Look around, call a few wrecking yards, and get quotes for a good engine. Include shipping costs of course, unless you can drive and get it.
And then, find a decent garage that will remove the old engine and install the replacement. Or like I said, a few male friends, and some beer. lol.
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dealership will charge you a fortune .. prob more than his car is worth. Us a different mechanic shop to do it . Also , you dont rebuild short blocks from used parts. A short block is most of the engine , the pistons , cam , crank shaft and block itself.
google " rebuilt hyunda short block for sale " and will pictures of them and companies that sell them and prices . a lot of people just have a used eng from a salvage yard becuase it is cheaper.
He really screwed up big time by driving it when knew it was over heated from loss of water from a leak . . if he had just kept putting water in it untill he get the repairs done this never would have happened . If he trashed his engine , then he drove it a good ways while he knew it was over heated untill it just stopped as the engine seized and ruined his car.. jeeze !
The Devil
It means that lack of maintenance resulted in very serious damage. That kind of failure doesn't get covered by the warranty.
When an overheated engine seizes, the pistons scuff the heck out of the cylinders. They need to be replaced after the scuffs get machined out of the cylinders. That's pretty extreme and it's often easier to replace the block with one that comes with good pistons already in it. The short block does not include the cylinder head or manifolds. Since the engine overheated, I'd suspect the integrity of its cylinder head as well- I bet it is warped and cracked too. Unless the took the engine apart and examined it, they don't know if the head is any good. I'd find a used engine instead of just a short block.
Scott
Tony is right. A short block is the main part of an engine - the block, crankshaft, rods, pistons, camshaft, etc. They are telling you that the cylinder head and motor attachments are okay, but the motor is shot. There's no cheap way out but I would call around and get estimates. Re-manufactured, rebuilt, or crate is basically like new. If you find used motors make sure you're dealing with reputable sellers and ask the mileage. Good luck!