Hello,
I had to be towed home last night. My 60 plate, 2 litre diesel Mondeo developed a rattling sound; I pulled over as quickly as was safe to do so, only to find that there had been a catastrophic oil leak. A garage has looked at the car today (fixed leak, added new oil and replaced filter) and said that it idles ok but the engine rattles above
2000rpm.Their computer says it will take 12 hours to take out the engine and fit a new one. To strip the existing engine will be 29 hours but the concern they have with doing this is that they do not know what damage they may find and how much it may cost to fix it.
A new engine (reconditioned with warranty) will cost £2,500 before any labour charges. They are also suggesting that it would be worth changing the flywheel and clutch while it is all in pieces.
They said the car is only worth £4000, so is it worth spending another £4000 to fix it?
What do you think I should do? I think there are three options: get a new car, replace engine, or repair existing engine?
Thanks, Stephen.