Postby DJ Q » February 12th, 2009, 8:25 pm
I need to make a decision.
I have a Rover 200 original everything. I recently blew the head gasket and the car overheated to lock up point.
Now here's the issue:
- I'm getting a used engine of the same type from another Rover of the SAME series (actually 40 numbers behind my registration plate). However, the issue with that engine was that the transmission was bad. On the other hand... mine works perfectly. Benefit of this move is that I'd still have my current engine for spare parts.
- I can fix my engine. However, since the car overheated to lock up point we don't know what else could have gone bad and to check all of the parts can be quite costly. Benefit of this is that I will know exactly what went wrong and what was fixed.
The NEXT thing is that even before this incident, my current engine gives me a very hard start whether HOT or COLD and after that 15 second tumble, I have to wait another minute or two before I drive because I'll get almost no power and I'd move about 5km/h when flooring it until it eventually picks up. Plus when I switch on the A/C there is a serious delay in response time from the engine.
The thing that makes this a huge problem for me is that either way I go, it's going to cost the same $2000 including labour (give about $200). However, it's possible that fixing it can run me more expensive since there may be damaged parts that we'd be unaware of...
In all of this there's a 3rd option:
Get another engine
But to cater to that 3rd option, I need to know:
- What will fit with minor modifications (if any)
- Price
- Is it available with CVT?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Q
