So my timing belt went... Looking for an engine... (More inside)
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So my timing belt went... Looking for an engine... (More inside)
Current engine is AHA. Car is a 1999 A6, Qtip. I think the timing belt went, so I'm trying to figure out if I should replace the engine or rebuild it... I have heard that the AHA engine is pretty bad when the TB goes. I appreciate any options...
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Re: You THINK it went? Have you popped off the covers and checked yet?
I think it went as a result of a seized water pump... I was driving, heard a squealing sound (like a belt on a wet pulley), then a muffled sound like a belt breaking , then lots of steam that smelled like coolant mixed with burned rubber, then the engine locked its rpms at 400. the starter turns the crankshat, but not the cams. I can't look at it right now because I am trying to finish the clutch on my A4. I'm not real familiar with engine internals, so I'm asking the experts here if it's worth it to fix.
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A rebuilt engine will run you ~$4,500 plus freight + cost to install...
total on one I know of recently (01 2.8) was $9,000~ installed.
To rebuild could possibly cost more, the price of the parts is unbelieveable... and you don't know what bearing/crank damage you may have without a total teardown which costs a lot of labor $$... Total cost of a rebuild on the engine I refer to above would've been even higher, 3 pistons had holes, valves were trashed, timing belt pulley bolt sheared, etc. (engine probably dropped a valve).
Overland Parts has rebuilt engines at times, better than what you'll get from Shokan or other salvage/used parts places.
To rebuild could possibly cost more, the price of the parts is unbelieveable... and you don't know what bearing/crank damage you may have without a total teardown which costs a lot of labor $$... Total cost of a rebuild on the engine I refer to above would've been even higher, 3 pistons had holes, valves were trashed, timing belt pulley bolt sheared, etc. (engine probably dropped a valve).
Overland Parts has rebuilt engines at times, better than what you'll get from Shokan or other salvage/used parts places.
