same symptoms but after a couple of days of it being in the dealerships hand they said they drained the engine of oil and everything and somehow got it the engine to start again. car is fine now however sometimes when i start it the ac smells like ***.

 

well he said engine will cost $13k, insurance adjustor will be out today to see whether or not to pay that or just total the car

 

i guess the good news is if they just replace engine and everythign works fine its still covered under warranty til 70k miles since their factory parts

 

I would be very suprised if they totaled your car. Usually considered a totaled car if repairs cost more than half what the car is worth.

 

well in this case 37k market value, 13k repair, so your around 35%
who knows, i guess an AWD, moonlight white 09 wouldnt hurt, but then id have to come up with another downpayment and get raped with a 2.9 APR compared to the 0.9 on the 08

 

I would always fear some electrical gremlin may crop up down the road with a waterlogged car even if you get the new block. Obviously, you know that resale down the road will be an issue with a motor swap no matter how you sugar-coat it. People will run the other way when they read the CarFax report that says "motor replaced".

 

well if anything electric -crops up its covered, so im not gonna worry about that,
and hell if i cant sell it for what i want ill just keep the car..


but lets see if they total it before i even think about those things

 

I doubt they're going to total it with 13k in damages, we'll see.

 

It may end up saying water damage on the CarFax. To me, that would be worse than motor warranty.

 

well 11k total for new engine, (small parts surrounding engine)
insurance is paying it all, and it will be installed next week. I guess well see what happens when they fire it up next week

 

what else should i make sure the dealer check after he puts the new engine in.....they said thell look it over head to toe, and itll still be under the 70k warranty .....but is there anything to make sure of?

 

double check all electrical systems..... hope for no mold in the carpets???

 

thanks
would there be a chance of mold in the carpets if no water entered the car?

 

You called insurance company for this claim, if in the future there are more problems that arise from this incident, you can always call back the insurance for supplements as long as your dealer can prove that it is related to this. Just relax, some problems cannot be seen immediately, like Mold, if it does develop, then call insurance and tell them that mold has developed in your car and Im pretty sure they'll take care of it.

 

thanks for the info, i think ill be ok mold wise. and interior wise. im pretty sure since no water entered the car that this is pretty much just a engine thing. lets hope when the put the new engine in this week that everything checks out ok