[bpierson]

Originally Posted by davz

How long have you had the car? going on 2 years.

How long do you want to keep the car? We still making payments on it, so at least another 3 years.

If you do the weld, sell it soon or trade it in. There may be more cracks on the horizon, or if thhey don't insert the bolt holes, the headgaskets won't last.
I talked to the tech and he said they will put new bolts/timeserts in and they are going to get me a price on a multilayer headgasket.
If you go with the new engine, keep the car.
They want to much for a 65k mile motor and install (the new engine price is just insane), we opted for the weld.
I would go with the new engine if you have the money.
The remanufactured engines already have the timeserts in them, and are about 3600 dollars on ebay. Or a new engine is just that - NEW.

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