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Timing chain broke on volkswagen 2000 Jetta VR6
Damaged valves
Is it good idea to fix the engine or get a used engine.

Submitted: 176 days and 20 hours ago.
Category: Car
Value: $15
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2000 Volkswagen Jetta VR6, 2.8L

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Lower timing chain broke, that lead to damaging the valve in the engine. Is it a good idea to fix the engine or replace new engine. Mechanic suggested to fix the engine with new valves and head repair, quoted $2300
Need your expert advise on this.
Thank

Posted by Pete 176 days and 20 hours ago.

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Hello,has the head or heads been removed to see if there were any damage to the pistons or meatl debris that damaged the cylinder walls at all?How many miles are on this engine now?Were there any other problems with this engine before this hapened(did it smoke or knock at all)?Thanks Pete

Edited by Pete on 5/29/2009 at 4:37 PM

176 days and 20 hours ago.

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Went to the mechanic shop and they showed bent valves by taking out the head.

It's at 125000 miles and it was running smooth before this happened.

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if there is no damage to the pistons or the cylinder walls and the engine was running ok before this happened then it might be best to have the head redone and the chain replaced.By purchasing a used engine you dont know what you will get for sure,it may smoke or knock or it may have other mechanical failures in it.At this point I would suggest having the engine you have now repaired as you know how it ran before and was ok.Also make sure this shop has some type of warranty for this repair though to ensure that if you have any problems with it they can fix it under their limited warranty if it is related to their repairs.I hope this helped,Thanks Pete

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176 days and 20 hours ago.

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SIx months warranty is what's shown to me. Is that enough to see every thing was fixed right.

Posted by Pete 176 days and 20 hours ago.

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6 months is a good warranty,the parts should be warrantied for 12 but some shops only do 6,some places only give a 30 day warranty so six months is pretty good.If you need anything else let me know,Thanks Pete

176 days and 20 hours ago.

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Good thanks

Posted by Pete 176 days and 20 hours ago.

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no problem any time I can help,Thanks Pete

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