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Plymouth Grand Voyager - Fix or Junk?
We were just told today that our minivan has a cracked crankshaft -- in other words a terminal illness. It has 123,000 miles. The million dollar question is to find an old one to put in ($4000), rebuild ours ($5000), or try to buy something else. We were trying to get more life out of the car in order to save more money for a downpayment.......this day just came sooner than we were thinking. Any thoughts?
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With the above said, what in the world makes you think you have a cracked crank shaft? I've seen many engine failures, but never have I seen a cracked crank. I'm thinking time for a second opinion.
Best Regards,
Shipo
Not that this has anything to do with the topic at hand, but when I replaced the oil in my 175,000+ mile DGC (3.8L) a few weeks ago, I did put in synthetic. So far, I have noticed no problems and it runs smooth as silk - I have not filled up with fuel for about a week and a half now which is longer than normal, so I suspect a slight increase in mileage as well. I put Amsoil Series 2000 0w-30 in it, ~4.6 quarts.
Keeping my fingers crossed,
-Wes-
The local dealer wants $6400 to replace the engine.
The original mechanic cautioned against using a used engine as the history would be unknown-- perhaps it was involved in an accident with damage that won't show for a few months. Does this sound reasonable?
btw, the transmission was replaced at 45,000 miles; new air conditioner compressor and rear brakes in last few months.
Best Regards,
Shipo
1) Responding to old posts (especially ones over a year old) will usually not get much of a response.
2) Please type in complete sentences using proper capitalization and punctionation. Many of us are too old to be able to decipher a stream of internet lingo. I know it's our fault for being old, but you'll have a larger audience if you cater to the foibles of us old farts. :P
Best regards,
Shipo
SE with a 3.0 V6 started loosing power on the interstate untill I was so slow, I pulled over. It died and wont start, no spark to plugs and fuel pump only runs about 1/2 of a second.