Buy from dealer new crated engine or roll dice on cheap used low mile one from dump?
Why did it fail, because it's rare this engine fails or is yours just clapped out?
115,000 miles. Burning oil.
I get misfires and the spark plugs need taking out and cleaning all the time.
I really have no idea what I am doing, I got told I need a rebuild, but because of the time the car will be off the road I feel that just getting the engine switched out would be a quicker process.
I am not getting a junkyard engine. If I get the work done it has to have warranties and no issues.
I have no access to any other vehicle, I cannot risk having sporadic breakdowns following the work.
I need to get recommendations on WHAT dealer can sell the engine and the experiences they have with them.
If anybody is in the Philadelphia area and knows of an honest (non dealer) VW specialist mechanic, who CAN use , please let me know.
It may not be as serious as I am being told, and a person who is a VW specialist or enthusiast rather than a general mechanic may have a better idea.
When we compression test its between 150 and 160 on all 4 cylinders, but spark plug on #3 gets fouled up very quickly and the check engine light comes on the car splutters and the exhaust smells foul.
I don't have enough knowledge or capability to do the repairs or tests myself and live in a municipality, where carrying out anything other than emergency auto repairs on the street or private property accessible from the street is illegal and heavily enforced.
I am getting really frustrated.
I earn very little because I work part time so that I can dedicate my energy to my many foster children, and I need my car!
It's not like I bought some old vehicle, I had it 19 years from new and used it in 3 different countries.
I would rather fit a new engine than deal with unreliability.
The only reason I feel that the engine needs replacing is because I am told that AEG engines are notorious for failing this way.
Maybe some of you mechanically minded people can tell me better.
DJ