CEL is on - not flashing anymore. I will have to check for a shiny belt tomorrow.

 

Get the codes!

 

I need a reader. :-/

 

Do the key dance. All you have to do is turn the key from the "Off" position to the "On" position 3 times in a row within 10 seconds. The third time you get to the "On" position, leave it there and the codes will show where the mileage is.

 

Hey, that's handy! Still only pulling emissions control small leak, now 2 separate codes, 442 and 456... However, now it won't start, won't even crank. I hear an electrical...something, almost the same sound as a window going up, for about 3-5 seconds while i hold the key down, before it gives up... Starter/spark plugs?

Edit: then again, i probably have several blown fuses.

 

Yeah, start checking relays and fuses.

 

So here's what happened.

Took water in through the air intake. "Hydro-locked" a cylinder and bent one of my pistons.

Shop has to take the engine apart and replace the piston, valve something or other, valve cover, some ring, yadda yadda... Should I start planning my bank robbery now?

 

If you aren't doing the work, yeah. Might be easier (and it will be cheaper) to find a used engine and just replace the whole thing.

 

--- Labor/Notes ---
$570.00 CYLINDER HEAD GASKET R&R M
Includes: Remove carbon, check surfaces for warpage, adjust valves and ignition timing.
$218.50 OIL PAN &/OR GASKET R&R M
w/Air Cond
$47.50 (Combination) CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS R&R M
One
$10.50 COMPLETE LUBE, OIL AND FILTER SERVICE
INCLUDES: CHANGE OIL AND FILTER. LUBE ALL FITTINGS ON STEERING LINKAGE, BALL JOINTS & DRIVE SHAFT(S). CHECK AND CORRECT ALL FLUID LEVELS TO INCLUDE
BRAKE FLUID, POWER STEERING FLUID, COOLANT, BATTERY ACID (UNLESS A SEALED BATTERY), AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID. CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. INSTALL "NEXT
SERVICE DUE" STICKER.
--- Parts ---
$14.95 NAPA 5W30
$5.04 Oil Filter
$149.98 Oil Pan - Automotive Engines
$49.14 Oil Pan Gasket Set
w/ PermaDry Molded Rubber Gasket
$237.62 NBH Timing Component Kit & TFW Water Pump
$226.07 Cylinder Head Gasket Set
$65.00 WRIST PIN
$120.00 CONNECTING ROD AN BEARING
$85.63 PISTON
$34.50 HD LONG LIFE COOLANT
$15.25 PLASTIGUAGE
--- Charge/Misc ---
$84.00 Towing Charge
$2.00 Disposal Fee
$125.00 MACHINE CYLNIDER HEAD(S)
CHECK FOR WARPAGE, CLEAN, AND PRESSURE TEST
Note: M - Labor Database, Copyright, Mitchell International, All Rights Reserved
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$846.50 Labor
$1,003.18 Parts
$0.00 Sublet
$35.00 Shop Supplies
$2.00 Charges
$91.19 Sales Tax (Tax @ $1,249.18 * 7.3000%)
------------------------------
$2,186.87 Repair Total

 

Anyone know what it would entail to just have them put a whole new engine in? Hey maybe I can upgrade to a better engine, eh??? :-/