cjfj

Hello,

I just bought a used vehicle and thought that it would be a good deal. After a few days the car started leaking oil. I took it to a mechanic and he said that the car has two cracked front blocks and one in the back. He quoted that it will be between $800.00-$1200.00 to fix. The mechanic seemed very honest and professional and told me that I could just refill oil, but should also replace the timing belt sooner than usual, because the oil leaked onto the timing belt. I don't really have the funds to pay for the repair and was wondering if there is any cheaper way to fix it. I read about CD2 Engine Oil Stop Leak and wanted to know if that might help with the cracked blocks.

I would appreciate any advice you can give me.

Thank you

JSM1284

Ummm, Dont know what he is reffering to. But the Engine Block is one piece. One Block......

BDSL

If the engine has a cracked block, why even bother replacing timing belt?

And how is replacing the timing belt going to prevent oil leak onto the new timing belt?

Either you don't understand what the mechanic is telling you or he is trying to make a lot of money from you.

Take it to another mechanic for advice.

If it is truely a cracked block, just sell the car.....better for your wallet.

cjfj

The mechanic didn't say that changing the timing belt would fix anything. He only said that it would probably last less than usual because of the oil leaking onto it. He said that I probably have to replace it every 40000 miles instead of 80000 miles...

88Legend

Oil could be leaking onto the timing belt because the main seal on the end of the crankshaft is bad. It is common on older cars. The main seal should be changed at every 90K service. Or maybe the seals on the camshafts are bad. I kinda doubt it has a cracked block.

If the block is indeed cracked just get a new engine. There is no way to fix a cracked block.

EngHead44

If your engine has that many cracks in the block, get a new one. There is no industry accepted way to repair an engine with that many cracks for a reason. The odds are the block is not really cracked. I am very familiar with these engines (work with them daily) and I have yet to see a cracked block. It is most likely a head gasket leak. And that would cost about 600-800 depending on your labor rate.

People sell breand new rebuild motors all the time. Do a search for JET.

EngHead44

On another note, pictures would really help diagnose this issue.