Deleted member 11679
Deleted member 11679
Yesterday morning (Saturday), while travelling on the M69 from Leicester to Coventry, my Ford KA (53 plate), quite literally blew up on me. I had the overheating light come on and within a matter of 2 - 3 minutes I went from a warning light to a rattling beneath the steering wheel, to losing power, to being sat on the hard shoulder with steam literally coming out of every orifice.
AA man towed me home, said there was no compression in the engine and that he thought the engine was ruined (driving with no oil in the engine effectively)?
It is sat at the garage now waiting for them to have a look at it on Monday. Have been told if I am lucky it will be the minimum of a head gasket, although liklihood is it will be a new engine.
Few questions, as if the cost/benefits of getting a newer car outweigh the huge repair bill I am looking at then I am now in a position with this car where I am prepared to get rid:
- How much am I looking at (roughly) for a new head gasket?
- How much am I looking at (roughly) for a new engine?
- Would a new engine be mine refurbished or would it be a new duratec?
- In your opinion, would scrapping the car and getting a new one be the better of two evils?
- Main dealer or independent for this?
As you can imagine this is not what I need right before Christmas!!
Any advice, much advised,
...and yes, the AA man did point out to me I should have stopped as soon as the warning light came on. However, while I take full stupid mistake responsibility for this one, given that the car has had a history of small electrical glitches I figured this could just be one of them.
Thanks,
Tom
AA man towed me home, said there was no compression in the engine and that he thought the engine was ruined (driving with no oil in the engine effectively)?
It is sat at the garage now waiting for them to have a look at it on Monday. Have been told if I am lucky it will be the minimum of a head gasket, although liklihood is it will be a new engine.
Few questions, as if the cost/benefits of getting a newer car outweigh the huge repair bill I am looking at then I am now in a position with this car where I am prepared to get rid:
- How much am I looking at (roughly) for a new head gasket?
- How much am I looking at (roughly) for a new engine?
- Would a new engine be mine refurbished or would it be a new duratec?
- In your opinion, would scrapping the car and getting a new one be the better of two evils?
- Main dealer or independent for this?
As you can imagine this is not what I need right before Christmas!!
Any advice, much advised,
...and yes, the AA man did point out to me I should have stopped as soon as the warning light came on. However, while I take full stupid mistake responsibility for this one, given that the car has had a history of small electrical glitches I figured this could just be one of them.
Thanks,
Tom