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Originally Posted by jetskier
The key to the mystery is where the oil went and whether they contibuted to blowing the engine. Oil use in a 4 stroke is very very minimal. So (as 4Fun indicated), the oil had to go into the coolant, bilge or cylinders. If that much oil burned in the cylinders, you would likely have a hydro lock...at a minimum a bellowing blue cloud of smoke. You should be able to see the oil in the bilge, if there was a leak. You might see the oil in the overflow reserve (coolant) if the oil leaked into the cooling system.
We had a mechanic do a rebuild on a 96 GTX and that ran about $3,000. I think that $1,800 is a bit optimistic. But the key here is why this happened and who is culpable. I am curious about the arrangement. Why did the shop agree to the $1,000 reduction? Did they admit anything?
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Jetskier,
I don't doubt $3000 for a rebuilt is the average local price but you can buy a rebuilt 4tec engine from sbt for $1800 + shipping. so for less than $2500 you are back in business. Not cheap by any means but I would not pay ANY local shop to touch ANY of my toys. Or at a bare minimum double check all the work they perform.