cost of replacing an engine

[ExMercTech]

Also think what else may damage I.E ECUs depending how deep and how long the car was sitting in water.
Water in gearbox axle you need to think what else.

 

[brucemillar]

I bought a mileage guaranteed engine with warranty from Dronsfields with next day delivery for my wife's C240 V6 when it pushed a rod through the block. They were okay to negotiate on price. I ended up paying almost half of their advertised price + delivery. The engine had only 45.000. Three years later we are still driving it and very happy.

 

[grober]

If its a company car= business lease?? then any other option other than bona -fide new parts for repair would not be an option. That said:- While the main problem was probably hydraulic lock as Pontoneer has said, with flood damaged cars the full cost of repairs can never be determined till engine strip down, rebuild and test as its impossible to determine what other parts have been damaged Ecu's turbo egr catalytic converter DPF gearbox controls etc etc. With todays electronic laden cars getting immersed in water is almost always terminal as far as insurance companies are concerned as its impossible to quantify the cost of repair till its finished- even then the car may never be the same as all those electrical connections have now been compromised with moisture ingress---- its a write off!

 

[BusinessDriver]

If its a company car= business lease?? then any other option other than bona -fide new parts for repair would not be an option. That said:- While the main problem was probably hydraulic lock as Pontoneer has said, with flood damaged cars the full cost of repairs can never be determined till engine strip down, rebuild and test as its impossible to determine what other parts have been damaged Ecu's turbo egr catalytic converter DPF gearbox controls etc etc. With todays electronic laden cars getting immersed in water is almost always terminal as far as insurance companies are concerned as its impossible to quantify the cost of repair till its finished- even then the car may never be the same as all those electrical connections have now been compromised with moisture ingress---- its a write off!

unfortunately I think you are right. it wasn't immersed in water for very long in fact, I actually drove it out (and thought that I had got away with it) but it died about 10 yards out the other side. It is a business lease and as the owner is Daimler Fleet Management (i.e. MB), nothing other than new replacements are good enough. Just waiting on the insurance signing the death certificate I think.

 

[MOR8A]

I see you are in Sussex, probably worked in Shoreham then?

Correct!

 

[MOR8A]

To give an idea a V10 M5 is circa £17k fitted at a main dealer BMW using the old ancillaries. Don't ask me how I know lol!

My brother had his E60 M5 in for a new engine, circa £21k , nasty business!

 

[StuartK]

My brother had his E60 M5 in for a new engine, circa £21k , nasty business!

Cylinder ten was scored on mine. Nightmare. Warranty though.

 

[MOR8A]

Cylinder ten was scored on mine. Nightmare. Warranty though.

He is a member on here now, I will see if i can get him to do a write up.

 

[219]

They said that the engine is seized. I can't believe the block etc. is destroyed so it should be re-buildable. however the car's "owner" insists that it must be replaced with a new engine which I think is likely to mean bye bye car as the insurance are not likely to pay the thick end of £14k for a car that is worth ~ £14,500

That is a very strange attitude for a company which itself appears to be a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz .

Mercedes-Benz remanufacture engines themselves , see link below ( from an American site but same is available here ) , back to a standard which is considered and warranted 'as new' . This is what is normally supplied if a replacement engine ( or other major component ) is required under warranty - so if it is good enough for Mercedes-Benz it ought to be good enough for their finance company , and the point could be argued in court since in an instance where damage is the subject of an insurance claim there is a legal obligation to mitigate losses .

Of course , it may well be the case that the aforementioned 'new' engine being discussed will already be a genuine Mercedes-Benz remanufactured engine . Indeed , for models no longer in production that is the only option .

http://www.la.mercedes-benz.com/con...genuine_parts/_genuine_used_parts/engine.html

 

[ss201]

accidentally drove my car through a deeper than expect ford last week and written off the engine. Local dealer is quoting £13,800 for a replacement. Does anyone have any experience of whether this is about right.

Car 2013 C220 CDI

In Jan 2007, my W203 320CDI had a new engine fitted by the dealership at 18 months old/21k miles at a cost of circa £10.25k. Work carried out when the car was in possession of the first owner (I'm the third owner, second was a member on here). Only discovered this by a colleague having a word with a friendly M-B technician - who kindly provided a service & warranty work printout for the car. As the new engine was apparently not replaced under warranty, my trusted indie reckons the car may have been driven through water - hence the requirement of a new engine.

So, nearly 10 years later, £13.8k for a new factory engine for your car sounds about right.

 

[myoldmerc]

£13,800! I've just had a heart attack on your behalf. That's £5K more than I paid for my first London house.. Reckon I could still get my face fixed for less....

 

[BusinessDriver]

just an update.

Car is now written off and I am scrapping with my company about a replacement