jbecker

I recently came into the posession of a 98 Hyundai Tiburon FX and to
my demise the timing belt slipped and it caused a bent valve or more.
I was quoted a $2,600 repair for the existing engine. Now whether or
not that sounds about right, I figured it would probably be close to
putting a different, rebuilt engine into it. I bought the car for
$3,700 and it’s in excellent condition with the exception of the
engine.

1) Is it worth getting a rebuilt engine for it rather than the repair?

2)How much might I expect to pay for the 2.0L 4Cyl 16Valve in-line
engine and where would be a good place to look for such a thing?

Thank you in advance to anyone with answers or suggestions!

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Edwin Pawlowski

"jbecker" <none@000.com> wrote in message
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>I recently came into the posession of a 98 Hyundai Tiburon FX and to
> my demise the timing belt slipped and it caused a bent valve or more.
> I was quoted a $2,600 repair for the existing engine. Now whether or
> not that sounds about right, I figured it would probably be close to
> putting a different, rebuilt engine into it. I bought the car for
> $3,700 and it’s in excellent condition with the exception of the
> engine.
>
> 1) Is it worth getting a rebuilt engine for it rather than the repair?

Depends on cost and warranty. Check them both and decide from that. You can
buy engines from on-line sources if you have a mechinic that willd o the
install or if you can.

hyundaitech

Whether you should replace the entire engine or just repair the one you
have probably depends on the mileage on the current engine. If it's under
100k, you're probably better repairing. After that, you've got some
thinking to do about how long you'd like to keep the car, etc.

As far as pricing and location, ask the shop that quoted you the repairs
to also quote a reman engine.

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surely100@yahoo.com

> > 1) Is it worth getting a rebuilt engine for it rather than the repair?
>
> Depends on cost and warranty.

Obviously... Any other insightful comments?

Edwin Pawlowski

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>> > 1) Is it worth getting a rebuilt engine for it rather than the repair?
>>
>> Depends on cost and warranty.
>
> Obviously... Any other insightful comments?


If it is so obvious, the OP would not have asked would he?

Any other sarcastic comments?

Vic Hyu Garcia

jbecker wrote:
> I recently came into the posession of a 98 Hyundai Tiburon FX and to
> my demise the timing belt slipped and it caused a bent valve or more.
> I was quoted a $2,600 repair for the existing engine. Now whether or
> not that sounds about right, I figured it would probably be close to
> putting a different, rebuilt engine into it. I bought the car for
> $3,700 and it’s in excellent condition with the exception of the
> engine.
>
> 1) Is it worth getting a rebuilt engine for it rather than the repair?
>
> 2)How much might I expect to pay for the 2.0L 4Cyl 16Valve in-line
> engine and where would be a good place to look for such a thing?
>
> Thank you in advance to anyone with answers or suggestions!
>
Check out Junk Yards, it's the same engine used on the Elantra, so for
sure there are some semi-new ones badly rear-ended but with the engine
intact.