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YOUR RESEARCHPreemptive Maintenance vs RND/FSI engine?
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- Wear pads need replaced, have plastic debris in engine.
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According to all recommendations it's probably a good idea to do some preemptive maintenance on my car.
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I�d recommend doing what you can to determine the health of the engine to help determine the best move forward.
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etc.) and you plan on keeping the car long term, i�d Recommend the IMS Solution in addition to the other ancillaries.
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Hi,
My car is a 99 with 100k miles.
According to all recommendations it's probably a good idea to do some preemptive maintenance on my car. This is going to cost about $3-6k at a good indy (depending on what I decide to do)
That is money I could have spend towards a $20k FSI/RND rebuild instead. What are your thoughts about trying to keep the original engine alive vs run it to the ground and then do a rebuild?
My planned maintenance are:
- New wear pads
- Coolant tank
- Coils
- IMS (currently have LN but it's >6 years)
- injectors(?)
- Worn hoses and such
An interesting question and I�m sure many will have their opinions. I�d recommend doing what you can to determine the health of the engine to help determine the best move forward. How long have you owned the car and how many miles have you put on it? Does it consume oil, and if so, how much? Have you done Blackstone (or other) oil analysis with each oil change? What were the results? Does it smoke on start up? Any strange noises? Soot on tail pipes? Does the motor seem as strong as it did when you bought it? Have you mapped fuel trims? I�m sure there�s plenty more to look into, but I�d want to know answers to all before I decided it was time to rebuild the motor.
Some info about the engine:
- Wear pads need replaced, have plastic debris in engine.
- Cam alignment is a few degrees out but within the -6 spec
- No smoke
- Doesn't consume oil
- Sometimes misfires at idle when cold
- TRA2 sometimes a little high
- Power feelds good
So no need for a rebuild now, but in a few years maybe.
If the engine is otherwise healthy (no bore scoring, or �sticky lifters�, doesn�t burn crazy amounts of oil, has good oil pressure, cam deviations are well within spec. etc.) and you plan on keeping the car long term, i�d Recommend the IMS Solution in addition to the other ancillaries. I wouldn�t just jump into a full FSI type rebuild unless the engine has really impending problems unless that $20k + is just burning a hole in your pocket!
If I were in your position, I would find a blown core to be used to rebuild, get it rebuilt, swap it in, and sell your current engine. Or buy a roller, swap it in, and sell it as a running car.
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