Camry Hybrid Overheated - $11K for engine replacement

$11k seems very high. I would get a second opinion. A decent regular shop should be able to do the swap. You might be able to get a good deal on a used engine that has a lot of life left, I know the Prius engines are cheap.

 

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They are not as cheap as Prius engines.

 

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Ah, not nearly as good as the Prius engine prices. Still, it shouldn't be more than 2-3 grand to get it installed at a regular shop, which is still half of what the dealer quoted. Just something to look into, I know $11k would be hard for me to stomach.

 

As I recall, the Camry Hybrid uses a 2.5 liter engine. Any good mechanical shop can replace the engine with a short block and have a machine shop rebuild the head, unless the inverter was also fried from the car overheating. Does the car also need an inverter?


You stated, "His Camry rear ended someone," like the car did it, and he was not responsible. He rear ended someone while he was driving. It's his fault. The question is whether he has collision insurance and whether it will pay for the repairs.

 

Any damage as a result of the accident is part of the accident. The insurance companies should cover any engine repairs that were damaged as a result. I didn't know engine overheating would equal the end of the engine's life. Maybe it just needed to be cooled down?

 

Ah the beauty of insurance. Yes the damage is as a result of the accident. If there were no accident, there wouldn't be a leak, the car would not seize up. It's like if the car got into an accident, coolant leaked out and the car engine can't be shut down and kept running. The motor dies the same way and as a result, the accident caused the damage.

or if the car needed to be towed and the tow truck driver screws up the entire underside of the car while towing it....after the accident. The insurance still would cover the damage as it was a result of the accident that required the towing that damaged the car.

Wawanesa, what a great company, been with them for 15 years

 

No offense intended, but why ask? The sad truth is your father's car is scrap. It would actually be cheaper to start searching Ebay for a used Camry hybrid (or Prius hybrid or Civic hybrid or whatever else he might want). I just got a nice used car for $8000...... certainly better than spending $15,000 on repairs.

 

hard to believe a 2011 hycam is only worth 15k. how many miles on her?

 

I'm more curious what the insurance company valued as the totaled value of the car. They have completely different information.

 

Overheating can reach the point of causing the heads and block to warp. Then the head gasket definatly went. Allowing coolant into the oil.
I've heard of seized engines being revived, but in most cases it entailed pulling the engine at least partially apart to replace parts and free up seized ones.
I think iron blocks are the ones that are more forgiving of such abuse.

 

Just remember the amount they "offer" you is a negotiable amount. If you feel it's too low compared to what's on the used car market, you can ask him to come closer to the other examples. If I were in your shoes, I would print up some CPO examples to show him what it would cost to replace the car at similar mileage.

My friend totaled his 4runner and the insurance offered him $6000, after showing them the CPO value of the cars, he was able to get $9000 at the end. Just let them know the car was in pristine condition, not a scratch, just like a new car....blah blah blah

 

so the car is worth 19k, and needs 7k to fix. i would be comfortable paying as much as 7-8k for it.

 

$7000 is not bad if the car only needs a new engine.

 

congrats! just emphasizes JC91006's comment about them.