Quote Originally Posted by ZR View Post
Howdy Mr, sorry to hear your having so much trouble. Yes still wrenching ever day.
Regardless of miles, doing partial rebuild on a Modular engine seldom if ever works out in the long run. Full rebuild is pricey but at least you'd know exactly what you have. Next best option, find yourself a low mileage used one and have it installed. Selling as is, most times peeps take what it would sell for undamaged then deduct the cost of a used engine and labor n post it on up. Seldom if ever will it bring that much money. After all, you know condition of rest of the car, someone unable to properly road test does not.
Need any advice or help with the decision, feel free to message.
Yeah I was thinking it was better to just repair the bottom end (I am really praying it is just the rod bearings and not requiring a new crank, etc.). I figured it is better to spend upfront so that I can have an easier time to re-sell it rather than try and sell it as-is.

Any idea what I am looking at in terms of labor alone to replace the rod bearings? Is replacing the crank a lot more work whiles in there? Can this be done by dropping the K member or does the engine have to come out to do this bottom end repair?