1994 Q45: blown head or cracked block: junked?

[elliot]

Hello,

Last week, my 1994 Q45 (150,000 miles) started overheating on the road. I didn't notice until I felt the coolant boiling. When I pulled over, coolant was streaming out. I attempted to turn on the heat, but it seemed like the air conditioner was stuck on, even when I set the inside temp to 85 (max). So, I had it towed to my (trustworthy) mechanic.

My mechanic says the the leak is now in the engine, either the cause or the effect of coolant leak, and it would cost $2000-$3000 to fix. I have already spent $1800 in the past 2 months on MAF, steering, finding a short, etc. My mechanic will not charge me for the time spent locating the problem, as long as he can be the one to dispose of the car. (Has had been maintaining my car for the past 5 years, and has been doing what I think as been a pretty good job).

Any opinions?

Thanks!--Elliot, soon to be a former owner of a 1994 Q45Salem, NH

[Q45tech]

Depending on how many new or good used parts are available from stripping the Q it could be worth $500-$1500..........if someone is looking for used parts: 150,000 miles is usually considered excessive.

Owner abuse [allowing an overheat] is number one cause of Q45 [and all aluminum engined units] death.

$3,000 sounds cheap for a QUALITY USED ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

Always interesting to track down the cause of overheat, besides just a generic loss of coolant to exact part [hose or radiator or waterpump or just never checking coolant level].

[DetroitJazzMan]

assuming you may be interested...I have a complete Q45 for sale that had minor front end damage with fantastic interior , motor, and body....check it out 313 268 1745 [email protected]
Modified by DetroitJazzMan at 3:59 AM 6/3/2006