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[Bohemiangod]

My area had a huge thunder storm 2 days ago with some crazy flooding and I was stuck on the road driving a friend to work. long story short is i know have a siezed motor in my Z. I got water in all the damn cylinders and am so pissed at myself. Luckily i have comprehensive so I will have an adjuster coming by to evaluate the damage and write me a nice check. Ive contacted rhino engines so chances are ill get myself a nice new long block with a 100,000 mile warranty on it. Thats about it. Ill update when i get some more information.

[Zwicked]

Wow, that sucks, sorry to hear.

Did it actually do any damage or just kill the engine when it was idling?

Might not hurt to drain oil, remove the spark plugs and evacuate the water and turn over by hand to see if it is truely siezed...unless you get a new engine for free

[Bohemiangod]

oh no, it seized. you try to start it and it goes, "clunk" and thats it. so um.. yeah. but look at it this way, if they give me enough money i may see if i can do a TT Swap. ild just have to buy a front clip and a electronic boost controller right? I can get a Front clip for a couple thousand and a new engine costs about the same so ill see what I can do when the adjuster comes by. could be my lucky day... who knows

[Milo (San Antonio)]

Sucks to hear. I work in Insurance myself. Check the whole engine out and keep in mind because of the year of our vehicles and KBB/NADA value don't rule out the idea it may total out. The adjuster will probably go over all this in detail with you, but good luck. Sucks to hear.

BTW, they measure the value of the vehicle in the market according to the amount of repairs needed. If the repairs are more than the NADA value of the vehicle, you total.

Good luck though.

[Bohemiangod]

do you think that the payout from parting the car would be more than the insurance total for the car. I just got the car painted and the body work all fixed after my friend backed into me >< ild be a shame to total a perfectly good shell. Regardless, if you work in insurance, could i remove my upper control arms, headers, intake, and UD pulleys before they total it?

[Zwicked]

If you can find a good clip and history of what the engine is/was, then it probably makes sense. If you haven't already, read the sticky on this z32 forum that discusses the swap.I would not recommend a boost controller unless you are going to buy an upgraded ECU or you may need a 3rd engine!

[Milo (San Antonio)]

usually they only allow you to pull items like rims and stereo (basically simple item that will be replaced if the veh is totaled.) When a veh is totaled it goes to a total auction location, something like insuranceautoauction.com. These folks buy totaled vehs and auction them off just like normal cars.

Honestly if the veh does total, ask to purchase the vehicle back from the insurance. They will take a small difference out of the check they will cut you for a totaled veh and give you the title back but it will be retitled as a salvage title but you will still be able to keep the vehicle and will most likely have enough to cover your engine purchase plus a small amount over. The only thing that will stink is when you go to sell the vehicle you will be trying to sell a vehicle with a "salvaged title" which is sometimes a pain to try to sell but considering it is a Z you still should be able to move it later on.

Personally, I'd just take the money just make sure they don't screw you over for a few grand. The insurance can sometimes underpay on parts, not often, normally they overpay especially on the Z32. They don't have a lot of the resources we do.

For example, did an estimate on a Z32 recently with a dented fender and front bumper. Nissan's bumper was around $600 list and the fender was around $240 list as well, a new headlight was around $600 as well with associated bracketry/labor/paint and materials I wrote for it to be just over $2K.

On the street and utilizing the internet to get good prices, I can get all the parts for around $600-$700. I could probably get everything else painted for another $300-$400 and pretty much pocket the rest.

Get the idea. As long as the car is not being made payment on, then you are golden.

call me if you got any further questions.

Milo210-316-1102

[tg]

you shouldn't have turned it over with the plugs in it -- you may have been able to save it.

[Bohemiangod]

They only want to give me 2700 $$ for it! Its newly painted, has had a whole new stock exhaust system aluminized put on, and a new IACV system. That there is 2700$ easy. What should I say to them. You cant find a used N/A anywhere near me for under 5g's. Rediculous...

[tg]

They only want to give me 2700 $$ for it! Its newly painted, has had a whole new stock exhaust system aluminized put on, and a new IACV system. That there is 2700$ easy. What should I say to them. You cant find a used N/A anywhere near me for under 5g's. Rediculous...

ask that they replace the car with the same model, or get a repair estimate for less than 2700$. (You can get a full clip and a few goodies for that price!).