We completely understand here at Auto Service Kingston if your automobile has significant value to you. You never want to get rid of it, which is why you are considering replacing the engine rather than buying a new vehicle. There are times when an engine replacement is the only way you’ll get your automobile up and running again. Here are the common causes of the need for an engine replacement.
Automobile Accident
If you’ve been in a serious accident, you may have no choice but to replace the engine. Depending on the damage, the incident may have left your engine totaled as much as your automobile’s body. We hope that you are never in such an accident, but this is one cause of the need for a new engine.
Cracked Engine Block
A cracked engine block is another reason why you might need your engine replaced. The block usually cracks because of too much engine heat. If your engine is overheating constantly and you ignore the problem, you could end up with a cracked engine block. Age is also an enemy to your engine block. Over time, the block could just crack due to hundreds of thousands of kilometres of vibration and wear and tear.
Excess Engine Exhaust
Excess engine exhaust definitely points to the need for a new engine because your vehicle is burning either coolant, oil, or petrol. A serious petrol leak will give your engine no choice but to burn off the excess and this will create a flow of black exhaust out of the tailpipe. If you have a leaking engine gasket, oil and possibly even coolant is being mixed with air and petrol in the cylinders. This causes blue and white exhaust, respectively. Finally, white exhaust can also be a sign of a blown head gasket.
High-Kilometre Wear
Sometimes, your engine just goes caput. It has a ton of kilometres on it and it just can’t go anymore. The most common sign of this problem is your engine will stop producing the power it normally does, no matter how much you baby it. Honestly, there really isn’t anything we can do about this other than replace the engine because it doesn’t have any life in it left.
Metal Shavings
Finally, as your motor oil circulates through the engine, it cleans the moving parts and helps reduce friction and heat. As your engine ages, the parts begin to break down. Once this happens, you’ll end up with metal shavings from the parts in your motor oil. You don’t need us to tell you how devastating this can be for your automobile’s engine. In fact, it will die very quickly.
Auto Service Kingston is the best auto repair shop in Kingston, ON, and we can inspect your engine thoroughly to see what needs to be done to keep your vehicle running. Ring us up today for an appointment.