FTO AUSTRALIA

Hi this is my first post. I have had issues with my fto for ages just having no power etc, I took It to my old mechanic and he thought it was ignition coils after changing them and it still not being fix and it costed me 700 I thought I would get a 2nd opinion. My new mechanic did a ton of test and told me it has a blown headgasket/s which I think he said cause it has a crack from rust it doesnt over heat but it loses water fast and just is so sluggish with no power. It also has a broken engine mount, torn cv joint. So to do the gaskets which he refuses to do cause its a ton of work he said will be about 2.5k for one n if its two about 3.5k. So should I save my pennies for this amount of work or should I buy a whole new engine that way I know everything will be fully fixed. Cheers.

TL;DR Have blown gaskets should I replace or buy new engine.

Thank god you had the TL;DR there. My eye's were beginning to glaze over

Short answer: Yes. Grab another motor.

Low km units can be found at wrecker & importers from $600 - $1000 depending.

Start with these guys: http://ichiban.com.au/ - Then these guys: http://www.sssautomotive.com.au/

New engine. Although 3.5k is expensive... I'm getting a rebuild done and being charged $2400 for assembly with BYO parts (full gasket kit being applied and water pump, timing belt etc, not just head gaskets)

But yeah, +1 on what Bennoz said.

Haha yeah sorry about the whopper paragraph . Thanks for the help guys. Will have to get some quotes on how much engine installs are now

My engine swap with full service including water pump and timing belt came to $1000 but $900 for the engine also

what model is your FTO and where are you located?

People pay for incorrect fault finding???