Mathematics is not a statistic, it does not lie. An engine repair can not cost 50,000 or even 75,000 rubles, if you only need to buy a hundred parts. Miracles do not happen, but in today’s world it is so certain: if a set of gaskets costs 12,000-15,000 thousand, up to a thousand are requested for each valve, and there are 16 of them, and a set of original pistons for LADA Vesta is 15,000 rubles, then believing in a conditional Nissan engine overhaul for a hundred is a questionable occupation. But you still need to get the cylinders in order – they will definitely find wear there, polish the cylinder head, wash everything, and do not forget about new oil, candles and filters with belts. Oh yeah, timing, pump. On the tighter “Vesta” – 19,000 rubles ….
The real cost of overhauling an ordinary internal combustion engine starts just at 150,000 rubles. For example, to pick out the engine G4KE beloved by Russians – Kia Sorento 2.4 liters, gasoline – will cost 180,000 rubles, depending on the depth of the problem. A similar Mitsu engine – a related 4B12, which is similar to Korean, like two drops of water – will cost the owner one and a half times more in an “overhaul” – Japanese spare parts cost much more than Korean.
The result is simple: it is better to pay once and drive for a long time than to throw the last money into the abyss and be completely without a car. Dismantling the engine and mounting it on old or used spare parts is not a shot, but a deception, which in the future will require additional investments in the form of those 150,000 – 200,000 rubles. Miracles don’t happen.