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      05-21-2011, 10:56 AM   #15
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Strange, yes. But regretfully, mine seems to have gone from "perfect to BOOM". tech told me that a rod shot right through the engine.
Man, that's disturbing . But at the same time, you have no idea how the car was treated the first 28K miles, so we can't draw too many conclusions IMO.

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I have full confidence that the car is otherwise just fine, and now even better w/ a new motor.
That was the best possible solution you could have indeed . I'd NEVER be happy with a rebuilt engine, especially without replacing all bearings. So this certainly should give you piece of mind.
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