Rod Knock..HELP Options

[kagemidnight]

Just bought a 96 GT hatch. Haven't really done anything to it yet except get the exhaust fixed. Driving just fine to my mechanic's house to have him look at it and all of a sudden I start to hear a clinking noise. He says it's a rod and the dealership quoted me $1400 in labor and about $3k in parts.....Please, anyone have some helpful information on what I should do and the least expensive way to fix it? Thanks

[blu94gt]

Well whatever you do, you can do it a lot cheaper than the dealer quote. If it's truly a rod knocking, your options are to rebuild or purchase a new engine. Rebuilding can get expensive if you can't do it yourself, the parts should be pretty cheap though. You could find a decent 2.2 replacement motor for pretty cheap since they're so common, you would then just have to swap it yourself or pay someone to do it. Or if you can afford it you could find something like a 3sgte or 3sge to swap for some performance, but it will cost more and be more work.

Sorry to hear your new car is causing some problems. How many miles are on it?