AARGH! While driving home from work yesterday my engine went dead. I'm pretty pissed off. It only had 118,800km on it. It was a 1997 Mystique GS with V6/5-spd combo. There was hardly any warning. I've always used Mobil 1 synthetic oil. I was driving along the highway doing 90km/h (56 mph) in 5th gear and all of a sudden there seems to be a noise like marbles coming from the driver's side of the engine, a loss of power and a James Bond blue oil smokescreen coming out the tailpipes blinding everyone behind me. The temp guage read normal, the oil light or check engine lights never came on. I'm told a used engine with less than 50,000km on it is $2300 Cdn. Adding in labour cost and taxes (15%), I'm looking at a $4000 bill. Everything else about the car is mint, but that's about what the car is worth and it's hard to justify putting that kind of money into it. I think I may just tow it home and strip the absolute crap out of it. It's the Emerald Green colour with grey cloth. As far as I can tell the tranny and gearbox are excellent. Any hints or comments?
Kevin in Ottawa, Canada
