Looking for a trustworthy shop to replace or overhaul the engine in my 16 y/o daughter's 2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited (3.2 litre). According to her, she was about a mile from home and the A/C got hot and she looked at the dash and had an overheating warning. Drove home, parked in garage and called me (she was at my ex's with whom I share 50% custody). She sent the attached picture showing the front of the engine "wet". I went over to check it out and there were puddles of orangish sludge on the floor and all over the front of the engine. Checked oil, none on dipstick. Checked coolant reservoir, pool of orange sludge at the bottom.
So it's definitely a blown head gasket and I'm assuming it will need an engine overhaul or replacement, in addition to whatever flushing will need to be done on the cooling system.
So I'm looking for recommendations for a shop I can trust to do that work and not try to rip me off.
It's her first car and we bought it off a lot in Houston in January with 125k miles for $10k, which I thought was a good deal and the car has a lot of safety features that were attractive, but I have now found that these vehicles have issues, especially with the transmission (it's got the 9 speed auto) and I've already gotten a error code for a transmission pressure sensor, that is intermittent and hasn't occurred in the past month or so after I clear the code to get it out of limp mode.
On a related note, what would be the best way to determine it's market value (and market) for the car in it's present condition (undriveable but having value for "good" components)? When we find out how much the repair will be, we'll need to make a decision on whether it's worth it or not.
Thanks for reading and for any recommendations you may have. Gig 'em!
So it's definitely a blown head gasket and I'm assuming it will need an engine overhaul or replacement, in addition to whatever flushing will need to be done on the cooling system.
So I'm looking for recommendations for a shop I can trust to do that work and not try to rip me off.
It's her first car and we bought it off a lot in Houston in January with 125k miles for $10k, which I thought was a good deal and the car has a lot of safety features that were attractive, but I have now found that these vehicles have issues, especially with the transmission (it's got the 9 speed auto) and I've already gotten a error code for a transmission pressure sensor, that is intermittent and hasn't occurred in the past month or so after I clear the code to get it out of limp mode.
On a related note, what would be the best way to determine it's market value (and market) for the car in it's present condition (undriveable but having value for "good" components)? When we find out how much the repair will be, we'll need to make a decision on whether it's worth it or not.
Thanks for reading and for any recommendations you may have. Gig 'em!