Don't hate me everyone. But my 2004 3 had been notifying for a while that it needed oil. After putting in two bottles 3 weeks ago, it needed more (it was overdue for an oil change). Well, driving on 95 north, the motor started making a loud noise, and then the motor blew. Is it dead? Or should I try to see if it is fixable?

 

Is the motor dead? Sounds like it.

Is the car itself dead? No, it can be resurrected with a new (or rebuilt or used) motor.

Were I in your shoes I'd probably buy a used motor from a wrecked car and either put it in myself or pay someone to do the work for me.

Let us know how you make out.

 

I'm tryin to figure out why your car was goin through so much oil.

 

sounds like motor is toast. w/o oil ....... no lubrication in the engines moving parts...oh the thought of it.... yuk sorry , used motor is the way to go

 

Sounds like the motor was gone before it "blew".

 

So friends, I have looked on-line and found some places that have used, or rebuilt motors. I will conduct a search in the junkyards of Boston and surrounding areas. Any of you have experience with a used or rebuilt motor? How did it perform?

 

As with most things in life, it depends.

I've put remanufactured motors, rebuilt motors, and used motors in cars and as a general rule, performance is pretty much unchanged from what it was prior to the previous motor going Tango Uniform. FWIW, I prefer to do the rebuild myself as I then get to pick and choose the machining and the parts myself, and depending upon the engine (and the availability of a little extra money), you can bump the performance up a bit.