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The dealer through bore scope examination found that a pizza...wedge shaped piece broke off the intake valve. Then they followed with...........that is very rare for this to happen. "WE DON'T SEE THIS VERY OFTEN". Previous hints were just a "check engine light" followed later by a rough idle and slow start sequence (extra revolutions to start).... then to the dealer. I was hoping through this tech forum to determine the value of a valve job vs an engine replacement. I bought this car in October... 1 owner and the engine replace under warranty @ 16,000 miles. Knowing about the early engine troubles and this car already on #2....I thought I was over the hump with engine issues...... so I bought the car. It now appears that any major engine work results in skyrocketing costs to the point that an engine replacement is a smarter move. The dealer was going to work the head plus parts for 10g's but if the head were bad and needed replacement add another 2g's. I found a local shop to do both heads for 6'gs but again if a needed a new head... I was back up around 8g's. So I decided to go with the factory re-built (with 24 month warranty). Just for argument pulling the heads off a small block chevy is no big deal ..... an option to consider, much like the air cool Porsche engines. Sorry... way to long, just venting!
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