Told I need a new engine?

TRACY1103

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2012 KIA SEDONA
3.5L
6 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
135,000 MILES

It broke down after getting off the highway. Everything stopped working. Steering and brakes were hard. Dim lights then none at all.
Mechanic said there was no oil on the dipstick.
He said he found metal in my oil and showed me a container of oil he got from my van.

The oil looked brownish but not clear.
Had a shiny appearance like sparkle but not major. He swished it around to try to show me. Not sure what I was looking at really.

He said I need a new engine. He offered to take it and tow it to a junk yard for Steele.
Said he would rip up my bill, $120.00.
It has brand new tires and the brakes are less than a year old. Car still looks good.

I had it towed to my house. He seemed disappointed and annoyed. Asked me if I really wanted that headache. I said I can’t afford to worry about headaches.

Is there any hope for it?

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

MECHANIC
108,269 POSTS

Hi,

Has the oil and filter been changed? If it has, can you record it cranking and upload it for me to hear? Also, were there any noises coming from the engine when this happened?

Take a look through this link related to engine noises:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-noises

Let me know.

Joe

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Sunday, December 4th, 2022 AT 12:08 AM

TRACY1103

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Hi. Sorry for the late reply but I had to wait for my son who was driving it when it died.
He said he was driving on the highway and when he pressed the gas it seemed to rev high.
Then he put on the brakes when on the ramp and then heard a small knock and it started to act strange, so he coasted to the stop sign where everything shut down.

I am looking for the receipt from the mechanic to see if they changed the filter
I will have to jump the car to get it started but don’t have another vehicle to do so for a couple of days.
I do know that when both tow trucks put a jump box on it, it sounded normal when they backed up to put on and take off the tow truck.

I wanted to reply even though I don’t quite have the info you asked. I will get that ASAP.
Thank you for your reply.

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Monday, December 5th, 2022 AT 6:31 PM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Hi,

Thank you for the update. Has anyone scanned the computer at this point to see if there are diagnostic trouble codes?

Also, if the engine was revving, there is a good chance it was related to the transmission. I would suggest having the can-bus scanned. CAN stands for controller area network. Basically, the different computers/modules are tied together via a few wires. This will retrieve codes regardless of the module storing the codes.

Here is a link showing how it's done:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Regardless, let me know what you find.

Take care,

Joe

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Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 AT 2:05 PM