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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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WayneK
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From: Birmingham, Alabama
Smile Re: Water in engine - Problems abound! - The final chapter!

Guys,
I'm sorry it's taken so long for me to update this.

State Farm paid for everything related tot he motor damage. They did it under my comprehensive policy. I paid my $100.00 deductable. They did the following:

New Windshield (damaged by rocks in the water that went over the car)

Replacement Motor from LKQ - paperwork certifying that it the vehicle it came out of only had 2281 miles on it. (They even sent me a picture of the Odo cluster powered on showing the mileage.) I was also amazed to find out that State Farm also adds a 1 year warranty to the motor and the labor done by the dealership.

They changed all of the fluids in the motor (of course), transmission (and filter) and the differential.

They steam cleaned the carpets in the vehicle and the dealership washed and waxed it when they were done with it.

Oh and the dealership updated the firmware on the engine ECU because of some TSB.

Oh, and to top it all off I got to keep the old motor. It turns out the heads are ok. it messed up the #1 piston and rod. Anyone interested on buying it? :-)

Oh, I also have a engine relay control box for sale. (They decided to change that out too - even though I told them I had changed it after the incident.)

I think I just got back most of the money I have paid State Farm over the years. :-)

Its been about 5000 miles and I'm a VERY happy man!
 
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