Poll 2.5T Coolant Leak/Engine Replacement

[AL Cx5]

If it happens within the time frame and mileage it will be covered. That is a lot of time and mileage left. If it happens outside of that then the new oem parts are only $1k US and labor about $1500 so $2500 total from an independent shop using brand new parts. Not a huge amount for the head job.

That's pretty reasonable. Lose of the car has to be factored in as well. I wonder what it would cost to swap in a new engine by an independent? I would look into that too.

It's a shame that for 4 years Mazda build a defective engine.

If I really wanted the car, I would negotiate the cost to replace the head in the purchase price...

 

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Might want to re-read what I wrote. I said "almost guaranteed" to happen eventually. Not sure why you would purchase a 6 year old vehicle that you need to plan on setting $6k-$8k aside for a failure that has a high likelihood of occurring. There are plenty of other used vehicles out there you don't need to do that for.

Nobody needs to set aside any amount of money if they don't want to. That's just a practical approach that I suggest. And that amount was based on getting the repair done by a Mazda dealership with brand new OEM parts, in Canada. In the US, parts are much cheaper.