No...it was definitely just a clicking sound. That's why I just deemed it as a minor issue and paid no attention to it for the few days it was happening.
$7,900 is for parts and labor...that includes new engine block ($3750,) new turbo (if necessary...they found antifreeze in it and think it might be broken now: $2000) and then labor.
If they don't give me some kind of deal on it, I'm absolutely, 100% bringing it somewhere else. I'm not going to let people that misdiagnosed a throaty noise when I hit 3000 rpms (obviously an exhaust issue) as a "sway bar bushing" and took over a week to figure out why I went through 3 subwoofers (originally diagnosed it as "a bad batch of subwoofers" and not something external from the sub itself like I originally told them...turned out to be the deck) install a new engine in my car. They'll probably put it in backwards. Only way they're doing the work is if I get either parts or labor for free and then some kind of warranty on those parts. Otherwise, I'll find the parts I need and pay someone who knows what they're doing to do it. I know I'll save a lot of money going the non-dealer route but it's still ridiculous to have to do this at 76k miles. It'd be pretty much ridiculous to crack a block at even 150k miles.
