Dropped A Valve In Engine?

[zeko33]

hey guys, so my car just randomly stopped working etc no signs of it failing and now took it to mechanic. Mechanic called me but could barely understand the bloke haha talking too fast and mumbling. But from what i could understand he said ive dropped/f*k up a valve in the engine and maybe need to bore the block or someshit. Roughly how much does it cost to fix something like that if n e one knows what hes talking about. Would it be easier to buy another complete engine and sell the turbo and other parts to make up as much as i can?

[Moodles2]

Don't hold me to this, but I think I've read valves can be replaced without taking the head off.. though it might be a engine out job.

[TiTAN]

no, valves are a head off job especialy if its broken one or more, you have no idea what it has done to the piston/bore.

you are thinking of valve springs which can be done with the head on.

[Cjmartz2k]

LOL, that was the most incoherent, least informative paragraph I have read in a while. Is it possible your mechanic was speaking proper english and you just don't understand it? You even contradict yourself saying

so my car just randomly stopped working etc no signs of it failing

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Anyways to moodles, no, you can't replace a valve with out taking the head off.

[zeko33]

dude no need for the smartass comments, sorry im not a mechanic and know everything thats in the engine. Thanks everyone else for the "helpfull" comments, ye he said the valve had gone and dropped on a piston, he is opening it up as we speak and checking if there is damage to the piston and bore. hopefully its not that bad .... if its worst case scenario (piston n bore fkt) wud it be worth getting another block etc instead of him machining it etc....

[SimonR32]

id imagine it will be a cracked valve guide that has dropped into the bore...

probably looking at a shagged block, pistons and possible a fvcked head

[Yeedogga]

My advice

If you can't communicate well with your mechanic, and you don't understand what he is saying (mumbling, talking shit) then take it somewhere else.

If you are gonna spend the bucks you have to know exactly what is going on.

[VB-]

definately a head off job, you might be thinking of valve stem seals that can be done with the head on. dropped valve is bad news, you might be up for a new motor