The car turns over but will not start after minor front end accident.
I had a fender bender that appeared to be cosmetic with a
slightly damaged hood and busted headlight. Then after
the accident it ran 30 minutes while I was waiting on the
paperwork drove 5 miles, then it puttered I noticed the
temperature was hot and then it cut off. Since then, it turns
over but it won't start.
This is what I was told about the damage.
The right Airbag sensor broke off. The Radiator is
punctured and needs to be replaced, one of the fans broke
and the other fan couldn't keep up so it overheated. He said
when it over heats, sometimes it can mess up the timing
belt or chain and the rods can bend. If the rods are bent,
have to open up the block and replace all the rods. He said
if anything other than the radiator & fan is messed up it
would be cheaper to get another motor than to repair it if
any of that happened?
how hard is it to know if any of those things have happened
prior to me spending money to replace sensor, radiator &
fan then end up having to replace the motor or car itself?
