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By a strange happenstance, I ended up with a warranty for the van about five years after I bought it. So for a blistering $250, they are replacing it. This is a real problem for them because about a year ago, the oil cooler blew and the engine seized sitting at a red light. Never going to buy a Chrysler 3.6 v6 again.
Tripps said:
Wow, you only have 2 kinds of luck, bad and worse, I hope things get better.
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They say, "remember, it's one down and the rest is up" but clearly they never considered crashing Its been one of those last 6 months where everything went exceptionally well so something was bound to happen. Just didnt think it was going to be this expensive.
 
Just drop the sump and post a pic of the shrapnel. The difference between chewed bearings and gear teeth is pretty obvious.

In either case I'll hazard a rebuild will be cheaper (and presumably more reliable) than sourcing a used engine. New cases alone were around $10k AUD a few years back and a full input/output cluster was $4k ish
 
Probably a good option
 

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Well, this gave me a heart attack at work today when the severe storms came through. Had it parked there for some time with no issues, but apparently, it was the day that the dirt became soft. No damage, but I was mad at work all day, assuming the worst.
I will have some time this Sunday to drain the oil and drop the sump, assuming it's not raining.
 

LOOKSLIKE IT IS IN THE PERFECT POSITION FOR (SORry caps) removing the sump cover.
lol
 
Helpful hint: never leave your bike cover on in high winds.
 
I am impressed by the rotation, terrified by how violent that must have been, and curious how high the winds were to cause that?!? I had something similar to my Vstrom when someone hit it in the parking lot, but crash bars and a rear crash cage go a long way.
 
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