Car insurance R33 25det

[DDimmo]

Hi, currently  with  Shannons  

 Anyone did a claim   for repair they engine  because it  stack

Have a quote for 20k to rebuild the engine 

What should  i expect  if ill  go with  Shannons  to do all this stuff  

Or its better  to go with   people   who  are familiar  with  rb25det 

 

[Duncan]

well, @D_I_F on the forums works in claims there so she may be able to advise.

I would expect them to pay to repair the engine to match what is was before the accident (not upgrade of course), according to a reasonable quote from your chosen workshop (less an excess if the accident was your fault, which it might be with front end damage). 

AFAIK Shannons don't do repairs, although their parent company Suncorp might have options. If you don't have a shop in mind consider that there are probably at least 3 companies involved; smash repairer, mechanical workshop to do the engine and a machine shop to measure and machine the engine. 

[GTSBoy]

If there are any mods to the engine that have not been advised to the insurer, then they are only going to want to repair to the extent of what they have been advised. If that is "stock", then they're only going to want to do the same.

So any special cams, pistons, rods, oil pumps etc, that might have been damaged as a result of impact or running on a bit while upside down.... could be a problem and you might need to stump up some of the money.

[DDimmo]

Bottom it's stock  but I can't  use pistons  86mm only option  86.5 to keep  my block 

[Duncan]

Then, to do the repair the insurer needs to either replace the block or put in oversize pistons...if you want something other than the cheapest option for pistons you should expect to pay the difference