The manifold on my 2013 Nissan Sentra was cracked for a while now probably 3 months until the other day when I started it up my it was so loud my Sentra sounded like a freight train on steroids. I Drove my car to a near by mechanic when he put the car up on the lift he showed me that the manifold had cracked right of the engine, and quoted me $1800. He told me since the car was purchased in CA the catalytic converter was located in the manifold which is why the high cost. My car has 88000 original miles is it worth fixing
If the car is in good shape I would say it’s worth it. $1800.00 is cheaper than a year’s worth of leasing or financing a newer car. For peace of mind I would have the tech go over the whole car to see if there are any other things that may need to be addressed. You don’t want to put 1800.00 into car that may have severe rust or other damage underneath.
Thank you for your thoughts on this matter, I’ve owned this car for six years and other than tiers and brakes this is the first real repair I’ve had to deal with, so to go from no out of pocket to a very empty pocket I think is what I’m having trouble with here