# 2007 Scion tC - Did this thing throw a rod?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-scion-tc-did-this-thing-throw-a-rod/175693>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** scion, engines, toyota\
**Created:** [March 17, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-scion-tc-did-this-thing-throw-a-rod/175693 "2021-03-17T04:57:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jean25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@Jean25](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jean25)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-scion-tc-did-this-thing-throw-a-rod/175693/1 "2021-03-17T04:57:27Z")

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I believe my car has a thrown rod. Other than that it looks beautiful and ran beautifully. I let my daughter and her boyfriend borrow the car for about a month and i ended up having it towed back home because after they added to much oil, it ended up blowing oil out the tail pipe and threw a rod out the bottom of the engine. My question is…do i need to replace the whole engine? What are my options?

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-scion-tc-did-this-thing-throw-a-rod/175693/2 "2021-03-17T05:30:03Z")

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> [@Jean25](#):
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> My question is…do i need to replace the whole engine? What are my options?

If it threw a rod out the bottom of the engine, you need a new engine.

Looking online I can find several 07 Scion tC  
One owner, less than 100,000 miles, from $4,500 to $6,500

It will probably cost you that much to put an engine in yours, might be time to just replace your car.

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**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-scion-tc-did-this-thing-throw-a-rod/175693/3 "2021-03-22T18:42:20Z")

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Personally… I’d have the daughter and boyfriend pay to replace the engine in MY car.

But yes, agreed that you’d do best to get a new engine, if not replace the car.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-scion-tc-did-this-thing-throw-a-rod/175693/4 "2021-03-22T19:06:31Z")

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> [@Jean25](#):
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> do i need to replace the whole engine?

This type of damage to the engine block is not repairable.

> [@Jean25](#):
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> What are my options?

As others stated, your only options are to replace the engine or to replace the car, but given the cost of a new engine, you should probably just replace the car.

You also have the option of asking daughter & boyfriend to pay for the damage that they caused, but only you can decide whether to go down that road. Hopefully you will never again loan them a car.