Thanks for the advice, Whitey! Yea, the other issue is, the shop that is currently sitting at can’t tell “what caused what” without opening the engine up, and that instantly adds up to hefty labor costs just for a diagnosis. And if they have it open it would be silly to close it up, ship it here to have it covered under warranty. But the other option is to pay for the tow/ship to here, and have them open it up only to disagree with the original diagnosis! But that’s beyond the scope of any advice and just a gamble… I know.
When we had it repaired last year, it ended up being $1,700… so for it to only last 5k miles before going bad is a HUGE drag…
That and the fact that the disclaimer for “internal engine parts” was never communicated to me, vocally or on the invoice, makes it something I don’t feel I should be responsible for. But I try and see it from all sides just in case I’m missing something.