Hi tsikoteers hingi lang ko payo...

car details : honda civic 1.5L LXI...

pinaikling Story : Last friday nasira yung car at makati, buti nalang napaabot ko sa park square I... poped the hood and nakita ko na natanggal yung belt, I assumed na naputol... the following day nagdala ako ng mechanic to replace the belt but ang sira pala yung pulley mismo... kumakalog na kaya nadislodge yung belt... di kaya ng mechanic kaya dinala nalang namin dun sa ansons (ayaw ko talaga sa rapide)... yung first suspicion nila is the crankshaft pulley... pero nung binuksan nila found out worst... yung grooves sa pulley kinain na... parang na-machine shop na... no trace of the grooves and guide... yung quote sakin ng ansons is to replace the whole crankshaft journal plus the other crankshaft parts na aabot sa 32k++ parts and labor... but owner (parents) decided to pull it out and to bring it to another talyer (kakilala) for another estimate...

question is since the problem is that much would it be better to buy a new engine... another is talaga ba assembly yung crankshaft pag pinalitan... yung crankshaft journal daw kasi yung mahal... 80% ata ng parts cost... has anyoune experienced this ??? calling on the engine gurus...

thanks in advance for the advise...