I have a 91 lwb montero auto that is my family dd. It had been burning quite a bit of oil and also needed new valve cover gaskets. Last week my wife was driving home from work it started losing power, making all kinds of grinding noises, and smoking horribly (she hadnt added oil like i asked her to). It also kept shutting off. When I looked under the hood the next day, it looks like there is a hole busting through some aluminum casing towards the bottom of the engine on the drivers side. So, i was wondering if anyone has any ideas. Also, would it need rebuilt, replaced? Anyone know a good, reasonable mechanic in Cincinnati? And what engines from other vehicles would be direct swap (tried to search for that). Thanks in advance.
-Eric