JasonH
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This is why you need a catch can
Call around for competing quotes. The issue is that a junkyard engine may not have had proper maintenance as well. Perhaps you can get a low mileage engine from a wreck swapped in.
Rebuild from an independent shop? Maybe sell it as needing repair and get a new one.
Out of curiosity, what type of oil did you use and what were your oil change intervals?