Advice on buying spare parts

[oddnalo]

Long story short, i spilled water over my macbook pro 2019 bought on december. A third party was able to save the laptop and said the keyboard and touchbar are fine. Only one USB C port is damaged. They said they couldn't change it because it’s soldered to the logic board, and they would have to replace everything. So that's when my questions come:

1: I’ve seen spare parts for the ports, so the soldered thing is a lie? or is it just more difficult? Apple said they could change the ports (along with the whole computer for the cost of a new one)
2: They said the logic board may or may not have problems in the long run, so i guess i'll eventually change it.
3: Is there any page or supplier you know or can recommend? I've googled, but I can’t seem to find the logic board specific to my model and configuration: Macbook Pro 2019 released in June 2019 with 16GB of Ram.

Also worth noting is that I live in Latin America, repairs and parts can be up to double the price compared to the US. So that's why I declined the repair for the moment and see if it’ll be cheaper to buy in the US. Thank you to everyone!

 

[Pakaku]

If you have more than one functioning port, I'd avoid the hassle of soldering and just spend the money on a USB hub instead.

 

[hobowankenobi]

All ports are soldered on, at least they have been on many previous models.

The "may or may not" is typical description of a board that had liquid damage and was cleaned/repaired. Corrosion tends to shorten the life...nobody can say how long.

Apple does not sell spare parts to anybody, they only repair. So spares for sale are used, pulled from recycled machines, or damaged machines parted out. Some may be repaired, some perfectly fine (but used)...hard to know. Here is a store I bought parts from in the past, all were as expected, no problems.

It seems like most spare parts are for older Macs. I think it makes sense: older machines either have an issue, or get retired. Either way, the can be picked up cheap and parted out, just like car junkyards do. One-year-old machines...much less common.

You can see the parts of pretty much every Mac, plus the disassembly process in nice take-apart guides at iFixit. This may be your 2019 MBP.