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December 2004
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Re: Engine Rebuilders
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Tue, 07 December 2004 05:44
 
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I just had a FULL engine done at engines direct.
They are great guys and good prices etc. the warranty also looks good but like any warranty I doubt its worth the paper its written on.
Anyways Im just interested in finding out others that have had an engine done by them.
why?
Well about 2000, I brought a 92 model AX telstar for $21000 which was big money for me,(yea I was ripped off).
But most of my other cars have been shitboxes and I needed a good car fast. usualy finace bullshit.
Well about 2 years after owning it the thing blew the motor.
It siezed a main bearing due to the previous owner not servicing it.
Im a mechanic by trade so service religiously every 3 months or 5000 kms.
I couldnt afford to fix it and its sat in my garage until october, until I had saved enough $$ to fix it.
I rung around brisbane getting prices etc,
I decided to go to Red Hill Engine centre as I had done business with them both as a mechanic, as well as when I was doing used vehicle warranty claims.
I dealt with Phill first and then engines direct who are the same people.
OK, so I got the cars engine done. I also got them to do a roadworthy check on the car. They couldnt do it but had a freind locally that did.
It came back needing a few simple things like tyres etc, so I done everything on the list.
then had a workshop local to me do another roadworthy.
They passed everything except for ONE thing.
They couldnt issue me a roadworthy because Engines direct had removed MY engine number. and apparaenltly because its unregistered then main roads has to inspect the engine number and it must be there for the roadworthy.
SO I rung engines direct and was told what I wanted to hear "bring it up mate, we will stamp it and get the car right back to you"
Awesome I thought, So they sent a tow truck which took it back to engines direct so they could do the stamping that should have been done BEFORE the motor was put in to the car.
They then rung me and told me that NO they will not stamp the motor. they claimed they had done it for years to others motors ILLEGALLY!!! They claim they are not allowed to restamp a motor.
which is just bullshit otherwise they wouldnt have been doing it for years.why is mine the first??? crap.
He then asked me what I wanted to do, so I said leave it there and I will chase up the Main roads, CIB and police as new numbers etc have to be issued.
THen half way through the day the car turns up back at my works workshop on a tow truck.
On the seat of the car!! was a heaps of bits like, aircleaner box, etc.
Ok so I have paid them $4500-00 for an engine that is preventing me from getting a roadworthy.
Whats more they admitted they were liable and then sent the car back pulled apart and unable to be started.
As you can see im very fucking pissed off and may go to the media yet depending on the final outcome.
SO has anyone had theres stamped? or do you even know if yours is stamped at all(making your car unroadowrthy and insurance wont pay out in an accident etc)
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