![]() ![]() I drove all the way across town to the location and placed the order with him. Spoke to Jim and he said he can order me one. I call and asked if they had a shock struck bracket for my vechicle. Stay from A & M Auto Dismantlers.įirst off this place does not deserve a star. Save yourself a lot of time and money and choose another auto dismantler who is competent and honest. I ended up purchasing another engine from another recycler and was very relieved when I actually received what I paid for, ![]() I asked him if they tested it for compression prior to shipping it back to me and he claimed they did but he could not give me any figures from their own "compression test." Finally, I took the engine to a local machine shop who tore down the engine and found that A & M had basically done nothing more than replace the damaged parts with more damaged parts and slapped it back together without testing it. Again, I called Jim and he, again, blamed me. He finally agreed to take it back and repair the damage.Ī few weeks later I got the engine back (cost me $250) and I found that I had no compression in the cylinder that was originally damaged. I called and spoke to one of the owners, Jim, who proceeded blame me and everyone else except for himself. One of the lifters had frozen, causing the valve to hang up and punch a hole in one of the cylinders. About 2 minutes after I started it, the engine made a loud popping noise and shut down. Upon start up, the engine made some loud clattering noises but I let it run as I figured the lifters needed time to pump up with oil. I replaced all oil seals, timing belt, and water pump before I installed the engine. Also, the engine had obviously been sitting around for a very long time judging by the dried up grime all over the engine. When it arrived a couple weeks later the engine that was delivered appeared to have closer to 200,000 miles on it than 80,000. They claimed it had 80,000 miles on it and was in perfect running condition. I have been in the auto repair business for 14 years and I can honestly say that I have not run into a more dishonest auto recycler. ![]()
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