rebuild prices

[DFLROWLAND]

while i realise that each individual rebuild will vary for various reasons who do you think offers the best value for money rebuilds. i\'ve seen £1000 price variations for what seems essentially the same work.

if we are talking about a standard rebuild with no unforseen extras involved which company is best?

[rx7veilside]

geff at reworx/carl at hayward rotary/tim at rx motors/and i blve there is someone in dorset but cant remember any details..any of these are reliable engine builders at i wld expect roughly the same price give or take a few hundred maybe

[deanflowers]

AVOID HURLEY AT ALL COSTS.

[nikp]

And it\'s Tim at RX motors who\'s in dorset.

[Ada7]

I had no problems with Rotecnics. Bit more expensive i think, but top guys who knew there stuff. Engines then come with a 2 year/24k milage warrenty.

[ro284]

There is also Chris Phillip in Dorset, He did mine, last year, Brilliant job, no hanging around, I was very lucky to see what was done on mine, very Thorough, checked rats nest, solenoids, turbos, clutch, brakes, etc. etc. no probs with them, but he advised new pads, stops well too now! no work done if not required. lots of help and info, Very helpfull chap.
Bob

[DFLROWLAND]

cheers boys some food for thought there.

as a follow up question:-

what warranties do the rebuiders mentioned offer on their work?

i dont mind paying rotecnics a little bit more than the others if their warranty is 2 years/24000 miles as opposed to someone offering a lesser warranty.

or will the warranties offered depend on what mods you have had done or what boost you are running etc?

[eyedee]

From memory, Rotechnics basic rebuild is approx £3600 and includes the general higher-spec rebuild, however, this didnt include new rotor housings which were a good few hundred pounds more if you needed them (£600 odd if memory serves).  Carl Hayward, who is just outside Reading is approx £3300, comes with a 12 month warranty (cant remember how many miles, but prob 12K) and replaces all the gubbins with top quality items.  His team are all honest decent chaps who only charge for what needs doing and discuss the options with you first.  I really would recommend them.

Good luck!

[eyedee]

One other thing!  Most rebuild specialists vary the warranty depending on the intended use of the engine.  If you want to take it tracking or dragging, the engine has to be prepped reliably to allow for this, which will inevitably cost more dollar!

Cheers

[FC3Sleo]

Originally posted by deanflowers
AVOID HURLEY AT ALL COSTS.

I was thinking about taking my Turbo2 to hurley for a check up as my car won\'t idle after i fitted a imported engine, why avoid them??

[deanflowers]

As when i bought my car it had 3,000 miles on a brand new engine i (i have the receipt) and it wasn\'t running very well with all sorts of pipe work hooked up wrong and the wrong thickness.

the hose from the brake servo to the pleneum was a piece of pipe ie no valve iniside it, this could of been there before but they still should of picked it up and replaced it, it had a couple of water leaks and 2 oil leaks. the thermostat was also faulty which i\'d of thought should have been replaced when doing the engine.
A phone call to them resulted in them saying that only replace parts they are told to replace, so even if something is knackered they don\'t replace it!!!!!!!

The bill for this outstanding work was close to £4000 only glad i didn\'t pay it.

Now

My car went down to Carl a couple of months back to sort out the boost problem and he found my compression to be 4.5 on front and back suggesting a poor rebuild, this will be confirmed in the next couple of days as the engine is almost out.

My turbo pack is also knackered due to an oil leak.

My favourite bit was the vacuum hose being blocked off with a household 13A fuse.


Next step is to gather up all the bits that prove its not brand new and take them to court as i can\'t return the car to them as i\'m overe the service time, i didn\'t trust their expertise enough to change the oil as the air filter looked like it had 30,000 miles on it when i bought the car not 3,000.

The car managed a grand total of 13,000 miles before it would not rev pass 3,000 rpm and refused to start almost continuosly

so my advice is

AVOID HURLEYS

(bet you wish you didn\'t ask now)




:reallymad

[FC3Sleo]

at least i know not to use them now

[asp]

Originally posted by FC3Sleo
I was thinking about taking my Turbo2 to hurley for a check up as my car won\'t idle after i fitted a imported engine, why avoid them??

i think scooby si got some sort ov beef with hurleys,

[J.j.]

Rotechnics basic rebuild is approx £3600 and includes the general higher-spec rebuild, however, this didnt include new rotor housings which were a good few hundred pounds more if you needed them (£600 odd if memory serves)

Roteknics.  Â£4,200.  Inc new housings.  Inc VAT??  2 year, 24.000 miles


RXmotors.  Â£2,500.  Inc new housings.  Inc VAT.  1 year, unlimited miles


Just to state that I have nothing to do with either of them.

However, £1,700 for an extra year warranty??

[J.j.]

Where\'s Si
Hurley..........     Hurley..........