Enginehaus in Gig Harbor

bent · Jun 3, 2013

Anyone here heard anything good, bad or ugly about these guys, they do reman motors??

charliesnyder · Jun 3, 2013

bent said:
Anyone here heard anything good, bad or ugly about these guys, they do reman motors??

My nephew had an engine rebuilt by them a few years back.... Engine looked top notch. About 3 months after it threw a rod and cracked the block, they wouldn't touch it or warranty it. Said my nephew ran it out of oil.....

I would/will never give them my business again but thats me. Best of luck if you go with them.

Anthony1 · Jun 3, 2013

I have never herd of them. Where are they located at in the harbor?

XO FAB · Jun 4, 2013

I have installed 3 of there engines with no issues. My first one was about 3 years ago and still no issues. I don't like hearing they don't stand behind there products tho!

charliesnyder · Jun 4, 2013

From what I understand they will if they install it. If not they only have a 90 day warrantee. Left a bad taste in my mouth.

64FJ40 · Jun 4, 2013

bent said:
Anyone here heard anything good, bad or ugly about these guys, they do reman motors??

For people that haven't heard of him/them: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ptd/3804241072.html

I haven't dealt with them directly, but the subject came up among some Land Cruiser folks that know more than I do. In the past, the ad used to state that they used all new parts OEM or better, blah blah blah, and listed what they replaced.

The listed price for a reman'd 1FZ-FE was lower than a dealership's cost on just the listed parts. Which leaves 2 options:
1) an obscure, low-volume engine builder in Gig Harbor gets better prices on Aisin parts than the nation-wide network of Toyota dealerships, or
2) he's lying about which parts get replaced and/or the quality thereof.

:hmm:

It was enough to leave a bad taste in my mouth.

XO FAB · Jun 4, 2013

charliesnyder said:
From what I understand they will if they install it. If not they only have a 90 day warrantee. Left a bad taste in my mouth.

They are suppose to have a 24 month warranty on them if installed by yourself. Ive never had an issue to cross that road on tho, so cant say they stand behind it.

CHOP SHOP · Jun 4, 2013

Why chance it when Patrick builds a great engine.

Arnold · Jun 4, 2013

CHOP SHOP said:
Why chance it when Patrick builds a great engine.

x2. He even cleaned my oil pan, valve cover and gave me factory bolts that I needed. Excellent customer service and great engine.:awesomework::cool:

1987yota1 · Jun 4, 2013

I bought my engine from them and still running strong after 2 yrs. I even had a problem with the waterpump housing on it they replaced it for free. I do believe it was a 12 month warranty if you installed it and kept track of the mileage and type of oil used(they suggested synthetic after braeak-in). Overall I have had a good experience with them.
just my 2 cents worth