Andy Entwistle 96 Posted November 16, 2018 Its a minefield out there I know. Anyone got any recommended suppliers they've used? Friends 2.0 TFSI A5 has lunched the engine, he was about to send to Audi, but at 8 years old, it just isn't worth it. Far easier to drop in a recon unit rather than spend what is likely to be well north of £4k to rebuild! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark101 536 Posted November 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, Andy Entwistle said: Its a minefield out there I know. Anyone got any recommended suppliers they've used? Friends 2.0 TFSI A5 has lunched the engine, he was about to send to Audi, but at 8 years old, it just isn't worth it. Far easier to drop in a recon unit rather than spend what is likely to be well north of £4k to rebuild! What area Andy? I know a good couple in Halesowen, West Midlands area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EPV 631 Posted November 16, 2018 Whatever you do, don’t use Total Engines and Gearboxes Ltd of Abbey Wood. Absolute charlatans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony F 38 Posted November 16, 2018 Andy, Minefield is the word mate. We have had experience with Dragon Engines in Chesterfield for a Mini once. Very good, even collected car from south London and dealt with warranty company for our customer,....but they were not cheap. On another occassion they were very helpfull tracking down a hard to find engine for 2011 c180 petrol Merc for us, although ultimately we did not use them. (we proved our customer had neglected his basic duty of care looking after his car, and the problem became his). Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave2302 387 Posted November 16, 2018 Yes agree, total minefield of wankers. I will not fit anything but Ivor Searle, uk's biggest Re Manufacturer, you get's what you pay for I also had to test their Guarantee once, and that's when you find out how good any company is, and they did pay out for me to rectify a Rear Main Oil Seal leak. HTH 3 hours ago, EPV said: Whatever you do, don’t use Total Engines and Gearboxes Ltd of Abbey Wood. Absolute charlatans. Nearly as good as Mr Transmission Deptford then since the Arabs took over many moons ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Entwistle 96 Posted November 16, 2018 Cheers all - don't mind where it comes from, most will pallet it these days and my spanners man in Sandhurst is ready with his WD40 and hammer...... :-) Yup, its more about, who not to use. Rather spend a few hundred quid with someone who will stand behind what they sell than a cheap pile of bolts as they will be keeping the car for the mid term! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave2302 387 Posted November 16, 2018 Andy, give Ivor Searl a ring, they have agents all over UK, the MB CDI Engine I bought in April came via Autohead Recon in Inverness Free UK Delivery :- https://www.ivorsearle.co.uk/ See also their list of stockists, Euro CP, Express Factors etc etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHM 994 Posted November 16, 2018 Tbh the knack is to avoid about 99% of engine reconditioners nowadays. Either buy the best or chance a secondhand unit from a breakers. Or make it disappear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RHO 15 Posted November 17, 2018 We went to a place in Daventry (Autogreen) yesterday for an interior (16 plate Corsa Special edition). Great place, Most cars under 5 years old and on racking. They go and fetch the car, you inspect whatever you are buying and they take it out. Took them 20 minutes to remove properly with no damage. £240. Cleanest and most efficient scrapyard I've ever been to. Friendly too. Not got the number on me at the moment so just google them. They do pallet and send also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCC 31 Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, RHO said: We went to a place in Daventry (Autogreen) yesterday for an interior (16 plate Corsa Special edition). Great place, Most cars under 5 years old and on racking. They go and fetch the car, you inspect whatever you are buying and they take it out. Took them 20 minutes to remove properly with no damage. £240. Cleanest and most efficient scrapyard I've ever been to. Friendly too. Not got the number on me at the moment so just google them. They do pallet and send also. Good to know. Just up the road from me. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lastyboy 23 Posted November 17, 2018 On 16/11/2018 at 4:40 PM, Dave2302 said: Andy, give Ivor Searl a ring, they have agents all over UK, the MB CDI Engine I bought in April came via Autohead Recon in Inverness Free UK Delivery :- https://www.ivorsearle.co.uk/ See also their list of stockists, Euro CP, Express Factors etc etc +1 on this. Ivor Searle are not cheap but very good quality. NEVER had a problem with recon engine, box, turbo or anything from them. Highly regarded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
