- Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:00 am
#171316
Take from this what you will but I feel that i need to tell my story. I do not have an entirely bad feeling from the company although It could have been much better. I recently needed to purchase an engine for my 94 civic ex once the timing belt snapped at 205,000 miles. Figured that for 650. i couldn't go wrong with a 40000 mile jdm imported sohc zc engine to bolt right in. Picture on ebay showed all sensors, alternator, most wiring etc intact although not warrentied. Well when they say that you will recieve one similar to the pic rest assure it will not be as good. or in my opinion even close. sure it will be the same model( atleast the first time). When the engines are shipped they are not crated or kept from damaging themselves in any way. I suspected this from the broken sensors, oil cap and yes even intake on my first engine. I confirmed this notion when i saw them unloading the truck upon returning my engine.. Yes i returned the first one... I installed the first engine dispite what looked internally to be an engine with 80000plus on original oil. As you would expect it knocked terribly and was filling the oil pan with aluminum chunks. So i called and they agreed to swap it for another. I called monday and wednesday of the same week to double check they had one to replace it before i rented a truck and drove the 2hrs to have it swapped and they said yes kinda smart as if they had hundreds. Well when i got there they DID NOT have my engine and tried to push a d15b on me. After telling them how disappointed i was they agreed to take 100. off which is no special deal since this is what they charge for them on there web site. After installing this 2nd engine and renting a 2nd truck the d15b with less power and tq then stock does run and seem to be a good engine. Again. Take from this what you want but this is my experience with japaneseeengines a seller out of patterson nj. The receipt has nippon engines inc also on it. japaneseengines is there ebay name i guess.
who knew a 4 cylinder weighed so much HAHA!
