What Is the Best Way to Buy Used Engines?
These days when someone needs a new engine for the vehicle, the first thing they do is visit their mechanic. The mechanic then gives you a quote on what it’s going to take to remedy the vehicle. The mechanic normally doesn’t stock his own parts, so he searches his sources of engines for sale, finds the one you need, marks the price up, and BAM, he’s made profit on the engine and the labor. But is it really worth paying your mechanic the inflated price on the engine? What exactly is he doing to deserve the extra $500 he slaps on the top? All he has to do is pick up the phone and make a call to a salvage yard or auction dismantler and have them ship the engine. If you’ve got the $500 dollars to spare, I guess it’s not a bad deal to have someone else handle all of the hassle. But if you’ve got a free 10 minutes of time, this is how to save $500…1. Find a salvage yard or dismantler locally or the Internet.2. Before calling them, have all of your car information including the VIN number. Also, have the ship to address for your mechanics shop. They normally won’t deliver to a residential address due to the tractor trailer and the lift gate.3. When asking for the price tell them you want the “Laid In” price. This price means the TOTAL COST, including shipping. When asking for a “Laid In” price, you won’t have any surprises when making the transaction.4. Be sure your warranty includes a “Parts and Labor” warranty. Most after market distributors will give you a parts-only quote to stay competitive on the price, but they don’t make a point to say it doesn’t include labor. The fact is, you’re buying a Used engine and, no matter how good of a reputation the business has, they can’t help failure on used parts because it just happens.5. Ask delivery time and when you will be given your tracking number.6. Make sure your mechanic changes out all of the proper parts for an engine install. The company you purchase the engine from should supply you with a checklist and it helps to use an ASE Certified mechanic. Sometimes the mechanics may purposely install the engine to make it fail on purpose because you didn’t buy it from them and they will then proceed to tell you it was the engine you bought and it was not their fault. To avoid falling victim to this trick, make sure you use someone with a good reputation.I could go much farther in depth on this, but this is a quick report on how to save yourself hundreds of dollars on your engine replacement, so I hope this has helped.
