My 2004 Ibiza broke down a month ago so I bought an engine from eBay and when It arrived at the garage week I was told it was in poor condition (bad corrosion on the outside) but since It came with a 3 month warranty and the seller had good feedback I decided to have it fitted anyway.
A few days later I got a call from the mechanic telling me that he has fitted the engine and It doesn't work. Later on he said that he had a look and found that the timing chain was off by two teeth
I called the breaker yard that sold the engine and they are adament that they tested the engine upon removal, the guy on the phone even said that he drove the car it came from and is insisting it couldn't have been his fault. He claims my mechanic must have broken it by ''turning the engine backwards'' which seems very unlikely. I asked him for proof that the engine worked and after arguing for ages he agreed to send me a video of the engine. A few days later a I got a call saying that they'd give me my money back for engine but I'm still left to pay for the fitting costs..
I called the consumer advice line and that said that because the engine was advertised as working it is classed as false advertising and that means they have to pay for costs incurred due to this.
On eBay it showed a picture of the engine inside a green Ibiza with part of the engine cover off.
When I finally got an email with the 'proof' of the engine having worked it was a video of a car which has no clearly visible paint, no bodywork, most of the parts removed but for some reason it has the plastic part of the engine cover put back on. I also got a copy of a letter stating where they had bought a green Ibiza that said it started and ran but I have no proof that that is where the engine came from.
Long story short: I don't think the engine I've been sent is the one advertised or shown in the video/document/eBay page and I need to find out somehow if this engine is actually from there.
I know that engines have unique codes written on that match up to frame numbers and registration but I don't know where this number is on the engine or how to find out if they match, could anyone help me with this?
I've also been told that cars sold from dealers have a 3 month warranty that has just expired in my case, but since it broke down a month ago, do I have any right to claim from them?
Thanks for reading,
Daryl.
A few days later I got a call from the mechanic telling me that he has fitted the engine and It doesn't work. Later on he said that he had a look and found that the timing chain was off by two teeth
I called the breaker yard that sold the engine and they are adament that they tested the engine upon removal, the guy on the phone even said that he drove the car it came from and is insisting it couldn't have been his fault. He claims my mechanic must have broken it by ''turning the engine backwards'' which seems very unlikely. I asked him for proof that the engine worked and after arguing for ages he agreed to send me a video of the engine. A few days later a I got a call saying that they'd give me my money back for engine but I'm still left to pay for the fitting costs..
I called the consumer advice line and that said that because the engine was advertised as working it is classed as false advertising and that means they have to pay for costs incurred due to this.
On eBay it showed a picture of the engine inside a green Ibiza with part of the engine cover off.
When I finally got an email with the 'proof' of the engine having worked it was a video of a car which has no clearly visible paint, no bodywork, most of the parts removed but for some reason it has the plastic part of the engine cover put back on. I also got a copy of a letter stating where they had bought a green Ibiza that said it started and ran but I have no proof that that is where the engine came from.
Long story short: I don't think the engine I've been sent is the one advertised or shown in the video/document/eBay page and I need to find out somehow if this engine is actually from there.
I know that engines have unique codes written on that match up to frame numbers and registration but I don't know where this number is on the engine or how to find out if they match, could anyone help me with this?
I've also been told that cars sold from dealers have a 3 month warranty that has just expired in my case, but since it broke down a month ago, do I have any right to claim from them?
Thanks for reading,
Daryl.
