Benefits When Using Remanufactured Engines

Your car at some point will suffer breakdown and will require some mechanical repairs. In severe cases a brand new power unit might be needed to get the car up and running. This can be costly and there are some advantages when using remanufactured engines to get your vehicle back on the road.

A factory engine for a modern car will cost thousands of dollars and for high end vehicles, tens of thousands. There are firms trading that will take your old or damaged engine and refurbish them to make them as new. These reconditioned units are environmentally friendly, much cheaper and will function as well as a factory made unit.

There are a couple ways of getting a remanufactured engine for your vehicle and both have benefits. A ready to run unit can be purchased from a reconditioning company that specialize in refurbishing car engines or you can send your unit to them and have it attended to. These two options are considerably cheaper than buying a brand new unit from a major car manufacturer.

Auto spares shops can be found in many neighborhoods and they will be happy to source a unit for you. Engines for the majority of major car models and some older classics will be available to install. If they do not have a compatible unit in their stock room they can probably place an order and will get in touch when one is in stock.

A good option is to use an internet based firm to source and supply you with an engine. These online companies have many reconditioned engines listed on their pages and will usually dispatch them on an overnight service. If you are using an internet retailer it is advisable to send them an email or call them before you place an order to ensure that the motor you are ordering is going to be suitable for your vehicle.

When one of the companies does not have anything suitable in stock or they cannot source one, they will usually ask you to send your failed unit to them for refurbishment. The engineers can then strip it down and carry out all the mechanical work to return it to good operational condition. Some of the firms will collect your car, do the work on the engine and return it to you ready to drive again.

When you use a shipping service to transport your unit for rebuilding there are some things to bear in mind. Courier prices are normally calculated by the weight of the item to be sent and so a car engine can be very costly to transport. It is essential to make sure that the unit it packed in the proper protective crate and covered by transit insurance in case of any damages or loss.

Many of the engine remanufacturing firms will offer some kind of guarantee with their product. This could be a 1 year warranty or often a mileage based guarantee. Any official paperwork that details the warranty should be kept in case you need to make a claim at a later date after a failure.