Mechanic swapped my engine without telling me and lied on my RWC

[rattletechMY10]

Hi all,

When I originally bought my VE wagon I took it in for timing chain replacement and roadworthy, my mechanic completely swapped my engine with a second hand motor without telling me and then lied on the RWC, keeping the original engine number so I wouldn't catch on.

Only reason I've found out is because the 'new chains' started rattling 10k km after getting the car back.

I remember him telling me he had to get the ECU retuned, I assume he would have to do this for an engine swap, and I was hoping if I can find the shop that did the tune I can get some paperwork on what they he to my car.

You guys know of popular places in Melbourne that specialise in Holden ECU tuning? I've googled but was hoping someone here could point me in the right direction.
Or if anybody has an idea of how I could track down my old engine or find out where my current engine came from using the engine numbers I'm all ears.

Cheers.

 

[SV607]

Hi all,

When I originally bought my VE wagon I took it in for timing chain replacement and roadworthy, my mechanic completely swapped my engine with a second hand motor without telling me and then lied on the RWC, keeping the original engine number so I wouldn't catch on.

Only reason I've found out is because the 'new chains' started rattling 10k km after getting the car back.

I remember him telling me he had to get the ECU retuned, I assume he would have to do this for an engine swap, and I was hoping if I can find the shop that did the tune I can get some paperwork on what they he to my car.

You guys know of popular places in Melbourne that specialise in Holden ECU tuning? I've googled but was hoping someone here could point me in the right direction.
Or if anybody has an idea of how I could track down my old engine or find out where my current engine came from using the engine numbers I'm all ears.

Cheers.

Automotive Clinic in Dandenong..

 

[uglyoldfatbastard]

What was your original engine number and what is the one he installed?
Difficult to believe he would need to modify the ECU unless it is a completely different engine.

 

[Lex]

What was your original engine number and what is the one he installed?
Difficult to believe he would need to modify the ECU unless it is a completely different engine.

Unless when he changed the timing chains, when finished he didn't do it right, & the motor self detonated?

 

[uglyoldfatbastard]

Unless when he changed the timing chains, when finished he didn't do it right, & the motor self detonated?

Sounds more than likely what happened

 

[shane_3800]

Wow this sounds weird.

If I stuffed an engine, the procedure is to tell the customer and get a second hand engine in to fix the stuff up.
There's no ECU coding needed, unless he swapped the ECU on the front of the engine which sounds even weirder because the wreckers take those off.

This guy sounds dodgy as F...

 

[Fu Manchu]

Wow this sounds weird.

If I stuffed an engine, the procedure is to tell the customer and get a second hand engine in to fix the stuff up.
There's no ECU coding needed, unless he swapped the ECU on the front of the engine which sounds even weirder because the wreckers take those off.

This guy sounds dodgy as F...

Sounds like you are familiar with the procedure.

 

[shane_3800]

Sounds like you are familiar with the procedure.

Ummm I actually can't recall an engine. I have stuffed up, but I'm trying to think, I honestly think the worst was a car crash on a test drive.

Other than the crash I think I might’ve stuffed something once worth over $500, but never an entire engine.

 

[ephect]

I'd be taking it to comsumer affairs.
If your invoice for the work states chain repair but they replaced the engine, it's dodgy AF and bad practice

 

[VS 5.0]

Other than the chains rattling after 10k kms, what evidence do you have that the engine has actually been changed @rattletechMY10 ?

As opposed to a poor chain replacement job having been done.