Hi Peter,
I need more information:
1. You said your second engine also turned out to be stuffed. Are you alleging that your mechanic and/or wrecker has sold you two engines that don't work?
2. Who sourced the engine/s? Did your mechanic source it/ them from the wrecker and is now trying to pass on the cost?
3. Did the second hand engine/s come with a warranty? To my understanding second hand engines can come with or without a warranty and if they come with a warranty they are more expensive.
4. Did you make the decision to have/ not have a warranty? Did you decide that you wanted the cheaper engine option or did the mechanic decide without consulting you?
1. No cars original engine seized they got it running again roughly,it then thew a conrod through side of the black.
2.The mechanic sourced the second hand engine,and passing cost on to me, no money has yet changed hands.
3.No had no warranty,had hole in sum after fitting and starting ran rough and had bad rattles,mechanics opinion was that it had been running without oil after sump was holed and stuffed the engine,may replace with another one if one can be sourced,even so may be as bad or worse
condition.
4.No not my decision have or not have warranty,mechanic decided without consulting or quoting engine price only found out cost of engine when he wanted to bring car back just as stuffed as he got it,I asked him how much of the $8,225 costs were actually engine costs he said "$3,300 I think,got it a bit cheaper as it had a hole in the sump" which I think was around $700 to weld up and mill flat.So he did'nt seem exactly sure of engine cost.