On march 24 I purcheased a long block engine from arley at we have engines for the amount of 1,205.03 with the understanding that the motor had a one yrear unlimited millage warrenty which arley had stated. I installed the engine in Aug tyhe first time I commuted in it the engine smoked from the tail pipe I continued to drive it for two months, it continued to intermittently smoke I attempted to contact arleyafter a month of me callin ghe finally cdalled back. Arley instructed me to do a compression and leak down test which I did at the time it checked out ok.
I continued to drive the car to work untill two weeks ago when it startd smoking realy bad. I found that it had burned trew one quart of oil in 700 miles. I am a master certifiied ford technician in san jose CA. When I got to work id did a compression and leak dow n test on the engine agian I found #1 to be in spec with slight blow by though, #2 had 100% leak threw the intake vavle, # 3 to be set but to also have blow by, compression readings #1 180psi #2 127psi #3 190psi, I have been attemptiong to contact arley on his business and cell numbers,
I have called on 1-28-12 at 10:30,1-30-12 at 11:00,1-31-12 at 9:00,1-31-12 at 13:15,2-1-12 at 12:15,2-3-12 at 12:15,2-4-12 at 15:30, I left messages all times and he has still not returned any calls. After weeks I finally heard from arley, I was instructed to look at the cylinders with a bore scope which I did, I found all cylinders to be badley scored and the pistons to be at 0.0050 oversized per the stamp on the top of the piston. I informed arley about what I had found he instructed me to remove the engine and drop it off at 33373 croatian way in union city due to my work schedule I had a freind drop it off.
We have engines didnt look at my engine for about a mounth and a half after we dropped it off. I called and checked on the progress of the engine about twice a week. About may 7 I was contacted by arley he told me that the engine had a lubrication problem, I dissagreed with him and told him the oil pump was new. Arley requested a copy of the oil pump recipt, I sent it on may 7 may 11 twice, and on may 14, via email, he told me that he didnt revive the emails. After which arley told me that they were building me another engine. I finaly recived a different rebuilt engine the begining of june. Due to work and family sickness, I did not get to look at the engine untill july.
The new engine had excessive blow by when the leak test was performed, I verified it with two other master techs. I did a wet leak down on #1 it still had excessive blow by. I removed the head and found fresh oil had travled from #1 to #2, I removed the pistons and found all cylinders and pistons to be badly scored, the block deck flatness to be way out of spec, #1 connecting rod bearing to be grooved, and the crankshaft to be grooved at the rear main. I sent the engine to a machinist and found he had confirmed what I had found. I contacted arley on 7-12 and left a message on his machine.
On 7/17 I called agian, spoke with arley and told him what I had found, he requested pictures which I sent via text at 12:15 and 13:30 I still had not heard from him, I sent another text asking if he had recived my pics no response. I called and asked if he had looked over the pics, no response, 7-18 at 10:07 called and asked if he had looked over the pics, was told by arley that he had not had time I asked him to look over them and call me asap. 7-19 no call back from arley. 7-20 at 12:12 called and left message, 7-20-201 at 15:16 called agian and left message. 7-21 at 12:18 called agian and left message, I told him if I didnt hear back on monday, 7-23 I would be forced to take a different course of action.
7-24, at 10:07 arley texted me and said (call tomorrow to discuss) I texted him back and told him the time to talk was yesterday not tomorrow, I expect to be refunded for the engine and labor, 11.5 hours which is book time, in addition to a new cat convertor and o2 sensor which your origonal engine wiped out, the cat was only a year old. 2,781.78 cash or money order by 7-27 or its small claims court and back to the BBB and BAR and tell my experiance and story on anything I can find. 7-25 at 8:47 arley texted me and said pass us your email address so we may respnd in a appropriate forum.
I texted him hack and said the only reason to give you my email which you should already have is to resolve this sistuation Im done, do you want to resolve this? 7/25 at 9:26 arley respnded saying text messaging is not the proper forum are you able to provide a email? I then sent him my email address at 9:33.7/25 at 12:41 arley texted me back and said we will send you the letter once legal drafts it. That was the last contact I had with him untill Aug 8 at 8:44 when he sent me a copy of the engine contract via email which I had never seen befor, this contract has a place for you to sign when you purchase a engine from this theif which I have never signed nor have never seen.
This man is a theif and I have learned that he has a grade F with the BBB, he has mutiple small claims casses aginst him in San Mateo county, and the BAR is going to investigate him even though he is not registored. I strongly urge everyone who needs a engine to not buy from this company. Today is 11/26 and my sitiation is still not resolved I personaly had to have the engine repaired that he had sent cylnders had to be bored, new pistons & rings a crand kit, and the block flatness had to be machined it cost me 1,335.72 just to repair the bottom end of this engine and dont forget theat this engine had never made it into the vehicle!!!
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