TAKE ACTION NOW!....Call consumer affairs, another mechanic or NRMA for a inspection report/ second opinion. then seek a lawyer for legal advice.
Last thing you wanna do is counter suing, usually don't stand very well in court if you haven't taken all the procedure mentioned above.

you were better of with a exchange motor dude.

good luck

where abouts in qld are you located? ... I can take a look at the motor if you want .

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altedxr6, Thanks but I am near Toowoomba. As for the head, Of cause he tossed it.

f**k that guy. he's a d**k head. he is supposed to be a mechanic (should know what he is doing). He shouldnt charge you for s**t that he didnt pick up or install properly.

my two cents

sounds like the cylinders wernt honed to bed rings or he broke some assembling the pistons in to the block,get a compression test done.the other thing is you have to use breaking in oil- 30 grade oil with no additives repco sells it,the rings and oil scaper rings have to wear into bore shape.blocks are round when bored and honed,but when the head is bolted on it distorts the bore and stress the block.about 2000k on a good motor to run in and loosen up,will still be tight.unfortunately if you use additive oils the honing in the bores glaze over and the rings wont seat and use heaps of oil.from your report i think you will have to rebuild the motor.is the mech-butcher registered mta-or mechanics association of some sort,they look in to disputes,and as above,some also have to warranty there work.

dont woory about consumer affairs/fair trading. They can only act as a medeator and dont do s**t. GO AND GET SOME LEGAL ADVICE TO FIND OUT WERE U STAND!.

Ive gone through a similar situation, and if u supplied the parts [& the part/s u supplied are at fault for the problem...as claimed by the mechanic] ur screwed.

However, if he knowingly put in faulty parts its a different story. Catching him out is the tricky part, this is were the silisitor will come in handy!

don't forget a another mechanics second opinion, like altedxr6 has kindly offered his help. I'll still pay him for his trouble. you can still contact consumer. at least then its recorded on record. get written reports if you have to. you want hard copy's.

Don't wait for the collectors to knock on the door or the getting served.

hi
how many times has he tried to repair the faulty at hand ?

U have to give him a opportunity to repair his mistakes , i would be handing him a letter of demand and explain if the engine is not repaired up to industries standards regardless u supplying parts or not. Parts generally carry a 12 months warranty

Telling him in the letter u will seek a professional mechanic to diagnose the problem and get a quotation in writing what the fault is and quote for repairs.

Keep in mind it may involve removing the engine out of the car and stripping it down and doing a full inspection

Explain to him what ever the costs are u will seek to be re inversed the costs for having ur repairs carried out properly.

If he doesn't agree to do the repairs the u have to get that second mechanic involved and then consumer affairs with all the relevant information
U better start writing a report form day one with ur encounters with this mechanic

Remember one thing when a engine is tied so are the other parts and accessories around the engine . Rule of thumb when a engine needs a rebuild all other parts have to be in 100% functioning order
ie fuel system , cooling system , exhaust system and so on.


couldd talk more but this might be of help
cheers

Thanks guys, It is all so distressing. I supplied everything new, he bored out the block. He wouldn't use my head then tried to tell me after he charged me for a new one that my head some how got dropped and broken, no good. Then he said he put the motor out side and the fuel truck dragging a dog tralier around a very tight bend somehow flipped it up into the air and dropped in on its end.

This guy just keeps coming up with one story after the other. They just keep changing.


Bottom line is I just don't want him to ever work on any of my cars again, I have lost all confidence in him and just don't know what the best way to go is.

Check the engine numbers make sure he hasnt just pulled your motor out and thrown another secondhand motor in, seen first hand a recon motor that was just degreased and painted black and sold as reconditioned

go to a REAL mechanic and get your motor pulled down and inspected, if the damage was caused by him he will owe you:

A: the cost of the motor being RE rebuilt
B the cost of it being pulled down and inspected

Follow the sequence FPV_GTp mentioned above. keep a copy of your letter of demand & any other correspondence you can get hold of, phone records & so forth. I wouldn't be surprise if the compression & oil ring gaps are all over the place or worse, the ring gaps all lined up.

get a second mechanic in the picture for a documented inspection.

But follow the sequence as mentioned above by FPV_GTp.

if he has damaged the motor like that then he will have to replace it, putting the motor outside? wtf.

if he dropped and damaged your head he should be supplying you a replacement

this is teh reason so many people don't like the idea of taking their car to a mechanic.
most mechanics (all that i know of) are decent blokes who take pride in their work and customer satisfaction.
this guy is absolutely discraceful, torch his workshop!