Bay Area Engine Exchange

Mi nombre es Francisco el automobile que yo mensiono en mi en mi ultimo comunicado es en relacion a una camioneta GMC 2000 en la cual por mucho tiempo desde que le metieron supuestamente un motor recostruido por ellos mismos nunca quedo vien. Ya que le dejaron el blocke craqueados motivo por el cual tube que remplasarle en tres ocasiones la pompa de agua y sobre todo que ellos mismos participaron en supuetamente encontrar el problema que ellos mismos Ya sabian. Cada Dia tenia que llenarle el tanque del agua. Tube que llevarlo a otro taller para solusionar el problema de presion. Por segunda ocasion no duro ni una semana cuando volbio al mismo problema. So lo lleve a un diasnostico y la maquina lla no tenia solusion. Finalmente tube que comprar otra maquina. De 4,000 dollares que tenia planeando gastar finalmente gaste serca de 8,000 dollares. Y por eso me siento muy fustrados.

This place does not know what they are doing… I had an engine rebuilt less than a year ago and it took many weeks to get the right engine. In the mean while, I am renting a commercial truck which totaled $ 2,000. They had agreed to pay the shop that sent my engine and myself a total of $ 800 ($ 400 for each), and to date, nothing has been received. Now that same engine has failed (on the original engine I was able to get 269,000 miles) with not even 18,000… I have now spent out of pocket $ 500 for the tow along with $ 725 in rental — over $ 1,225 to date and the engine has NOT been completed. They have promised delivery to my repair shop since last Wednesday, and still no engine… Keep in mind that this is a chevy 350 engine — one of the most standard engines around! So add all these extra expenses to the original cost to repair the engine — we are now just under $ 10,000 — for a 350 chevy engine! ABSURD! The worst part is that these people do not keep their word which leaves me to handle this disaster with an attorney… If you have $$$ and time to throw away, then go here. If not, go else where… I think even the dealer would have been cheaper at this point…

This place saved me a bunch over purchasing a rebuilt cylinder head at one of the major auto parts store.
Pulled the cylinder head off my 98 Jeep and found this place… took it in and they cleaned, magnafluxed it, pressured checked and resurfaced it.
Not many TRUE automotive machine shops left in Oakland

Okay, I have used Unilocal before going to most places. Most of the time I follow what the Unilocalers are saying. So, I looked around for a machine shop based on what Joseph J. said, in deed I found a few, but even a simple phone conversation was difficult. Getting pricing on the phone was ridiculously impossible and I felt that the few that I did talk too were interested more in pulling me in and hustling me later.
I found a very different experience at Bay Area Engine Exchange, so I decided to take the heads of my 62 T-​bird to be resurfaced. It was inexpensive (not that auto work is cheap), the turn around was quick and the work was great. So what do you do when you like some ones work I referred a friend, who h, ad twice as much work done to his engine. He was just as impressed as I. My next project is going to be a complete overhaul of a Pontiac engine; I’ll keep you all posted.
Btw. This is my first Unilocal

This place sucks!
They wont honor their warranty even if they know they did crappy work.

This place is great, real honest, work gets done fast and right. Really a great find. Worth the drive, They are happy to work with DIY guys. They did the head for my Mercedes.