The used car engine industry has been judged harshly and albeit unfairly for years. The stigma of selling anything used has stuck to this business and any headway that some companies have achieved in the past decade has been overshadowed by our prejudice against anything that is not brand new. I’m not saying that some comments or feedback are not true or does not have basis. I am simply saying that we are not assessing the business fairly as a whole. It may come as a shock, but many foreign and American cars on the street have parts like Chrysler engines, Ford engines, and transmissions whose owners have joined the many converts in patronizing used car engines. Used Chrysler engine and Ford engines have a reputation of being dependable and well made machines. Bearing that in mind why would anyone wish to downgrade this well earned reputation by using substandard parts. That is where the wrong assumptions have been made for the past couple of years. The image we have in mind when we think of used car parts would be of the clichd mechanic in some backward Hollywood movie that digs up almost non-working rusty parts from old cars in his backyard lot. That imagery is nowhere near where the used car parts industry is today. When one sees an ad about a used Toyota, Honda, Ford engines or Chrysler engine do we really think about what the reality is? Used or overhauled engines are not just taken from an old car and placed into another one. Overhauled engines go through a process that enables the company that sells it to confidently offer warranties. And it may surprise you but some warranties are up to 1 year. That means a lot of attention to detail and high quality work goes into that used car engine for the company to back it with that kind of a warranty. Used Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Ford engines or Chrysler engines that are overhauled or rebuilt are disassembled, scrutinized, cleaned, and faulty parts are replaced or repaired. It is also updated to current manufacturing standards. This process is labor intensive but it benefits the end user. If a person has a relatively old car maybe more than 6 years old and a part breaks down what is the probability that in 1 to 2 months another part will cause another engine problem? You will I guarantee, end up replacing more and more parts within that year. If you sum it all up you could have saved more money with a rebuilt engine because in a rebuilt engine all parts are analyzed and fixed if needed that is why they are confident when giving a warranty. If we keep replacing just specific parts the overall health of all parts are not seen and may lead to more damage. Situations may differ of course but I went through the one part at a time process with my Honda civic hatchback. If I had a chance for a do over, I would have just bought a used/rebuilt engine upfront and saved myself time, money and effort.
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