donut
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 05:32 PM |
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API Engines Heathrow
Has anyone heard of or bought an engine from API Engines? My father in law reccomended them and they look like a decent outfit.
http://www.apiengines.com/
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 06:13 PM |
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Haven't dealt with them lately but service used to be good , never had a problem with any of their engines and they used to deliver. Also had
several branches around country.
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DAN57
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 06:52 PM |
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I'd never heard of them until yesterday when a V6 Vectra came in (with one their recently fitted reconditioned engines) with a missfire. 300
miles outside of their warranty. They told the customer that the cylinder heads JUST needed re-tourqing. 
Turns out it was a faulty coil pack. Although not their fault not particularly helpful advice either. My boss reckons not to touch them, but he
hasn't used them for many years.
Talking of not very helpful advice I'll get my coat.
Just read that their warrany is 12'000 miles so he has done quite well to only have this one problem in that time. Although he still
hasn't learned to how to check the oil level.  I withdraw my previous statement but I am still getting my coat.
[Edited on 7/1/06 by DAN57]
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 07:36 PM |
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they still going?thought trading standards shut them down long ago
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 07:51 PM |
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API , the company that used to import jap engines? Used to be a company called Heathrow Engines that I wouldn't touch with a barge pole but
always found API to be good . Are we talking about the same company?
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donut
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 07:51 PM |
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oooh what you heard john?
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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donut
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 08:52 PM |
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API seem to specialise in jap engines. My father in law bought a Toyota Celica engine years ago (mk1 !) and was very impressed with it. They say on
their website that they check every engine and hot test it and wet test it!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 09:22 PM |
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As I said in my first post Andy there used to be a company called Heathrow Engines that I wouldn't let work on a push bike . Suspect they may
have changed the name but I have been more than happy with API engines ,having had about a dozen engines from them in the past . The only problem I
ever had was with a Toyota engine in a taxi which wasn't the fault of API . One of the heater hoses was in very poor condition and should have
been changed but the owner wanted the car back on the road ASAP. The new hose was ordered but the guy didn't come back for it to be fitted .3
weeks later the hose split causing a blown head gasket , the taxi driver phoned API and complained API supplied a replacement engine the next day . I
would never recommend anyone I wasn't happy with myself .
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bob
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 10:12 PM |
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Never heard of API selling vauxhaul vectra engines even the V6 ones unless they are jap.
I've know of one person who has purchased a nissan engine from API and they had no problems whatsoever.
Just make sure the address your dealing with isnt rugby road Twickenham or they are part of the Brightsun group of companies which was formaerly
heathrow engine centre or direct engines.
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DAN57
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| posted on 7/1/06 at 11:40 PM |
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If you look at the website they recondition engines and do fork lifts too. I can only assume he had it reconditioned by them. I may have it wrong
though, I have slept scnce yesterday.
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bob
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| posted on 8/1/06 at 12:08 AM |
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Not saying its wrong info,just intersting really as they are local ish and i though they only supplied or reconditioned japanese engines.
another one to try for is Sehmi engine centre in Southall
0208 571 4206
They will rebore and supply anything
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 8/1/06 at 05:58 AM |
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api jap imports,used to be one near me,and heathrow engines (owned my thames valley trader) are as far as i know different companies,its just that the
chance of a come-back on a reclaimed jap engine is a lot less than a european one,there is also api international,who do gaskets and seals etc.
the jap stuff normally wont fit euro spec cars as everything seems different,you have to strip it down to bare block/head and start again
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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zetec
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| posted on 8/1/06 at 08:37 AM |
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What you fitting Andy?
" I only registered to look at the pictures, now I'm stuck with this username for the rest of my life!"
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 8/1/06 at 09:53 AM |
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Another company to try taht I used once was (I think) JAP in Stowmarket ? Suffolk Danzoman lives in the area , perhaps he may be able to give more
info ?
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Peteff
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| posted on 8/1/06 at 10:49 AM |
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Pinch of salt time.
How many do they sell a week. My friend George used to deal with a company who claimed to run their engines on a test bed. There would have to be
5,000 hours in a week to cover the time to connect them all up and run them for the volume they claimed to be dealing.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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dnmalc
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| posted on 8/1/06 at 10:57 PM |
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Andy
If these are heathrow engines do not go near them with a barge pole. They claimed to have replaced oil pump, new shells and reground my crank but when
all oil pressure went at 10.000 miles it was evident that they had not.There are others in the area who I believe have better reputations I believe
there is one in Twickenham and another in Guildford who have been around for quite a while
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