Rolins Imports Dodgy Engines

[Jonny P Star]

spent 1200 on a second hand rb20 450 getting installed, took a while, had some outher unrelated car issues, finally got running but blowing smoke (cracked ring/ring landing), so called up rolins and apparentally i only get a 1 month warrenty so they told me to go shove it. it obviously had a cracked ring when i bought it, bloody dodgy rolins. now i need to get it fixed i have been quoted $2600 (or $5500 with pistons) by dereck at ad shine/asr motorsport on the gold coast. i need help. better mechanic would great preferably one would have been on to it enough to do a comp test on a second handy before installing it. and that price is ****, can anyone help, plz at wits end. jonno

[maximumrpm]

ive heard that they are pretty dodgy, best of luck getting your car on the road again

[DAS KAMU]

wankers they are

[dori34]

how far were you out of 1 month warranty?

also did they state that it was comp tested and running fine?

if so you should be able to get a refund/new motor, take it to consumer affairs, you bought something that was advertised as running/good cond but you didnt get what you paid for.

[Birds]

Screw the repair quotes, why would you pay $2600 to get it repaired when you could purchase a whole half cut for less than that?

Is the smoke definitely the engine and not the seals in the turbo gone?

[Jack88]

how far were you out of 1 month warranty?

also did they state that it was comp tested and running fine?

if so you should be able to get a refund/new motor, take it to consumer affairs, you bought something that was advertised as running/good cond but you didnt get what you paid for.

+1 for consumer affairs, get the whole story from them and if you have genuinly been messed about take it to consumer affairs and leave it with them to sort out.

[Jonny P Star]

it was a few weeks outside of warranty so there is nothing i can do. they say the engine was fine when they sold it to me, but it wasn't. okay now that we know that rolin's are dodgy a-holes, should i get a nother second handy intalled or am i running the risk of the same thing again. any experiences would be great, on the gold coast so a good engine importer would be great would probably get them to install it if possible. cheers jonno

only running on the engine:- pod, 3'zorst turb back, slighty larger highflow turbs, frount mount, foward facing plennum, bov.

[W0rp3D]

If your planning on keeping it then it might be worth spending the extra to get it rebuilt, if you put in another second hand engine you have no way of knowing what the previous owner did with it, could be running fine when you put it in but might also die in 6 months, if you get your motor rebuilt you knwo where you stand.

[555kkk]

I would see consumer affairs, see if you can find other people on here with doggy deals from Rolin if you get together might have a better chance on getting warranty on that engine.

You should ask (if you buy another engine) is have they done a leak down test and compression test, ask them to do it in front of you if you can. asian auto spares seem happy to do these tests. BMI are another

good place for engines, stay away from ALL AUTOMOTIVE IMPORT PARTS (AAIP) or ALL JAP or nissan wreckers at coopers plains - prices are high quality and brain power is low !

[Jonny P Star]

asian auto spares seem happy to do these tests. BMI are another good place for engines.

so these guys are good for engines anywhere else i should try near or on the gold coast (brisvagas, tweed etc)

cauz if it gonna cost $5k to rebuild i am just gonna put another engine in for $1.6K-1.8K

can anyone recommend some where to get rebuilt on the coast. cheers for any and all help, jonno

[MrStabby]

it was a few weeks outside of warranty so there is nothing i can do.

You're being naive. Just because that is what they are telling you doesnt mean that its true. They cant avoid the protections available under the law just because they said you have a 1 month warrantee. Contact your state department of Fair Trading if you want these shitheads to be held accountable. The Fair Trading laws are quite strict.