Protech 1 inc engine rip off!! I have a 2001 Jetta. I talked to a guy named TONY, and I bought a motor off him for $2,800, he sold me a 2003 and he gave me a vin# on April 6, and he told me the motor only had 64,000 miles. Tony told me to wait a few days for the vin, he had to find it on a shelf in the back.
I was waiting for the transmission to come back from being rebuilt at the trans shop. I recieved it back on June 14. We put the motor and trans in the car. The engine knocked on start up. Once it warmed up, it sounded like a bad cam and lifters. So I changed them, and not cheap Chinese stuff. The cam and lifters were bad, the cam was pitted and the lifters were worn in the middle. The knock was still there. I would have been happy if this fixed the motor. I thought I had a low mile motor. I called Protech 1 on July 1st and got the voicemail all day. He e-mailed me on July 3rd and said they were closed til the 6th, and now says the motor is a 2001 with 65,000 miles. They said my motor was out of warranty. Now he says I bought my motor on March 31. The credit card was charged on the April 6. And was shipped from a junkyard. I called them all day on July 6&7. No answer. Then, they e-mail me saying they won't be open til the 10, but they said they would return messages. They said to us, what could be wrong with the motor? They would see what they could do. We are still calling now on July 27, they are screening thier calls and will not answer the phone. They have not returned my call one time. They e-mailed me yesterday, and now they said they have protocols and they said my engine is out of warranty. I had a 30 day fit and 90 day warranty. They are telling me that I bought the motor a week before it was even charged to my account. I recieved it on April 8, they said I bought it on March 31.
Tony from PROTECH 1 INC, ENGINE DIVISION is from Elton, North Carolina. The motor came from Sanchez Autobody in Grand Prairie Texas. The car that matched the vin was from New York at a car dealer posted for sale on a Car Fax report.
Now I checked the rod and main bearings. I found copper showing on the rods. This motor is nothing but a junkyard core. For $2,800. Can anyone give me any suggestions on how to get my money back. Beware of this guy. Scam artist and Bait and Switch. Help , Jetta911 or 2bad4jaz.
