Volks, Some may remember a while back I installed a New Rebuilt Engine purchased from Ron at Bus Depot. Waterboxer Rebuilt Engine, 2.1 Liter http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=025100771 This engine was rebuilt by AVP Worldwide http://www.avpworldwide.com/index.html I have since gone from Montréal to Arizona ... Some 9363 miles donw the road. I thought it might be worthwhile to do a intermin product report. Details Purchase Date: 05.18.04 Install Date: 07.01.04 Current Mileage on engine: 9363 Retail Price of the engine: $1749.95 Customer service AVP (1-10)= 9 -Erin was a great help in answering questions and sorting out shipping and receiving issues Customer Service Bus Depot (1-10) = 10 - Ron, really stepped up and did a lot to help me out of a jam (stranded with a blown engine). - Karen was extraordinary in helping sort out a customs problem with the core refund. Comments: Engine received was complete and had all parts and documentation required. Engine Performance: - Compression on all cylinders was nicely balanced although a bit on the low side. Compression at install ... Checked cold Cyl 1 - 140 psi Cyl 2 - 135 psi Cyl 3 - 135 psi Cyl 4 - 140 psi Compression after 868 miles ... ... Checked cold Cyl 1 - 135 psi Cyl 2 - 125 psi Cyl 3 - 130 psi Cyl 4 - 138 psi - Engine seems a bit low powered ... But there may be other issues with the setup and tune computer, O2 sensor etc). - 1 or 2 lifters are rather noisy at start up. But things quiet down after 2-3 minutes and all is fine until the next start up after it has been sitting a while. - Reliability so far has been excellent. - Oil pressure and water temp are fine. - MPG performance after 9363 miles has averaged a respectable 17 mpg. For the price .... I would rate the AVP Rebuilt Engine a 8 (1-10) Perhaps other engines are available with better performance ... But also at a higher cost. So far .. The AVP engine seems to be a Very Good Value for the Money ... in my opinion. Larry Chase Email: RoadGuy@RoadHaus.com Web: WWW.RoadHaus.com What: North American Road Trip How: RoadHaus - 1990 White VW Westfalia Syncro Today: somewhere in AZ |
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