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Complaint Review: Golen's Engine Service - Bedford Nationwide
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Golen's Engine Service
Hangar 1724 Bedford, Nationwide, U.S.A.
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Golen's Engine Service Extremely Poor Workmanship and Quality Bedford MA
I purchased a Ford 306 longblock from GES awhile back because of the Lifetime Labor Warranty they offer. Motor failed once so I sent it back to them to have repaired under warranty.
They could not find what caused failure and put it back togehter. Less than 2 months later this rebuild failed. I called them back once again (big mistake) and had them put it together for a third time and with under 500 miles on this motor it failed again.
This time I sent motor to a knowledgeable engine builder and found several problems with workmanship. First all crank journals had small scratches on them from dirt during assembly, second found that the wrong bearings were installed causing clearances to be too tight and finally the oil pump was not seated properly causing little to no oil pressure being provided to bearings which caused them to fail.
Not only was the oil pump not seated properly but longer bolts were used in an attempt to overtorque them down and hopes of seating them rather than taking proper steps to seat properly. Please avoid this place at all costs!!! I would be happy to discuss this further if anyone is interested.
Michael
Westwood, Massachusetts
They could not find what caused failure and put it back togehter. Less than 2 months later this rebuild failed. I called them back once again (big mistake) and had them put it together for a third time and with under 500 miles on this motor it failed again.
This time I sent motor to a knowledgeable engine builder and found several problems with workmanship. First all crank journals had small scratches on them from dirt during assembly, second found that the wrong bearings were installed causing clearances to be too tight and finally the oil pump was not seated properly causing little to no oil pressure being provided to bearings which caused them to fail.
Not only was the oil pump not seated properly but longer bolts were used in an attempt to overtorque them down and hopes of seating them rather than taking proper steps to seat properly. Please avoid this place at all costs!!! I would be happy to discuss this further if anyone is interested.
Michael
Westwood, Massachusetts
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Charles
Hazard,Kentucky,
USA
Poor Service and craftsmanship
#2Consumer Comment
Fri, June 12, 2015
I can and do agree with the issue reported above and I will say that my experience with this company has been must as bad if not worse. DO NOT BUY AN ENGINE FROM THIS COMPANY. PERIOD. You will spend more time and money pulling and shipping the motor than you will driving the vehicle!
gr62
Miami Beach,Florida,
Golen Engine Service
#3General Comment
Thu, August 29, 2013
I have read the ripoff report complaint, and just want to mention that I disagree. I would also like to point out this complaint is over ten years old. I recently (JAN 2013) had Golen Engine service rebuild the LS2 motor from my 2005 Corvette and am extremely pleased with the results. The engine makes excellent power, delivering 516hp to the rear wheels, the engine has been rebuilt as a 402ci from the original 364ci, motor is naturally aspirated, no Turbo or Supercharger. I have just completed an extended road trip through though the south east where thetemperatures were mostly in the upper 80's to low 90's. The engine has run perfectly. Chad Golen was a pleasure to work with and did an excellent job on a motor that had a number of issues, the result of an inept mechanic here in Florida. I can highly reccomend the crew at Golen Engine Service.
Gary R. Miami Beach FL.
