Willenhall Engine Centre

Great service
Mar 7th, 2023

Feb 17th, 2023

10 out of 10 for Simon and the team at Willenhall Engine Centre, great communication and genuine care and consideration for your vehicle.
Oct 4th, 2022

I had some major work done here on my vehicle. Im very impressed with the work thats been done and would highly recommend this garage if you have any engine related problem. Excellent service and highly skilled technicians
Feb 15th, 2022

My sons VW Fox recently failed its MOT because of emissions issues, when checked with diagnostic tool it was showing a repeated misfire. I swapped ignition coil packs but the fault remained on the same cylinder, so we compression tested it and one cylinder was about 1/3 rd the other two. Reading Internet forums suggested this was a common fault for VWs BMD engine thats found in Foxes and Polos which is caused by burned exhaust valves. I tried numerous garages locally but no one was interested in replacing valves. One suggested buying an engine from eBay, but ultimately as this was a known problem I could have bought another one that would fail soon. People I found locally that could work on the cylinder head wouldnt work on the engine in the car. Most suggested I scrap the car. Mark at Willenhall Engine Centre responded quickly to an email I sent with a price for them to do the entire job. Exchanged a few more messages, it became clear that theyd seen this problem multiple times, so we agreed when I could take the car in, theyre not local to me. When I arrived staff were friendly, knew that the car was expected. The trade counter / shop area was clean and tidy, staff in uniform. As stupid is it sounds the place smelled right slight spell of machine oil. They needed the car for slightly longer than they originally said, but this wasnt an issue as Id originally said that it wasnt urgent as my sons away at Uni. When I collected the car it was cleaner than when it went in for the work, it had clearly been washed. Car is running correctly, nicer to drive, passed its MOT. When you look under the bonnet its clear that the cylinder head has been removed and cleaned, I can tell that bolts and gaskets have been replaced. I cant comment on the longevity of the repairs as weve only just got the car back, but everything Ive experienced from these people so far suggests that its a quality operation. Theres been a lot of work done on the engine and the price wasnt cheap, however from what Ive read on forums about how many hours work were needed I think it was a fair price for the work. This is clearly work thats more skilled than changing brake pads. However, the cost of repairs was substantially less than buying a similar vehicle. Ultimately these people have allowed me to save a car that the majority would have seen scrapped. So in summary, great service, fair price but more importantly they have the skills to do the job that the majority wouldnt touch. Based on what Ive seen so far, Id have no hesitation in going back.
May 26th, 2022