Den lies and makes up excuses for his poor work ethic and poor workmanship from his shop. We had a 2008 c30 Volvo in for a motor job which cost almost $6000. Motor runs well however, we have had a few serious issues with the motor swap.
First he neglected to change the timing belt with the job, but to his credit when confronted on it, he put in a cheap Napa belt, and assumingly a timing belt kit.
Next the used replacement motor came with a pvc oil filter valve assembly that had not been changed, as our original had been due to a factory service recal, and it failed causing a huge crankcase pressure that could have destroyed all the engine seals. I covered the cost of that. Now the clutch is slipping. Den says that when he changed the motor the clutch was in great shape. Total bs. The car is driven by my fiancé who doesn't ride the clutch or beat on it, so obviously the clutch should have been changed at the time of the motor swap. I offered to pay for the new clutch if he would take care of the labor and he said "You're on your own" and hung up. We had a coolant leak and he says he replaced the upper radiator hose that was leaking all over the bell housing into the clutch. Total bs. There is no way for coolant to leak into the bellhousing, on close Inspection of the flywheel inspection window, and bell housing drain hole, there is zero residual coolant.
Shyster, lier, shoddy mechanic. read more