Engine reconditioning
Machined back to factory tolerance in our own shop
Engine reconditioning is the precision machining that sits at the heart of every quality rebuild. Heads are skimmed and pressure tested, blocks are bored and honed, crankshafts are ground and polished. Because the machine work is done in house, nothing leaves our control and nothing is farmed out to a third party.
Five star rated engine specialists. Trusted by drivers across the UK
45+ years
Over four decades of hands on engine experience.
OEM parts
Original specification parts on every repair.
12 month warranty
Transferable if you sell the vehicle.
From £2,495
Fully repaired after failure, fixed quote.
What reconditioning actually means
The word reconditioned gets used loosely in the motor trade, often to describe a used engine that has been cleaned and painted. That is not reconditioning. Real reconditioning means returning every critical surface to the tolerances the manufacturer specified. A cylinder head that has warped by a fraction of a millimetre gets skimmed flat. A bore that has worn oval gets bored and honed to size. A crankshaft journal that has scored gets ground and polished to the next undersize, with matching OEM bearings to suit.
This is skilled work and it is where our 45 plus years of engine experience really shows. Measure twice, machine once, and never send a part out that you would not fit to your own vehicle. Every machined component is measured again after machining and the figures are recorded as part of your photographic rebuild report.
Reconditioning is usually one part of a wider engine rebuild, but we also carry out standalone machine work for customers and trade garages who need a head skimmed, a block bored or a crank ground to standard.
Machine shop services
- Cylinder head skimming and pressure testing
- Valve seat cutting, guide replacement and valve refacing
- Block boring, honing and deck resurfacing
- Crankshaft grinding, polishing and crack detection
- Con rod resizing and small end bush replacement
- Camshaft inspection and bearing line boring
- Flywheel resurfacing and balance checks
- Thread repair and helicoil work on damaged castings
Why in house machining matters
Many garages that offer engine work send the machining out to a third party and wait days for it to come back. That adds time, cost and a break in accountability. Our machine shop sits in the workshop, so the engineer who stripped your engine is the person who machines it and the person who rebuilds it. One team, one standard, one point of responsibility.
It also means honest answers. If a head is cracked beyond repair, the pressure test shows it and you see it on the video inspection. If a block can be saved with a rebore, we save it. Repair rather than unnecessarily replace applies to components just as much as it applies to whole engines.
Reconditioning for trade and public
Around half of our machine shop work comes from other garages who trust us with their customers’ engines. The other half comes from drivers who found us after an engine repair turned into something bigger. Both get the same standard of work, the same OEM parts and the same documentation.
If your vehicle has overheated and you suspect a warped head, or your engine has lost compression and you suspect bore wear, call and talk it through. A compression test and a pressure test answer most questions quickly, and the quote for any machining work is fixed before we start.
The process
How your engine gets rebuilt
Tell us what happened
Call or send the form and describe the symptoms. A rattle, smoke, a warning light or a complete failure. We will ask a few questions about the vehicle and give you an honest first view over the phone.
We collect the vehicle
Our collection service picks the vehicle up directly from your home, your workplace or your garage, anywhere in the UK. Non runners are no problem. Recovery to one of our workshops is all part of the service.
Strip down and video inspection
We dismantle the engine and record a video inspection of every component. You see exactly what failed and why before you spend a penny on parts. Then you approve a fixed written quote.
Rebuild with OEM parts
Our engineers rebuild the engine with OEM parts and photograph every stage. The photographic rebuild report becomes your record of the work and supports your warranty and the vehicle’s resale value.
Test certified and returned
Every rebuild is test certified before the engine leaves the workshop. We return the vehicle to your door with the report, the certification and a 12 month warranty that transfers to the next keeper.
Reviews
Five star rated by UK drivers
Five star rated engine repair and rebuild service
“The video of my stripped engine showed exactly why it failed. The rebuild was finished in a week and the car has been perfect since.”
“My Transit is my living. They collected it from my depot, rebuilt the EcoBlue and had me back working inside ten days.”
“Two garages told me to scrap the car or fit a used engine. Engine Repairs rebuilt it properly and the warranty transferred when I sold it.”
Nationwide coverage
Engine repair near you
With workshops in Reading, Manchester, Macclesfield, London and Durham and a nationwide collection service, we cover the whole of the UK. Read about our service in your area.