California Engines

Nothing but problems! contract is bogus protection and they will stick you with the core. That’s if the motor works…
They seem professional on the phone but will take your money and send you a poorly rebuilt motor.
Ours had a dented timing chain, frozen crank, rocker arms not properly installed on listers. Really simply crap. He will tell you they have been doing this for years and then blam the mechanic or shop installing.
The shop rebuilt the crap they sent… I paid to have the core picked up and Cal Engine or whatever they call them selfs now would not come pick it up. Stealing the core charge. The contract reads free shipping so you will be screwed when you dispute the charge. STAY AWAY. Not worth the trouble.
Summary: Terrible craftsmen ship, poor shipping, lies, lies, lies, sticks you with core, karma will catch up to these crooks!
Wish I could leave zero stars!

California Engines owes my for two core charges, $ 2000.00. When I called them, I was told they would look into it and never called back. That was the first few calls. Now they do not pick up the telephone and if you leave a message, they do not call back. I have found several complaints online and would like help tracking down the owner’s name so I can service him/​her with a lawsuit. The company does not even have a DBA filed with the county. Watch out this company also sells on EBay.

This business also does business under the name US Precision Machine, which has been reviewed here:
and on ebay under the seller name: Theemporium1988
In a nutshell, I saw their great engine price on ebay for a Jeep rebuilt engine, called in and ordered over the phone with my mastercard, they promised a 3 week delivery… 7 weeks later, they aren’t answering my calls, or returning my messages, I was able to contact them intermittently where the gave me various excuses, when finally on the 6^th week when I was told it would be shipped out that Thursday I never receive any confirmation number, when I call back the next week no one picks up my calls (after calling 10 times, leaving messages, and an email, but when my brother calls and someone picks up, they tell him the shipping guy isn’t in. I do some research on these guys and find their DBA name US precision machine, read the 2 horror story reviews and contact one of the ebay people who had purchased an engine from them to find that they do this regularly. The ebay guy I spoke to lamented that he could not change his review rating, but eventually someones going to leave a bad one, also if you check out their ebay sales history 75% of the items they are rated on aren’t even engines, it’s some kind of pussy cat novelty item, so don’t take their ebay rating as security. Fortunately my bank USAA and mastercard are able to get me a refund, this is my warning to other people considering doing business with these guys.