A fixed price to supply your engine and fit it properly at our Grays, Essex workshop — including the fluids, filters and adaptation the job actually needs. The price we quote is the price you pay.
What “supply and fit” actually includes
Plenty of quotes look cheap until the extras appear. Ours include the things we already know the job needs:
- The engine — reconditioned or tested low-mileage used, matched to your exact variant.
- Removal of the old unit and fitting of the replacement.
- Fluids and filters — fresh oil, oil filter, and coolant as required.
- Ancillary transfer — moving over the parts that come with your vehicle, inspected as we go.
- Adaptation and coding where the vehicle requires it.
- A documented road test before handover.
- 12-month / 12,000-mile parts-and-labour warranty, in writing.
How the job runs
- Identify the engine. Your registration tells us the exact variant. A 306DT from a 2012 Sport is not the same as one from a 2015 Vogue.
- Fixed written quote. A single price to supply and fit the engine, with the warranty terms stated and VAT included.
- Book the vehicle in. We agree a date once your engine is ready, so the car is not sitting here waiting.
- Fit and test. Removal, fitting, fluids, adaptation, then a road test.
- Handover. You get the test report and the warranty in writing.
Timescales
Once the engine is ready, fitting typically takes 2–4 working days. An in-stock reconditioned unit can usually be fitted within a week of you giving us the go-ahead. A bespoke rebuild of your own engine takes longer — see engine rebuilds.
Price
Supply and fit is quoted as one fixed price against your vehicle. Enter your reg for an exact figure.
What it costs. Fitted at our workshop, with VAT included: a low-mileage used engine typically runs £1,000–£2,500, a reconditioned engine £2,500–£5,000, and a full rebuild of your own engine £2,000–£5,000. The band depends on the engine and what we find on strip-down — you get a fixed written figure before any work starts. See the price guide.
Can’t get the vehicle to us? We can collect it and bring it back — the charge depends on distance and is agreed with you in your quote. See vehicle collection & delivery.
Common questions
Can I supply my own engine for you to fit?
We don’t fit customer-supplied engines, and we don’t supply engines on their own. We build, test and fit the engine ourselves — that’s the only way one warranty can cover both the unit and the workmanship.
Why don’t you just sell me the engine?
Because when one company supplies the engine and someone else fits it, a fault turns into an argument about whose fault it was. We do both, so there is nobody to point at — and the warranty covers the whole job.
Where are you, and can I get there easily?
Unit 15D Askew Farm Lane, Grays, Essex RM17 5XR — minutes from the A13 and the Dartford Crossing, so we are straightforward to reach from Essex, East London and Kent.