I noticed two reviews were "not recommended" by Yelp and therefore not calculated into their rating. Interesting. The owner has over 40 years experience, the technician over 30, rebuilding a restoration engine or getting you more power out of what you do have. Since it seems wrong to not have all reviews included I thought I would point this out and post them again. You can view them if you click on the link under the shown reviews. Don, Federal Way on 12/19/2013-I had a 7.5L Ford engine rebuilt by them this Summer. The engine needed everything! Bores honed, crank ground, heads completely done, etc. Gary and his assistants Were very helpful in advising me with regards to which components to get and were able to supply some that are hard to obtain. They have been in business for a very long time, and have a wealth of knowledge. Their advice is worth its weight in gold. My build was a mild upgrade, but they do antique restorations and race motors as well. My friend, who recommended them, has had numerous engines done there over the years and has never found a flaw in their work! It doesn't get any better than that. The cost was competitive with many run-of -the-mill engine houses, but the care and quality of work is the best. Engine now runs better than any V-8 I've ever owned. Thanks again, guys! Nathan, Ellensburg on 01/30/2014-Ive lived all over the state and down in Oregon and I always bring my motors back up here to have my machine work done. Some people think I'm crazy, I just want it done good and correctly the first time! They have always done their best to make sure I get out of there with the advice, parts, and machine work I need to do the job correctly. I have brought my diesel heads here and my BMW M10 engines as well other miscellaneous engine parts for different projects. I always recommend them to my friends and anybody who works on motors! To make reviews out of easy view, almost hidden, just seems wrong. read more

I was sending work to Gary since he was able to sneak in cylinder heads and some block work, do to his Machinist retiring and only working 1 day a week. However in the last several months the quality or work had dropped off or he has started severely overcharging. I had him clean a couple oil pans and a few parts and even though I told him to only run them through the sprayer booth he without consent media blasted and other thing to the tune of 500$. Once I returned to the shop I found a bit of runt on a Rod journal and called him to give him a heads up. next visit I took him a cylinder head and what I received in return was half of a camshaft out of a running OEM engine (with out any rust) came back badly rusted. When ever I spoke with him all I heard about the job was "AH!". Gary seems to have no idea what is going on. It's very sad to see this shop going out of business. When you attempt to drop off items the entire driveway has been sold to the tire shop. When asked about the significant rust they left on my clients camshafts, Gary simply said you'll need to remove the rust. He stated the he "Never looked at the job." It unfortunate that his brain can't wrap itself around the fact that it's time to sell before there is nothing left. they are doing greater damage then any benefit possible. I'm sorry to see you go Gary!!! These cams may have been coated with oil but there was NO!! "rust" prior to visiting Pacific Auto Machine!!! read more

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Gary and his crew did a quality rebuild on my AMC 360. Gary took the time to make sure I understood the cost of each process preformed and reason behind everything he did. With his price list he provided I knew where my cost would come in before he did any work. I will use Pacific again. read more

Somewhat hard to go into on Sunset Blvd, but well worth it since machine shops are hard to find around the area. Came here on two occasions to get some flywheels resurfaced. They got my flywheel done the same day though I wasn't even in a rush! I believe I paid 40 bucks. Family owned and operated I believe. I will come again when I need engine building!! read more

Pacific Auto Machine - good job my rusty flywheel - Machine Shops Near Me - Renton, Washington

Brought my flywheel in to be resurfaced had the best price I could find and was done the next day. Owner is very polite.

Brought 351w in. 30 days go by, not 1 phone call. Not a hint of cost. I explained my reasoning and offered what it was worth to get my block back. The price they wanted wasnt worth it, considering 30 days and no progress read more

Fast service, good price on turning my 86 Toyota pickup brake drums. Will use this shop again for sure.

I have never been over charged this much in my life. I never write reviews ...yes. Never. This happened 3 years ago. I needed my 440-6 engine rebuilt. I had to go out of country with my wife for 3 weeks to where she is from. So I decided to get it rebuilt when I was gone. I dealt with Gary the owner and who worked me over. As I dropped off the engine they asked if I want them to get the parts I will I. I replied and said you guys can get a better deal then me and I want to save money. So go ahead. They emailed my since I was out of the country and estimate of $8000. I didn't have time to cross check the pricing. And agreed to them to do the work. When I got back to pick up the engine I had it rebuilt to the point of the timing chain installed. The rest in boxes like heads, intake, and carb. I even had to shim the push rod pedestals. And still pay $8000! Gary wouldn't budge on the price and I saw over charged on every part........Gary kept saying you were good with the estimate. I was swindled...never let this happen to you! read more

I found the comment about the Mitsubishi engine problem interesting....They always did good work for me. I recommend them, based on past experiences.....they did right by me. read more

These guys seem to know very little (if anything) about Mitsubishi 4g63 engines. They ruined one block, boring it out WAY too loose for my low expansion Mahle pistons because THEY ASSUMED 23 psi boost is "extreme duty" or "very high" boost. They set PTW clearance about 3x what it should have been. Thanks a lot for that, guys. Also, i specified i needed the RA finish on the Deck and Head to be very low, (mirror finish) to suit a MLS head gasket. When i fetched my parts, they seemed a bit rough. They assured me "it will be fine" and "they've been doing it like this for years". Well, that's just great. I've now put 200ish miles on the car, and it's weeping a bit of oil out the gasket area, and the crankcase is seeing excessive pressure. Mind you, this is with ARP headstuds torqued properly, and a brand new MLS gasket. I tried re-torquing the headstuds as some folks seem to recommend, and (of course) it hasn't improved. Now i'm going to have to switch to a composite gasket and run that until i decide to build another engine. I'm not taking everything back to a shop to have it done right at this point. Just too much of a headache. I've built a number of engines and never had an issue with an MLS gasket sealing properly in the past. However, the machinists i worked with knew what the hell they were doing. I trusted these guys to do a job properly. They made the mistake on the first block, and didn't give me any credit for it. I had nearly a $500 paperweight that went in the scrap bin. I needed the work done and was already working with them so like an idiot i didnt go somewhere else and had them do the 2nd block. In summation, I had to pay to have block work done twice, as well as go find a suitable core for the 2nd time around. PTW clearance was set WAY too loose the first time. Second time the surface finish was not as smooth as i asked for. Cylinder head was not surfaced as i dictated. MLS gasket is not sealing as it should. I would strongly advise against using this shop for any high performance build where attention to detail is an absolute must. read more

I was referred by members of our antique car club. Garry has done several rebuilds for the group and speaking for myself, my engine runs perfect and I am quite happy with my experience here and would not hesitate to recommend their services to others. read more