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    Universal Repair Shop

    4.4 (7 reviews)
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    Action Machine Shop

    Action Machine Shop

    (14 reviews)

    Gentleman was short with me on the phone when I called asking some beginner's questions about my…read morefirst rebuild. Over the 5-10 minute call, I felt as though he was uninterested in meeting me where I was at, offering me advice, or perhaps he just didn't want to touch my engine. To give him benefit of the doubt, I HAD called near closing time. Also possible that he's overworked... whatever it was, I understand. That was my sole verbal interaction with a representative of this company. Several weeks since then, I've emailed Action Machine Shop with specific questions regarding work I'd like done on my engine and requesting a quote. I have not heard back in 4 business days. By this point I've seen zero interest from Action Machine in taking my money & business. I may not be their ideal client. At this point, between two well-known shops in the Seattle area, I'm happy sitting on the 6-month waiting list for Pacific Auto Machine. I'd rather wait my turn than beg this shop on my hands and knees to work on my lowly Toyota 4 cylinder, let alone teach me a thing or two.

    I'm a retired guy and like to help out family and neighbors with their cars. Had a car with a rough…read moreidle and a leak down showed the problem to be a bad exhaust valve. Action Machine has detailed pricing on their website and from that I quoted the customer a price. 2 hours of my labor to remove the head and an hour to drive to Action only to find out the prices on their website aren't accurate. The new price was +$200 more than what I had quoted my customer. This is called Bait and Switch, is dishonest and broke any trust I had with this business. Didn't feel I could trust them if they told me I had bent valves, worn guides or a warped surface. Discussed with the customer and they decided this was out of their budget and had also lost confidence in this shop to do honest work. I retrieved the head before they did any thing. My customer will bank the $$$ and just put up with the rough idle.

    Pacific Auto Machine

    Pacific Auto Machine

    (11 reviews)

    I noticed two reviews were "not recommended" by Yelp and therefore not calculated into their…read morerating. 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.

    I was sending work to Gary since he was able to sneak in cylinder heads and some block work, do to…read morehis 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!!!

    Highland East Auto Parts and Machine Shop - Phil's negligent work

    Highland East Auto Parts and Machine Shop

    (13 reviews)

    It was a pleasure to get legitimate, concise replies to the straightforward questions I supplied…read more Been in this business for decades and it's not difficult to determine when you're dealing with somebody who knows what they're talking about and is simply running a straightforward legitimate business. I will be visiting them soon and have full confidence that my project will turn out properly.

    In February 2020 I came to Phil with a basic build for a 1995 Miata turbo engine. It required basic…read moremachining like line honing and boring the cylinders for oversized pistons and a head skim. Throughout the process Phil caused numerous delays, lost parts, and let the work drag on. It was nearly 6 months, in August 2020, before Phil returned the completed longblock to me. While running low boost during break in, a freeze plug popped out. My tuner and I suspected that the head had lifted due to improper installation, in which Phil was paid to do. This would allow compression to get into the coolant cavities and force that plug out. Phil was accommodating and replaced the plug. However, when the plug was replaced the motor had low compression so I specifically asked Phil to test the head. He never tested the compression but "fixed the compression issues" (at my expense) and gave the car back saying the compression was good. He and his partner mechanic claimed the compression was off due to the timing belt being two whole teeth off! Two days after driving the car again, another freeze plug popped out. The car went back into their care and custody in which they decided to blame the tune that the car has been running absolutely fine on throughout its whole life before that engine was built and during. Phil and his mechanic claimed this tune destroyed my engine and I would have to source a whole new block! Subsequent diagnoses by a separate, trusted, machine shop and tuner proved that the gasket blew between all cylinders and into the coolant cavities. There was absolutely no detonation or any potential tune related issues. The trusted shop has examined the head and stated "all valves are leaking and have sealing issues. This could be due to a lack of proper valve guide issues or other valve concerns. The cylinder head is already well below minimum thickness before any additional machine operations were begun." Phil machined, assembled and installed this head and was specifically told it came off an engine that had overheated so we needed to make sure it didn't get skimmed too much. The piston rings were not properly gapped causing the rings to buckle and melt the pistons. The oil squirters were not installed correctly and were found in the oil pan. This was all discovered by a different shop. His neglect and inability to work with his customers caused over a year of wasted time. His lack of craftsmanship and inability to take accountability for his work has left me with an inoperative and expensive engine that has never run correctly since he rebuilt it. Take caution before you go here

    Universal Repair Shop - machineshops - Updated May 2026

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