Mechanical advice/help would be greatly appreciated.I broke my 1994 Rev3 NA in Febriuary,drove great with perfect engine,well maintained and performed faultlessly.
Buyer bought engine on eBay,travelled 5 hour round trip to pick up.
Phone me a day after,said his manifold won't fit,can he buy mine.
It was already sold. I asked why it wouldn't fit - he said different stud pattern and number of bolts. I asked what year his car is,turns out he has a 1991,so Rev1 or 2.I gave him details of MR2 specialist who bought the manifold for resale,and he said he wouldn't bother,he was going to swap the heads.
I told him to do his research on here before doing that due to incompatibility,but he insisted head was the same and he would swap it. I've since read that valves are totally different,not sure what else.He's suddenly opened a case on me today claiming I've sold him a faulty engine as all
pistons and valves are totally bent and the engine is absolutely knackered.This clearly sounds like he's gone ahead and swapped heads and attempted to start it then.
I'm furious about it understandably,and want to know the following-
A) is this the damage that would occur if he'd gone ahead and done this
B) engine was drained of all fluids.if he had stupidly assumed the was oil it and started it,what would that do?
C) just to clarify,it would not have been driving perfectly if this had been like this before would it
Any advice would be great to back me up,as I will take him to small claims court if eBay were to decide in his favour and not bow down to a back street cowboy mechanic who paid
£100 for his car with a knackered engine to put mine in and retail the car after,clearly not knowing what he is doing.Tanks,
Paul.
