Someone stole my engine!

[Olin]

So i have a neighbor in the apartment below me. He has done most of the work on my vehicles for 6 yrs now.

So gave him my liberty (2012 limited jet) to see if it had a blown head. Leak down and pressure test. He also has a liberty (2010) also with trans and coolant problems. Long story short i think he swapped the top half of the motors at least. Is there any way to prove this?

 

[MarksmanAkula]

So i have a neighbor in the apartment below me. He has done most of the work on my vehicles for 6 yrs now.

So gave him my liberty (2012 limited jet) to see if it had a blown head. Leak down and pressure test. He also has a liberty (2010) also with trans and coolant problems. Long story short i think he swapped the top half of the motors at least. Is there any way to prove this?

How do you know he swapped them? or whats giving you the suspicious feeling?

 

[Olin]

Because it looks completely different to me. I did the plugs and wires a couple weeks ago and just use the cheap included plastic clips to tie the wires together. Now its ran in channels the weren't there before. I really no nothing about cars. So i had no idea how to change a intake gasket (which was his diagnosis for my misfire and over heating problems after he supposedly did the two tests) or even knew were the intake was until 10 minutes ago... My friend showed me where it was. When i bought it there was brand new intake gasket on it. I specifically remember because it was an obnoxious blue. And now it has an old crusty white one. So he never changed it. Apparently the engine serial stamp should match the end of my vin? It doesn't.

 

[MarksmanAkula]

Because it looks completely different to me. I did the plugs and wires a couple weeks ago and just use the cheap included plastic clips to tie the wires together. Now its ran in channels the weren't there before. I really no nothing about cars. So i had no idea how to change a intake gasket (which was his diagnosis for my misfire and over heating problems after he supposedly did the two tests) or even knew were the intake was until 10 minutes ago... My friend showed me where it was. When i bought it there was brand new intake gasket on it. I specifically remember because it was an obnoxious blue. And now it has an old crusty white one. So he never changed it. Apparently the engine serial stamp should match the end of my vin? It doesn't.

If your engines VIN dosent match your car, and you know it did before, then yes I’d say you have an issue. But what to do about it, I can’t help you there. Very sorry, I’ve never heard of/dealt with someone swapping my motor or motor parts

 

[sota]

short of sneaking a look in his engine bay and looking at the stamp to see if it has the same VIN as your vehicle...

 

[daves06lrenegade]

Or see if the number on the block matches his VIN on the lower driver side of the windshield on his car...

 

[MarksmanAkula]

Or see if the number on the block matches his VIN on the lower driver side of the windshield on his car...

Stupid question, if the engines are switched, what can be done realistically?

 

[tommudd]

You've trusted this person for 6 years doing work for you
You state you do not know much about vehicles.
So you think from looking at it that it appears different
You're in a real pickle, call someone you have known 6 years or so a thief, or go find a real tech and see what they think
They can tell if someone has removed any parts, if some parts have been changed etc