We would rather lose a sale than sell you the wrong block
JP Used Motors and Machinery strips, tests and sells used engines, gearboxes and industrial machines from Durban. Everything is checked before it is listed.
What we do
We buy accident-damaged vehicles, decommissioned plant and workshop closures, strip them, and sell the parts that are still good. On the automotive side that means engines, gearboxes, transfer cases, diff centres and cylinder heads. On the industrial side it means electric motors, air compressors, generator sets and workshop machines.
The two halves of the business feed each other. A farmer who buys a bakkie engine from us this month is often the same person who needs a three-phase motor for the irrigation pump next month, and we would rather he made one phone call than two.
How we work
Nothing goes on this website until it has been tested. What that means depends on the unit: compression and oil pressure for an engine, every gate shifted for a gearbox, a pressure test and a skim for a cylinder head, a megger test and a run for an electric motor, a load-bank test for a genset.
Then we ask you for the code. Not the model name, the code, because the two are not the same thing and the difference is what turns a good buy into an expensive weekend. We confirm the match in writing before you pay.
What you can expect from us
A straight answer
If the unit you want is not right for your application, we will tell you. If we do not have it, we will say so instead of stringing you along on a maybe.
Photos of the real unit
Used stock is one of a kind, so a catalogue photo tells you nothing. We send pictures of the actual item on the floor before it is crated.
A written quote
Unit price, VAT, warranty terms and delivery to your address, in writing. No verbal numbers that change when the invoice arrives.
Someone to call after
If it does not fit or it does not run right, phone us. A warranty you cannot reach anybody about is not a warranty.
Who buys from us
Independent workshops and panel shops who need a tested unit rather than a rebuild gamble. Fleet operators who cannot have a vehicle standing. Farmers and packhouses who need a motor or a genset back on line today. Owner-drivers keeping a bakkie or a taxi earning.
We also sell to the public. If you are not a mechanic, say so, and we will explain what you are buying in plain language and tell you what your fitter will need to do.
| Head office | Katabella, Springfield, 80 Peter Rd, Umgeni Business Park, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 4001 |
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| Eastern Cape branch | 965 Woodpecker St, Cotswold, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, 6045 |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 09:00 to 18:00, Sat 09:00 to 13:00 |
| Phone | 064 985 2504 |
| 068 830 4144 | |
| admin@jpusedmotoresandmachines.co.za | |
| Delivery | South Africa, plus six neighbouring countries |
| Warranty | 3 months on tested mechanical units |
| Payment | EFT, on confirmation of the written quote |
Tell us what you are looking for
Send the code, the make and the model, and where you are. We will come back with a price and a straight answer on availability.