355 f1 pump motor warning !!

Hello fellow f chatters

I just want to warn others about my recent troubles in relation to a pump motor that I purchased recently. Basically I contacted the seller who I believe is a regular on here and who had advertised on e bay that they had 355 f1 pump motors in a very limited supply. The sale had ended on e bay but I thought I would contact him anyway to see if they could help. He informed me he could get me one for $1000 and I thought BINGO !. I had considered doing the 360 pump upgrade but hey why bother when this bloke has what was described by him on e bay as a brand new pump motor! Anyway I done the deal and the motor arrived so first thing I noticed was the shaft had been modified with what seemed to be an angle grinder. I thought hmmm not fantastic but let's fit to the car and see what happens. Install was simple only took about thirty minutes,turned on the ignition and what a bummer the motor ran approx one third slower than my original! So I contacted the seller who whilst being polite was un willing offer a return. I have contacted pay pal in the hope that I can get a refund and obviously the seller is not happy but I cannot afford to lose a thousand bucks. I don't know how this will end up but I thought I would ask on here if anyone has 1 purchased one of these motors and had any problems? 2 does anyone know what exactly this particular motor was designed for? 3 the correct rpm that the f1 pump motor for the 355 is supposed to spin at ? I have attached a couple of pics of the motor I purchased .
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Apparently it's brand new. The seller stated it was brand new and that he modified the shaft and stated that that it's the same motor as the 355 motor with a different shaft configuration so he cuts the shaft to suit. It was advertised as a 355 motor on e bay. You can see from the second pic where he has cut into the shaft and also damaged the bearing surrounding the shaft. When I complained to him and reported it to pay pal he suggested I should leave car repairs to the professionals! All I can say to that is people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!!!

 

No clearance problems whatsoever . The motor fits ok,I did remove it and test it spins approx one third slower than my old motor. This is what I'm pissed off at how can someone advertise a motor on e bay as new oem from the original manufacturer. Advertise it as being for the ferrari 355,send me something that looks the same but is obviously for something else as they had to modify it an finally get pissed at me for complaining !! As I stated to the seller in an e mail. Had I been properly informed of what I was getting I could have taken a gamble and purchased or declined. This site has been brilliant for help with problems and I know there is heaps of interchangeable parts available out there but I feel that people who are not upfront and honest have no right trading on sites such as e bay and information supplied on sites such as this by them should be treated with caution!

 

I will consider both options in the future but for now I will leave my old motor on the car. I paid for this through pay pal and have reported the problem to them. They have contacted the seller and are investigating. Has anyone else been in a similar situation and manage to get their money back. This is the first time I've had a problem like this.

 

I do not want to name them personally but sells pump motors for 360,430 Lamborghini ,Maserati ,relays etc etc on e bay. Have a look I'm sure you can figure it out from there !

 

Yes I got your message re the 360 pump but as stated the seller of the motor said it was a genuine oem motor which is a straightforward 30 minute swap over. This would have left me with my old motor as a spare which I would have refurbished.

 

Fantastic car!! A lot of negativity surrounds them re maintenance etc. my first f car and had considered a 360 but so glad I went with my heart and stuck with the 355!