Metal Werx Scrap Metal Recycling
A pile of old car engines and parts

What We Buy

Scrap Aluminium Engines

Aluminium engines from cars, utes, motorbikes, outboards and mowers. Scrap yards call them white engines, and we buy them whole, so there's no need to strip them.

We Pay on Average

$1,000 per tonne

An average as of . What you're paid depends on the grade, how clean and sorted it is, how much you bring and the metals market; we confirm the price when your scrap is graded and weighed. What affects the price · See all prices

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Overview

White Means Aluminium

A white engine is an engine with an aluminium block, as many car engines and most motorbike, outboard and small engines are. The name sets it apart from a cast iron engine, which is dark grey and much heavier.

We buy them whole, at their own price, which allows for the steel crankshaft, valves and bolts inside. Drain the oil, fuel and coolant, take off anything that isn't part of the engine, and bring it in.

Engines We Buy

  • Car & Ute Engines

    Aluminium-block engines from cars, utes and vans, petrol or diesel.

  • Motorbike Engines

    Engines from motorbikes, scooters, quad bikes and dirt bikes.

  • Outboard Motors

    Outboard motors and powerheads, with the fuel and gear oil drained.

  • Small Engines

    Engines from mowers, whipper snippers, generators and water pumps.

How It Works

Selling scrap at our Hallam yard takes a few minutes.

  1. Bring it in

    Bring your scrap to our Hallam yard in the car, ute or trailer. For bigger loads, we can collect.

  2. We sort and weigh it

    We sort your metal by grade and weigh each grade on its own, so every kilo is paid at the right price.

  3. Show your ID

    Victorian law requires us to record photo ID from everyone who sells us scrap metal.

  4. Get paid

    We pay by bank transfer, as scrap metal dealers in Victoria can't pay in cash. Bring your BSB and account number.

Several dirty used car engines on a workshop floor

Getting Them Ready

Not sure it's aluminium? A magnet won't stick to a flat part of the block, away from the bolts, and it's lighter than a cast iron engine of the same size.

We buy

  • Aluminium car and ute engines
  • Motorbike and scooter engines
  • Outboard motors
  • Mower, generator and pump engines
  • Seized, cracked and blown engines

Keep out

  • Oil, fuel and coolant: drain them first
  • Batteries and fuel tanks
  • LPG tanks and gas bottles
  • Cast iron engines: they're a different grade

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about selling scrap aluminium engines.

An engine with an aluminium block, rather than a cast iron one. Scrap yards call them white because aluminium is pale silver, while cast iron is dark grey.

Try a magnet on a flat part of the block, away from the bolts. It won't stick to aluminium, but it will to cast iron. Aluminium engines are also much lighter for their size.

Yes. Drain the oil, fuel and coolant before you come in. They're hazardous waste, and engines that still hold them can't go in with the scrap.

Yes. Seized, cracked or blown, we pay for the metal, so it makes no difference whether an engine runs.

By bank transfer, once your metal is weighed. Scrap metal dealers in Victoria can't pay in cash, and we need to see your photo ID.

Still have a question? Get in touch.

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Got Old Engines?

Bring them to our Hallam yard, or tell us what you've got and we'll give you a price.

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