Started in 1972 by the now retired Jim Thompson, the company has been in continuous operation serving Vancouver Island's engine rebuilding requirements for 38 years. We have been a member of AERA (Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association) for all that time, and have computer access to their specifications and technical bulletins for literally thousands of engines old and new. We strive for accuracy and dependability in all we do.

We are a full-service engine machine shop for automotive, industrial and marine engines.
Aside from top quality cylinder head rebuilding, valve-guide replacement, head re-surfacing, thread repairs and cylinder boring, we offer many in-house machining operations which are not always available at smaller machine shops, such as Metco spray-welding and dynamic engine and driveshaft balancing.

We offer in-house services such as crank grinding, magnafluxing, Rockwell hardness testing, straightening and crank journal welding. Our shop also does camshaft grinding, cylinder sleeving, and diesel counterbore repairs to salvage badly worn blocks. We also do I-beam axle-eye sleeving, and machining of king-pin bushings.

We carry a large inventory of engine parts, including gaskets, automotive camshafts, crank bearings, timing components, rocker arms, pushrods, piston rings, lifters, valve springs, flywheel ring-gears and more, at very competitive prices. We also carry in stock exchange/rebuilt cylinder heads for many automotive applications, both domestic and import.

We are an authorized re-seller for A & I Diesel, ARP, ACL Bearings, CompCams, Mahle Clevite, Cloyes, Federal Mogul (including FP Diesel), Hastings Rings, Helicoil, Melling oil pumps & camshafts, Pioneer engine components, S.B.I. valves, guides & seats. Thompson Machine is also a member of a nationwide buying group which gives us access to thousands of engine parts from over 35 warehouses in Canada and the U.S.A. So if we don't have the engine part you are looking for, we might be able to locate it for you.