Broken casting

[Powersalt]

Well, I have just come back from a short trip and doing as I always do and that is to look down the engine hatch to check all looks good and that I can't see any problems. Especially so this time as I had a rope round the prop earlier.
Anyway all looks ok, until I noticed on my d6 435 volvo s that a cast black exhaust cover on the top front of the engine had sheared across the casting lugs where it is bolted. I can't see any practical reason why such a heavy bit of casting would break away like that.

Looks like a fairly easy fix to re weld etc, but two points
Why would it go just on vibration and should volvo take responsibility as engines 3 years old

 

[fisherman]

Well, I have just come back from a short trip and doing as I always do and that is to look down the engine hatch to check all looks good and that I can't see any problems. Especially so this time as I had a rope round the prop earlier.
Anyway all looks ok, until I noticed on my d6 435 volvo s that a cast black exhaust cover on the top front of the engine had sheared across the casting lugs where it is bolted. I can't see any practical reason why such a heavy bit of casting would break away like that.

Looks like a fairly easy fix to re weld etc, but two points
Why would it go just on vibration and should volvo take responsibility as engines 3 years old

Definitely if you can show it was 'not fit for purpose at the point of sale', sale of goods act 1979. You would expect this to last how long? Ten years, provided you inflict no unfair play?

 

[Powersalt]

Well I hope so but this is volvo penta

 

[fisherman]

Lots of traders seem not to have heard of SOG act, as when I phoned Littlewoods about a £200 freezer which gave trouble after two years plus. They went and looked up the act, then gave me three quarters of the money back. It's a question of how long you could reasonably expect something to last. Small claims court is the way if they don't see sense, and they won't risk defending a case they might easily lose. Of course you must go to the man you paid the money to, and not be fobbed off with being told to go to the manufacturer.

 

[volvopaul]

Try the 6 year European warranty term, Volvo have backed down on this before over there dreaded dph steering ram issues.

 

[Powersalt]

Try the 6 year European warranty term, Volvo have backed down on this before over there dreaded dph steering ram issues.

Don't you have to pay extra for this