Dmitry_Russia
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Motor Boat engine Cummins....SOS
For the past 30 years I have been building yachts I have always preferred engines made by Yanmar, Volvo-Penta, Cummins and Caterpillar, which for a long operating life have shown a good performance.
But for last several years I have faced problems I would like to tell you about in order to warn those who might face them later, and probably to ask an advice of those who could have similar problems.
In the Caterpillar 1500 hp engine under warranty the cylinder head gasket has been replaced (because of a burr as a workmanship defect). However after replacement of the gasket the oil started to leak. The factory has been rejecting to repair this defect under warranty requiring 3.500 euro for the job. What should we do?
With Cummins it was not just a mere trouble but an outrageous story, which could be explained only by a poor quality of its engines and irresponsibility of factory management, dealers and sellers.
Troubles started long before the installation. We have ordered engine and gearbox, paid but received those 2.5 months behind the schedule. It turned out that Cummins just happened …to lose our “order”, which was found lying around outdoors. Surely, without appropriate storage conditions the engine lost its marketable state, hoses and wires turned to crack, some parts got rusty. However Cummins refused to correct its mistakes. Moreover, after installation of the engine on the yacht Cummins refused to issue us an engine certificate alleging as a reason that the factory we build our yacht at owed Cummins money – I emphasize, not us who ordered the engine but the plant. Finally, for 3.5 months we have not been able to get engine started and the inspector from register of shipping does not sign an acceptance report because we have no certificate.
When communicating with other customers of Cummins we have found that this was not the first incident with its engines. This company has repeatedly refused to issue certificates for its engines, while inspections and tests revealed serious defects. I know that one fishing boat sank due to a failure of Cummins engine which became jammed and had the gearbox torn off. 6 sailors died. One more fact: on a supporting boat of Abramovich (Russia's richest man) the engine had the turbo torn off and the mechanic of the boat was injured seriously. Should we talk to Cummins at Lloyd Register, court and shipping register, and ask Cummins to stop to put people in risk of death?
Everybody, who can help: please advise what to do in such an outrageous situation. SOS, SOS, SOS!!!!
For the past 30 years I have been building yachts I have always preferred engines made by Yanmar, Volvo-Penta, Cummins and Caterpillar, which for a long operating life have shown a good performance.
But for last several years I have faced problems I would like to tell you about in order to warn those who might face them later, and probably to ask an advice of those who could have similar problems.
In the Caterpillar 1500 hp engine under warranty the cylinder head gasket has been replaced (because of a burr as a workmanship defect). However after replacement of the gasket the oil started to leak. The factory has been rejecting to repair this defect under warranty requiring 3.500 euro for the job. What should we do?
With Cummins it was not just a mere trouble but an outrageous story, which could be explained only by a poor quality of its engines and irresponsibility of factory management, dealers and sellers.
Troubles started long before the installation. We have ordered engine and gearbox, paid but received those 2.5 months behind the schedule. It turned out that Cummins just happened …to lose our “order”, which was found lying around outdoors. Surely, without appropriate storage conditions the engine lost its marketable state, hoses and wires turned to crack, some parts got rusty. However Cummins refused to correct its mistakes. Moreover, after installation of the engine on the yacht Cummins refused to issue us an engine certificate alleging as a reason that the factory we build our yacht at owed Cummins money – I emphasize, not us who ordered the engine but the plant. Finally, for 3.5 months we have not been able to get engine started and the inspector from register of shipping does not sign an acceptance report because we have no certificate.
When communicating with other customers of Cummins we have found that this was not the first incident with its engines. This company has repeatedly refused to issue certificates for its engines, while inspections and tests revealed serious defects. I know that one fishing boat sank due to a failure of Cummins engine which became jammed and had the gearbox torn off. 6 sailors died. One more fact: on a supporting boat of Abramovich (Russia's richest man) the engine had the turbo torn off and the mechanic of the boat was injured seriously. Should we talk to Cummins at Lloyd Register, court and shipping register, and ask Cummins to stop to put people in risk of death?
Everybody, who can help: please advise what to do in such an outrageous situation. SOS, SOS, SOS!!!!
