New engine, when to pay final balance?

[imakepeace]

hello all you online now, I would like to hear your views.
When is it reasonable to pay the final balance on a new engine ?
a) on installation and after river trial
b) after 10 hours running in
c) after 20 hours running in

 

[Twister_Ken]

a)

 

[Garold]

Ideally c)

But probably have to do a)

I have a friend who unfortunately had his engine seize on the first time out with a new engine so it is possible to experience problems with new engines. I believe that his problem was down to faults with the actual fitting rather than a faulty engine.

Cheers

Garold

 

[Tranona]

hello all you online now, I would like to hear your views.
When is it reasonable to pay the final balance on a new engine ?
a) on installation and after river trial
b) after 10 hours running in
c) after 20 hours running in

If you are having it fitted by a trader you have different rights to buying it and fitting yourself or getting a mate to fit it. by all means hold back, say 10% subject to trials, but make sure you agree it first with your fitter. What happens after it is running is covered by the warranty on the engine, although of course if any problems are due to faulty installation the fitter is responsible. If you go to a reputable fitter you should not have any unresolvable problems.

 

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What did you agree when purchased the new engine?

 

[Davy_S]

When would you expect to pay for your loaf at the Supermarket?
1/ when you picked it up and paid for it?
2/ when the store detectives caught you?
3/ when you tasted it and it was ok.
4/ when you had digested it and you had not got the sh its.?

 

[Fantasie 19]

hello all you online now, I would like to hear your views.
When is it reasonable to pay the final balance on a new engine ?
a) on installation and after river trial
b) after 10 hours running in
c) after 20 hours running in

In my opinion a/. as b/. and c/. are warranty claims

 

[PhillM]

When I looked into this, with a beta dealer you paid 10% deposit and balance upon installation. Upside is one butt to kick but i didnt go this way.

I decided to buy the and colelct engine myself and get it fitted by my engineer of choice. Mainly because I knew that taking the old engine out would reveal a whole host of unpredictable issues that the shipwrigths would need to resove.

So, I paid 10% when I ordered the engine, balance a week a couple of weeks before delivery. Then paid the relevent trades to do the work. Not ideal from a warrantly perspective but was the best way to get the job that I wanted done.

 

[Lakesailor]

What a strange question.
Have you ever driven a car out of a dealers without paying or signing all the credit documents?
If it doesn't work properly, that is a warranty claim.

 

[Tranona]

What a strange question.
Have you ever driven a car out of a dealers without paying or signing all the credit documents?
If it doesn't work properly, that is a warranty claim.

Not quite the same. You are normally buying a finished product when you buy a car, whereas when you have an engine you are buying both a product and a service for fitting it. Problems can arise from either the engine or the fitting. Not unusual to hold back a small amount pending satisfactory testing. With many marine engines you need a sign off from the installer that the installation has been done correctly and passed the necessary tests before the warranty is valid so not unreasonable to link the final payment to this sign off. Much like if you have a boat built for you under a BMF type contract it is normal to make the final payment subject to satisfactory trials.

The key issue is to agree the terms with the supplier in advance.