pre purchase engineers report

[Bat21]

If you had requested a pre purchase report from a marine engineer (manufacturers main dealer) including compression test and oil analysis, would you expect the engineer to have found and report severe corrosion to the underside of the sump pan or, would you consider this area inaccessible because it would require the use of a light source and mirror to actually see it?

 

[volvopaul]

If you had requested a pre purchase report from a marine engineer (manufacturers main dealer) including compression test and oil analysis, would you expect the engineer to have found and report severe corrosion to the underside of the sump pan or, would you consider this area inaccessible because it would require the use of a light source and mirror to actually see it?

Yes he should have listed this in his report that's what you have paid them for, ask lanerboy on this forum he knows all about engine surveys and rusty Volvo sump pans., on some boats a mirror or good light source is required to find a rusting sump pan. However lets say you employed a Volvo dealer to inspect the said engine they should already have this in the own mind that the chances of a rusting sump on certain models can be a high risk, a lot of sterndrive Volvo engined boats will suffer this especially if its of a certain uk make. This is mostly down to sea water sitting in the engine bY over a period of time , this of course eats the paint off causing damage to the mild steel sump pan, eventually they will start to pin hole leaking oil out. Tell us more.

 

[Bat21]

Hi Paul

thanks for your reply, I don't want to say more on an open forum at this point, so will send you pm if that's ok.

 

[volvopaul]

Hi Paul

thanks for your reply, I don't want to say more on an open forum at this point, so will send you pm if that's ok.

Ok, I might be able to add some more I'd may not want to air here.

 

[lanerboy]

yes volvopaul did an engineers report on my 1st boat a sealine s37 and he inspected the sumps and found the port side badly corroded, this turned out to be a deal breaker for me regards buying the boat so I had to re negotiate with the seller and I got another £6k knocked off the already agreed price

so the moral of the story is I got my money back over and over again for the cost of volvopaul's survey cost and it was possibly the best money I spent when buying that boat

It was very tight in the S37 engine bay and I think Paul took many photos of the sumps when checking them in the boat as it was hard to examine them, below is a picture of the culprit once paul had changed it

cheers LB

 

[Latestarter1]

If you had requested a pre purchase report from a marine engineer (manufacturers main dealer) including compression test and oil analysis, would you expect the engineer to have found and report severe corrosion to the underside of the sump pan or, would you consider this area inaccessible because it would require the use of a light source and mirror to actually see it?

Obviously a bit of a hidden agenda here however....

I the the engine surveyor was in any way professional they would tell you that a compression check has no place as part of diesel engine health check.

Decent surveyor would also point out the limitations of snap shot oil sampling.

Checking for oil leaks and corrosion in inaccessible places is surely what engine survey is all about, the bits that the boat surveyor cops out on.

See no reason why engine conceived for marine use would employ a pressed steel oil pan.