engine gone

louisez69

Hi just wondering if anyone had dealings with driven.ie or a&a Balbriggan. I bought Jeep 8 months ago engine is gone due to them not cleaning filter in sump. Consumer right says they need to repair r reace r refund but they refusing I've a app with Solicatir Monday but any advice would b great thanks

deandean

After eight months?
You have a responsibility to maintain your vehicle.
I reckon you'd be doing well to get a small contribution from the garage, if anything, but good luck!

ivanc

Depends if the car came with a warranty or not.

No warranty or expired warranty - no comeback.

biko

I suspect your post is about that the intake oil filter in the sump was blocked and the engine suffered oil starvation and seized?

Is that it?

Oh, and don't use text speak on boards. Thanks.

George Dalton

Hyundai Santa Fe by any chance?

louisez69

As I got it with full service history and it was bought there day one there responsible the garage that accessed the damage have stated and the consumer rights that they should repair

Matt Simis

louisez69 wrote: »

Hi just wondering if anyone had dealings with driven.ie or a&a Balbriggan. I bought Jeep 8 months ago engine is gone due to them not cleaning filter in sump. Consumer right says they need to repair r reace r refund but they refusing I've a app with Solicatir Monday but any advice would b great thanks

Dont fancy your chances in any legal situation as your fault diagnosis sounds like Chinese whispers (ie doesnt make sense).

Reasons like this is why I replace the Oil and Filter upon buying any car, no matter assurances made by seller.

louisez69

biko wrote: »

I suspect your post is about that the intake oil filter in the sump was blocked and the engine suffered oil starvation and seized?

Is that it?

Oh, and don't use text speak on boards. Thanks.

Yes that's it

George Dalton

Matt Simis wrote: »

Dont fancy your chances in any legal situation as your fault diagnosis sounds like Chinese whispers (ie doesnt make sense).

Reasons like this is why I replace the Oil and Filter upon buying any car, no matter assurances made by seller.

No amount of oil and filter changes would have helped in this situation.

The problem with the Santa Fe is sludge buildup in the sump. It is a good idea to remove the sump periodically and clean out any buildup and also clean/replace the oil pump pickup.

However I don't think it is on the Hyundai service schedule to do this so legally-speaking the OP may not have much of a case.

Matt Simis

George Dalton wrote: »

No amount of oil and filter changes would have helped in this situation.

The problem with the Santa Fe is sludge buildup in the sump. It is a good idea to remove the sump periodically and clean out any buildup and also clean/replace the oil pump pickup.

However I don't think it is on the Hyundai service schedule to do this so legally-speaking the OP may not have much of a case.

Interesting! What causes the sludge build up, I thought that was a relic of the past with fully synth (well, modern) oils?

pippip

I'd say this has been caused by the oil being changed as per the manufacturer rather than mechanic advice. I think the intervals on my car are 10k miles where as every mechanic I have spoke to says do it every 6k miles. Mines a 1.8t which also suffers from same sump filter problem.

Nissan doctor

Oil sludge in something like a Santa Fe is normally caused by the oil never reaching it full operating temperature from lots of school runs etc.

There can be elements of the engines design that make the oil situation worse when used in those conditions but it isn't anything that any garage could have forseen IMO.

They will be unlikely to accept any responsibility if its out of warranty .

How often do you check your oil and how many miles have you done since you bought it?