SEA DOO 951 SBT BRAND NEW MOTOR any ideas
10-08-2007, 03:20 PM
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SEA DOO 951 SBT BRAND NEW MOTOR any ideas
Kidz blew up the sea doo in july (ran without oil)and took it in for a new motor ,spent 2500.00 for a new SBT motor w/2yr warranty and install and was ready for pick up saturday.Took it to the river to break it in and put 1.3 hours on it and the motor is knockin & ready to let loose .any ideas ??? had oil in resevoir,put 1 quart of oil in gas tank with 15 gallons . fouled out 4 plugs in 1 hour so i figure she was rich enuf,plugs are pitted from detonation and boat shop says motor is warranty but 1100.00 for labor again. i believe they did'nt set timing but they insist sea doos are fixed with key way.i cant open the motor or my warranty is VOID.any ideas guys ????
10-08-2007, 03:26 PM
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You having to pay for labor again is BS!!!!!!! Its certainly not your fault the engine was a POS. They should have water tested it. If you paid with a credit card, dispute the charge NOW!!!
10-08-2007, 03:54 PM
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SBT stands for ,sorry bout that !!
no shop is going to warranty labor on a rebuilt motor from someone else. there is a company just down the street from sbt that does a much better job and i believe will pay for labor to replace if found to be their fault and their $100 cheaper.http://www.pmcna.com/
no shop is going to warranty labor on a rebuilt motor from someone else. there is a company just down the street from sbt that does a much better job and i believe will pay for labor to replace if found to be their fault and their $100 cheaper.http://www.pmcna.com/
10-08-2007, 06:19 PM
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SBT stands for ,sorry bout that !!
no shop is going to warranty labor on a rebuilt motor from someone else. there is a company just down the street from sbt that does a much better job and i believe will pay for labor to replace if found to be their fault and their $100 cheaper.http://www.pmcna.com/
no shop is going to warranty labor on a rebuilt motor from someone else. there is a company just down the street from sbt that does a much better job and i believe will pay for labor to replace if found to be their fault and their $100 cheaper.http://www.pmcna.com/
10-08-2007, 06:26 PM
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NO CC , paid in green , he claims he water tested for a a couple and ran out of gas so he put a quart of oil in the gas tank incase there was an air bubble in the oil line.Anybody had the same luck ???
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10-08-2007, 06:40 PM
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Fire the mechanic.
10-08-2007, 07:31 PM
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The best thing to do is to buy a crate 951 from Sea-Doo, cost a bit more than an SBT engine but you will get life out of it, and great service. SBT engines have about a 60% failure rate and are highly known for failure. They are a good alternative source for the do-it-your-selfer, you can get an engine fairly cheap, but don't expect any duration out of it. I have purchased a few in my time from them and they are known to re-use gaskets, gobs of blue glue where gaskets should be and other shotty work that is just not acceptable. You have a few options.....fix it and sell it or buy a sea doo engine, kick SBT to the curb if you plan to keep it. My dealer will not even touch an SBT engine.
10-08-2007, 07:32 PM
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10-08-2007, 07:38 PM
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Fire the mechanic.[/QUOTE] Is putting it nicely,He has changed the story again and said we should have put a new oil pump since it had 100 hours on it .If it needed it should have done it and put it on the bill .Dropping it off at a different shop tonite and we'll try it again
and we'll try it again
