engine service costs

[Jon Brooks]

Hi there,

Just a straw pole.....

What have you or would you expect to pay for a first service on a 250hp engine? say the initial 20 hours service.

Many thanks in advance.

[Hightower]

If I'd paid for a brand new 250hp and it needed a service at 20hrs I'd expect to have it for free. Specially if I'd bought two.

What sort of things are they gonna check/replace?

[Jon Brooks]

My understanding is both engine and gear box oil gets changed and a full check over etc.

I am sure there is a bit more, will know more after Sunday.

Was a bit shocked when one dealer quoted me £245 per engine, clearly they wont be getting the work, not for this one or any others!!!!

[jwalker]

I'd feel about it the same as Andy Hightower.

It's good you are taking care at the beginning of the engines' life. So many folk just seem to hammer their motors from new.

I bet the gear oil comes out of them looking like metal flake paint.

[PeterR]

Money for old rope.I can ohnestly say your being robbed.But we dont have any choice.you just got to pay it.

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by Hightower

If I'd paid for a brand new 250hp and it needed a service at 20hrs I'd expect to have it for free. Specially if I'd bought two.

But you have sort a deal for a free service before you part with your money

[Jon Brooks]

Well all I can say is there is always choice!

The "local" dealer will not be getting the service work on my engines ever.

[Dirk Diggler]

Originally Posted by PeterR

Money for old rope.I can ohnestly say your being robbed.But we dont have any choice.you just got to pay it.

So you hammer the dealer into the ground on price, having phoned around to play one off against the other, then you expect to have it serviced it for nothing.

No doubt you'll also expect priority treatment should the thing go wrong in it's warranty period.

[jwalker]

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

No doubt you'll also expect priority treatment should the thing go wrong in it's warranty period.

Of course!

[PeterR]

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

So you hammer the dealer into the ground on price, having phoned around to play one off against the other, then you expect to have it serviced it for nothing.

No doubt you'll also expect priority treatment should the thing go wrong in it's warranty period.

Well the price of a service does not have anything to do with where or how much the engine was really.You dont get priority anyway i havent met a dealer yet that does everything they should.That fact is its money for old rope just like many garages.

[Hightower]

Originally Posted by bedajim

But you have sort a deal for a free service before you part with your money

I don't think we should have to. I mean engines cost loads of money, Evinrude's don't have 20hrs servicing so why should others have a low hour service. Surley it's just another way of making money out of us?

[Biggles]

Originally Posted by Hightower

I don't think we should have to. I mean engines cost loads of money, Evinrude's don't have 20hrs servicing so why should others have a low hour service. Surley it's just another way of making money out of us?

Its a good few years since modern cars have had 1000 mile services as well. So there doesn't seem to be a need for it.

Although I would always like an oil change. Theres no reason for it to be as expensive as Jon's quote.

Nick R.

[Dirk Diggler]

Originally Posted by Hightower

Surley it's just another way of making money out of us?

I'm sure your correct, after all, most dealers aren't doing it for a hobby.

[eupa]

Was a bit shocked when one dealer quoted me £245 per engine, clearly they wont be getting the work, not for this one or any others!!!!


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[eupa]

Was a bit shocked when one dealer quoted me £245 per engine, clearly they wont be getting the work, not for this one or any others!!!!


Very high to say the least- When I had the first check on my 250's it was free.It was at about 20 hrs.- but was only a check.. nothing was changed... Whether you call that a "service' - its open to question.
I have an excellent relation with my Yam dealer and it comes down to that-- I trust him , and he in turn knows I am serious when I say something's wrong
and he wont take me for a ride, Beginning of the season- changed plugs and gear oil + OBD check - came to about 250 euros.Could have done it myself for about a 100- but the guarantee would be invalid.. Hope this helps.

Jonathan

PS he is also a Sus. dealer.

[Jon Brooks]

I have no issue at all with the engines needing to have a 20 hour service.
IMHO I like the idea of an early check and lub change.

Which by the way was done yesterday.

My gripe is how the hell can anyone charge that sort of money!!
Also the dealer had first agreed to come to Ramsgate and do the servie on site then when I called to book my boat in, "no we don't service on site"
So why fecking tell people you do

To take a 9m boat from Ramsgate to Medway by road would be a nightmare and about a 6 hour round trip by water.

Anyway all done now.
Engines serviced, boat back on the water and working so am a happy bunny.

Cheers

[eupa]

To take a 9m boat from Ramsgate to Medway by road would be a nightmare and about a 6 hour round trip by water.

Normally 10 minutes for a man of your calibre......( by road)..

When I was working out of Dover - it was a nightmare in the mid 90's to get "good "people to come out to Dover for problems- dosn't seem tio have changed a lot.

Give me an idea on what you are doing with your 250's in liters/hr?? normal ops.?

thanks

Jonathan

[Jon Brooks]

From my rough workings with the work we are doing the average is about 14.16 lts an hour.

Thats only rough workings mind