on a positive note justjap at kirrawee are great guys, there real nice and they honour(so ive heard) their warranty agreements. all i gotta do now is get a hoist pull the sluut out and take it to the place and see what they reckon, he bet me a frosty fruit (after betting his life) that the motor has definately been stuffed recently coz of the mt8, ahh well its hot so i guess an ice cream will do nicely hehe it will be funny though coz im getting my mates dad down whos an rta inspector who knows a fair bit blah blah and is in charge of busting mechanic shops for non compliance with rules pink slips etc should be fun

We all love the grumpy folks down at SSS Automotive don't we

They hate engine warranty claims, but are always great with small (costly) parts, like ingnitors and stuff. Turbo's and engines you have no chance, and they will win until it becomes a court/dft case.

If I were you, I wouldn't bother, seriously... It's more trouble then what its worth. In my opinion anyhow.

Rebuild it and gain another 50HP and another 10 years life (maybe for some of us? ok... our mothers driving? )

so flyby u reckon if i took this place at girraween to the ACCC tribunal theyd fight it? has this place gone to court before and won?

And to think I thought SSS were only grumpy to me!
I will say that Jeff is an ok bloke when it comes to turbos and warranties, but your talking about an engine so I won't even open my mouth!

Yes Geoff is a nice bloke, but he will fight a warranty if he beleives it, and he does a good job of it!

oh, and not sure if it has gone to court before, but i know it won't be easy to convince them otherwise if they think they have a genuine argument

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and ill gather the motor heads at school they beleave in free and lawfull rights in moding a car and all its components in any way lol hehehehehehe thats some funny stuff

court? thats gonna be hard, did yo sign any binding contract or did you sign anytihng at all?

you should really try hard to come to an agreement on some kind of terms with them.

because taking them to court should be your last resort, you dont wanna lose out more

You signed a pretty tight agreement when you bought the engine? I know I did when I bought my engines. The holding back of the ECU, is great for people who want to use the standard computer. But it puts people like you in a similar position to people who put aftermarket ECUs on their new S15 Silvias...(Out of Warranty).
Seriously though, you put yourself in their shoes. Try selling 20 or 30 engines per week. Then having every second guy install an after market computer on their engines, that their cousin tuned for them. Oh maaate, see those flames out the exhaust. How about that anti-lag.. 25 pound boost mate. How would you feel?? Do you trust everyone you do business with? Look around at the import market.. who's involved... how many of them do you trust... seriously...

I practically lived at SSS throughout my teens and early 20s. Back when Stuey ran the show. I don't think the business has changed that much...I could be wrong.

I think you may be hardly done by, but where you are innocent, 99 others are guilty.

Seriously, import engines are a lucky dip. They aren't always a cheap option, but like Andrew D says, for another $500-600 your engine will last for a known length of time and you'll be good to go.

The import engines cost almost nothing from Japan, but the freight is not cheap. Could you buy and import an engine and gearbox for about $2000?..without the help of an expert importer..I doubt it.

Re-read your warranty..If you got the same computer printed reciept that I did, then it's clear.

Chris

ps. A new CA18DET engine, gearbox, wiring and ECU from Nissan would cost over $14,000. My CA18 has cost me at least that..and it's not even been started yet!

At $2000, it's cheap.

i drove my car for less than 100 kms and got the pressure checked and it was rooted i understand these guys put up with crap from heaps of guys but in this case i will take them to the ACCC tribunal and i will win due to the evidence that i have, they should take each case individually and judge on its merits rather than past experience, the fact that they have treated me like absolute #### only worsens their situation i wont stop until i get the motor and i will do it all free of charge thanks to my freidns and their fathers