M wrote:
The reason the ETec must be dealer rigged is that its not for everybpdy
to bleed the oil system and without that done right - Kaboom

The dealer also has to ensure the motor is programmed for the right
oil...

That the dealer has to do the maintenance is indeed a little disturbing
..

Matt


They're not maintenance free at all, the average owner if they wanted to
buy (then fill:-)) a grease gun, do his/her own winterising, fuel system
treatment etc has always been able to with any OB & never put their
warranty at risk (unless it's something they did or didn't do that
actually caused the failure) but these things; they still "demand" this
service be carried out yet they purport to put the warranty at risk if
their dealer doesn't carry out other nominated work. I have been told if
a warranty requires a proprietary brand then they must provide it for
free?? is that correct??? These people have deception priors with ficht
which is not to be ignored.


I have no real issue with a dealer needing to be there for the
commissioning of a new engine, to ensure the things you mention, indeed
to some extent the big diesel manufacturers require the same (at no
cost). What is an issue is that the dealer doesn't need to do "just"
that, they want the entire rigging.

Their advertising deceptively infers less dealer but in fact it seems
the E-Tecs need more dealer, much more & mandatory if you want a warranty.

The other issue which I'll address in another thread is their "special"
oil, again only their dealer can set it up but then you're stuck with
$25/gal oil which when coupled with dealer only oil system services
means the costs of oiling these things may well exceed the oil costs for
a 4 stroke, yet they market on the basis of oil savings???

This is just more of the ripoff OMC dealers again, the same as we saw
with Ficht. Indeed how come we've never heard a word about this from the
sellers???? especially our own runaway william??? Seeming nice & genuine
is how they sucked people in last time when they were called ficht:-)

K.