Is the warranty really worth it?

[preacherboy24]

(08-03-2016 )simon999 Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 )preacherboy24 Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 )Waterloo Wrote:  I had my mandate free motor rebuilt at a reputable OEM dealer, so far I am on my second turbo under warranty. They have stood behind their work and parts, so I would not be to quick to dismiss a warranty under certain conditions.

Not being critical but I knew a guy who got an inframe kit for around $5,000 (Cummins all over the boxes) and had a shop put it in for around $4,000 on a CM870. Thats a lot less than going through a OEM shop. The money he saved would prolly grant him another engine rebuild and still be ahead of the game. If he bought the turbo then would the turbo not come with a warranty? He would just have to pay for the labor to install it.....or maybe that is something one could do on their own.

$5000 thats only pistons, liners, bearings maybe? But about the head? Cams? I dont call this inframe. Thats just ENGINE REPAIR
Waterloo spent more money , but he replaced almost everything. Thats INFRAME.

Sure....add a new head ($3600) and your up to $8600 in parts. Shops can do the work for between $4-$5000. That is still and inframe for less than $14,000. Not bad since Ive been hearing inframes with warranty are about $24k. That is $10,000 worth of parts and labor given to the dealerships to fix any issues that may come up in the next 500k. You dont really have a warranty.....you have a maintenance fund that the dealership gets to keep the balance of at the end if the work was done right. Its just the way I look at it. Makes sense to me to keep it in my bank drawing interest and supporting shops mentioned in this forum rather than dealerships who just change parts and leave people in the cold.....(I know not all are like that)