[Putershark]

Thanks!



And I do not think I would say it is warranty as much as it is customer goodwill since it is out of the standard warranty period. Several things to take into consideration that may help you and others in the same position going forward...

• I have always been way ahead in my maintenance of this engine and lower unit and it is documented as such. Something that I looked up (service history) myself took into consideration when doing the same for my customers years ago before making any call to the local district service manager to secure goodwill help. In other words, one is asking a lot of the builder and dealership to go out on a limb for you, if you have not taken care of your equipment or spent any money with them to service it...
• Have things noted on your service repair orders even if nothing is found. The dealership can always state "unable to duplicate the condition, no repair made" which goes a long way later on.
• Though fully able to do my own service work, I always take it to the dealer (this also gets it noted it on the repair order)... Now I may supply the oil (Mobil One) but I always use a factory oil filter. If some (as I have seen) aftermarket filter blows off and one looses an engine, it could make it a little hard to get covered. And after the warranty is out and this happens, good luck!
• If possible, have the engine hours denoted on each repair order. I have a hour meter built into my Honda digital gauge package so that makes that step pretty easy.
• Though some like to state that no dealer service visits are needed for X amount of time... I would not leave a water pump impeller in that long and have them changed yearly to 18 months pending on "lack" of use. This also gives the dealership a chance to inspect the engine over (you may need to request such) while it is still in the standard factory warranty period. This applies to 2 strokes even more since you do not have oil changes, thus have less chances for the dealer to see and inspect your engine during this time period