Date:         Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:57:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Japan Vanagon Community
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At the places around here the JDM engines come with a guarantee, 6
month as I recall.
Other JDM examples:
http://www.japanengine.com/content/?id=18
http://www.jdmenginedepot.com/warranty.html
http://www.jdmenginescorp.com/

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  4/10/2011 05:18 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>---- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
> >   Good questions that I too would like to know, just for general
> > information.
> >
> > I talked with my local mechanic once about a Suburu engine for my van
> > and he told me his source would be a company who traded in Suburu
> > engines (among others) that came from Japan with mileage around 50K
> > because  Japanese Government environmental rules and regulations forced
> > those engines off the road at a certain age or mileage. The company
> > would warrant the engines for 50,000 miles if I should buy one. Never
> > found anyone who could corroborate that, but it would be useful to know.
>
>My son-in-law got a transplant for his Geo from Japan, installed in
>Thousand Oaks, CA.  It had about 50K miles.  But, 'twas bad.  He
>evidently did not have the sort of guarantee that you were
>offered.  the thing burned oil from the get go, and continued to do
>so.  I don't know what resolution he ever got.
>
>mcneely