Cheap Chinese engine.......failed!!

[Hotrod81]

I built a log splitter last summer and decided to buy a launtop 10hp diesel engine to run it. Everything has been fine until today. I was in the middle of splitting some beech when the engine seized solid. I New there was oil in it as I checked before starting. Decided to strip it down as was surprised to find the piston had disintegrated.

 

 

 

 

Any ideas what could of caused this? The engine is completely done as the rod that is attached to piston is cracked as are two of the gears.

[Ian C]

What caused it? Simple really, it was made out of re cycled coke cans and silver foil!

 

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[tractorboy1]

What caused it? Simple really, it was made out of re cycled coke cans and silver foil!

 

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Sadly so is a lot of so called pro stuff now.

[Hotrod81]

What caused it? Simple really, it was made out of re cycled coke cans and silver foil!

 

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Yup! True what they say; buy cheap, buy twice.

[Johny Walker]

Yup! True what they say; buy cheap, buy twice.

 

llok for a yanmar engine to replace watch for the copies tho

[treequip]

 

Any ideas what could of caused this

 

Cheap Chinese engine

 

Kind of answered you own question there

[ArthurBottlesworth]

Try contacting manufacturer....( not supplier , although they may help)

They won't want failures like this .... And failure feedback helps them ...

You might find them more helpful than you expect .....

[biggarlogs]

Try contacting manufacturer....( not supplier , although they may help)

They won't want failures like this .... And failure feedback helps them ...

You might find them more helpful than you expect .....

 

good luck with that one....if it was a proper engine maybe.

[Breezeblock]

i just got shot off my ping pong engine and bought 2 ex mod lister petter ac2 engines rated at 11 hp the bloke still has 2 pallets of them left

[ArthurBottlesworth]

good luck with that one....if it was a proper engine maybe.

 

Talked to guy who bought chinese tractor at half price of massey

Said dealer in essex was total wa***r

Contacted chinese manufacturer, spares in his hand in three days

He had nothing but praise for them

 

One of problems is importers buy on price

Then provide no back up

 

Used to be inundated with guys bringing in chinese motorbikes, they hadn't got a clue what they were doing ......when they had container of bikes they couldn't shift, support was first thing out of the window.....