engine blow/ too much oil?

tonysharp_2

can anyone help? i bought a kia sorento for my wife on dec 5 last year. after 23 days (and 550 miles) the engine blew up. plumes of black smoke, and a high pitch whirring(turbo?) were the symptoms. the rac attended, and the attendant noted that there was too much oil in the reservoir. the car was then transported to a kia dealership where it was diagnosed that it needed new injectors at a cost of £1000, to see the extent of the problem. Again,too much oil was noted. After contacting the trader where we purchased the car, it was transported to them (at my expense) for them to examine it, and repair it, as the trader said he would not pay dealer prices for the repair. we have now reached no settlement, even after instructing a solicitor, to date. And after this length of time, the trader is suggesting that 'faulty fuel' is to blame. Yet, the mechanic, responsible for allegedly repairing the car on behalf of the trader, has admitted that there was too much oil in the reservoir as well. so the question is... would too much oil or contaminated fuel cause the engine to blow like it did? many thanks for any answers.

anewman

Too much oil can cause serious damage to a car engine (slightly too much shouldn't cause any harm but a litre over I'd expect to be no good) - although if going down the road of court etc you'd have to be able to prove who put too much oil in. Although I would say when purchasing a car one of the simplest things to check on it is the oil level - in fact it's part of the driving test now. I would never buy a car without checking it.

Contaminated fuel would be unlikely to cause an engine to blow up but it may cause damage that prevents it working (but it would also affect most of the other cars that filled up).

hewhoisnotintheknow

too much oil?

How many times had you checked it in the 5 weeks you owned it?

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Fuel is nothing to do with it. Faulty fuel would have caused the engine to stop, nothing more. You have a dealer (expert) report, that's what the court should trust. Provided you've done nothing silly like fill it with petrol...

Mind you I'd be sceptical of the 'new injectors' claim. Sounds like a typical 'guesstimate' from a dealer to me.

Take the trader to court asking for a full refund and costs. If nothing else, the threat of a day in court might give the trader a kick up the !!!!.