renault trafic please please please help

pycroft

Firstly thank you for reading this post.

I have a very ill trafic 2007 dci 115 6 speed. The day after a 2 year service at a main dealer (and a warranty replacment of the turbo) (total milage 12500)

The engine went "bang" on the motorway and put a rod through the engine.

According to the dealer service manager there is a hole the size of a fist in the engine and problems with shells/pistons (I am not at all technical so this means nothing to me). Renault are refusing warranty on the vehicle as the first years service was at an independent garage (who is now in liquidation and on my invoice it does not list the actual parts used so i can't prove genuine parts used) This garage did not stamp the service book which is my fault as i left it a home by mistake on day of service.


Unless I can obtain an invoice for a genuine oil filter and oil I need to pay for a new engine :eek:


In view of this does anyone know if it is possible to fit a Laguna diesel engine in a trafic. Various listings on ebay say this is the same engine.

Any advice on the engine or warranty side of things would be much much appreciated (as would any paperwork for a renault oil filter :rolleyes:)

Thank you again

ScottishSapper

pycroft wrote: »

Firstly thank you for reading this post.



Renault are refusing warranty on the vehicle as the first years service was at an independent garage (who is now in liquidation and on my invoice it does not list the actual parts used so i can't prove genuine parts used) This garage did not stamp the service book which is my fault as i left it a home by mistake on day of service.


Unless I can obtain an invoice for a genuine oil filter and oil I need to pay for a new engine :eek:

The first part of that I think is untrue! Before 2003, most car makers could invalidate your warranty if you had your car serviced outside their dealer network. That's no longer the case, as long as you follow a few provisos. First, the garage must be VAT-registered. Second, check that the workshop uses manufacturer-approved or 'original equivalent parts' - you can verify this by asking for the serial number and receipt when the job has been done.

As the garage has now gone bust proving manufacturer-approved or 'original equivalent parts' may be more difficult BUT you have already had a warranty replacment of the turbo, so I would argue they have already accepted it!