New engine..does it need servicing soon?

sam1970

Although I commend Toyota and the dealership who were very goodbut things were not as clear as you think...Apparantly certain Toyota engines made between 2003-2008 are known for HG failure and as a result Toyota extended its warranty on them to 7 years or 110,000 miles but they kept quite about it..no one contacted me..i only found about it by pure chance and I asked the dealer about it and they confirmed it

spacey2012

If that was most other cars, all you would have got of the dealers would be a sack full of hot air.
You have to hand it to them, they know how to treat customers.

Iceweasel

As has been said everything else still needs checking come your annual service date in February.

If you skip that service, some items on the car will not be looked at for 2 years - ie. since Feb 2013 until Feb 2015.

I would be changing the oil in a brand new engine after 3 months anyway.

False economy to save that £150 and put the new engine warranty and the entire service history in jeopardy.

sam1970

thank you guys..it sounds better to get it serviced...what about the insurance question? do I need to tell the insurer?

rpc

sam1970 wrote: »

thank you guys..it sounds better to get it serviced...what about the insurance question? do I need to tell the insurer?

I don't see why - assuming they have put a standard engine back in.

You don't tell the insurer when something else breaks, so why the engine?

If you were replacing a 1.2 with a 2.0 then yes (it would be a mod) but a like-for-like swap isn't notifiable.

Ultrasonic

sam1970 wrote: »

thank you guys..it sounds better to get it serviced...what about the insurance question? do I need to tell the insurer?

I don't suppose you need to, but if it is worrying you just phone your insurer and ask.

reddwarf2002

I take my hat off to Toyota. Getting Volkswagen to stand by their product was like getting blood out of stone.

I've seen enough evidence to make my mind up that my next car will definitely be a Japanese. Seems not only are they able to engineer very reliable cars, but when things do go wrong they don't go around pretending it's not their problem.

Stooby2

Whilst you need to inform the DVLA of the new engine number, you don't need to tell your insurance company as it's a like-for-like replacement. It's not a modification and doesn't change the performance specs of the car.

gilbert_and_sullivan

reddwarf2002 wrote: »

I take my hat off to Toyota. Getting Volkswagen to stand by their product was like getting blood out of stone.

I've seen enough evidence to make my mind up that my next car will definitely be a Japanese. Seems not only are they able to engineer very reliable cars, but when things do go wrong they don't go around pretending it's not their problem.

Not all Japanese makers are as customer oriented as Toyota, Mazda whilst making good cars overall (especially petrols) didn't cover themselves in glory over the oil dilution problems in the 6 due to failed DPF regens (sump filling up with fuel), in some cases leading to total engine failure.

A search on Honestjohn should reveal a thread with about 2 days worth of reading about this very problem, no doubt elsewhere the tale can be found.
It affected my choice of maker for any future purchases, new or used.

My own experiences of owning (and working on) Toyota have been nothing but good, both the vehicle quality and durability but the dealer (and Toyota UK at Epsom) back up has been exemplary.

fivetide

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

Not all Japanese makers are as customer oriented as Toyota, Mazda whilst making good cars overall (especially petrols) didn't cover themselves in glory over the oil dilution problems in the 6 due to failed DPF regens (sump filling up with fuel), in some cases leading to total engine failure.
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And the fact Mazda have had some major rust issues in the last few years.

Re: insurance - not sure on the vlaue of the car/miles done previously but your car might have a slightly higher value on the used market. It would be harder to find like for like if anything happened to it so it could be worth letting them know from that point of view.

Sure someone with more knowledge could clarify that.