Hey Cruisers,
early February, my old 3QM30 finally kicked the bucket. Not necessarily that it was totally dead, but the cost of continually fixing it became more than I could bear. So, I bought and had installed a brand new
Yanmar 3YM30 in
Fort Myers Beach.
Long story short, the
engine overheated and now theres a ton of
water in the
oil. I expect a corrupted
head gasket or worse. I already drained the
water from the
oil, by the way.
What Happened: The
engine belt was rubbing badly on the
coolant hose that wraps around the front of the engine. When the
alarm started going off I slowed the engine to a crawl but I couldnt shut her down completely because we were in a fast
current heavily trafficked area. After about another 5 minutes motoring at low speeds, we were able to pull off and
work on the problem. I found the gash in the hose, had to bend the hose supports out away from the engine to give clearance between the belt and the hose, and added a layer of
rescue tape to patch up the gap.
I don't see how this would be anything but a manufacturer or installer fault, so I will be working on
Yanmar to make sure the warranty covers it.
Does anyone else have experience working with Yanmar's Warranty department? I just spent about $10,000
parts and labor getting this
motor installed and I'll be damned if after only 22 hours running the
motor they tell me its my fault.