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Old Jan 21st, 2015, 11:09   #41
craigv60
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Originally Posted by Flux View Post
I guess there will always be some teething problems with a brand new engine and modifications are always likely to be needed. As long as they are fixable relatively easily with [hopefully] no further issues then that would be a bonus.

To a certain degree we have all been guinea pigs.
Agreed. At the moment, for the majority of owners it seems to be just a check engine light, and the inconvenience of a visit to the dealer.

As yet it hasn't escalated to the level that Mercedes had with Delphi injectors on its BlueEfficiency diesel models around 2010/11 - these had a huge failure rate leading to massive back-orders from dealers. Made worse by the fact that M-B's policy was to only replace the individual failed injectors, not all of them at the same time, meaning some owners had multiple failures and dealer visits over a period of months.

Let's hope this doesn't happen with the VEA motor!
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