Showing posts with label Yanmar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yanmar. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Yanmar spares service and prices in South Africa
I will leave the reader's to make up their own mind as to how we are given service by the local supplier of Yanmar parts.
This is a starter motor off a Yanmar GM10 diesel engine. The engine is about sixteen years old but used as a back up power unit, both 12 volts DC and 220 volts AC, it has done no more than 450 hours or so.
The make of the starter is Hitachi, the model number of the starter motor is S114-303, I see no sign of a number on the solenoid but a USA site gives me AHSH16010 and a price in the USA of just U$12.33, which will now be R151.00 plus our local Vat @ 14%.
The starter motor is fine, the solenoid is faulty and knowing that a service shop will charge by the hour plus the parts I though it may be best just to buy a new solenoid?
The agents are Seascape ( ex IMS) near Cape Town, on phoning them I am told that the solenoid is not offered as a spare part, I must buy the complete unit, even before I asked the price I thought this to be bad news and in fact very poor service from the main importers into South Africa.
Here the complete starter motor and its solenoid costs R8658.00 plus Vat at 14% which will add R1212.12, giving a total of R9870.12 !!! which is U$805.72 at the very poor exchange rate to the U$ we have right now.
So why do I find that in the USA prices for the starter motor and solenoid start around U$67.00 and up to U$97.00 ( estimate average ) we are poorly served here I think?
So in South Africa we pay U$805.72 and in the USA U$97.00 , read that again, these prices are shocking and just do not add up, or is there a huge import surcharge we know nothing about?
Found today and on Amazon.com
Roy
Using some motor trade friends I was able to locate the correct 12 volt solenoid, the cost was R250 and that included 14% Vat (tax) so before tax I paid around U$17.90, which is fine by me, so why do the Yanmar agents not stock them I ask?
Bad service?
The starter motor is now at a well known auto electritians for a full service, brushes etc, before being refitted and back into use.
This is a starter motor off a Yanmar GM10 diesel engine. The engine is about sixteen years old but used as a back up power unit, both 12 volts DC and 220 volts AC, it has done no more than 450 hours or so.
The make of the starter is Hitachi, the model number of the starter motor is S114-303, I see no sign of a number on the solenoid but a USA site gives me AHSH16010 and a price in the USA of just U$12.33, which will now be R151.00 plus our local Vat @ 14%.
The starter motor is fine, the solenoid is faulty and knowing that a service shop will charge by the hour plus the parts I though it may be best just to buy a new solenoid?
The agents are Seascape ( ex IMS) near Cape Town, on phoning them I am told that the solenoid is not offered as a spare part, I must buy the complete unit, even before I asked the price I thought this to be bad news and in fact very poor service from the main importers into South Africa.
Here the complete starter motor and its solenoid costs R8658.00 plus Vat at 14% which will add R1212.12, giving a total of R9870.12 !!! which is U$805.72 at the very poor exchange rate to the U$ we have right now.
So why do I find that in the USA prices for the starter motor and solenoid start around U$67.00 and up to U$97.00 ( estimate average ) we are poorly served here I think?
So in South Africa we pay U$805.72 and in the USA U$97.00 , read that again, these prices are shocking and just do not add up, or is there a huge import surcharge we know nothing about?
Found today and on Amazon.com
New STARTER FITS Yanmar Marine Diesel 1gm
| List Price: | $110.34 |
| Price: | $72.42 FREE Shipping |
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Roy
Using some motor trade friends I was able to locate the correct 12 volt solenoid, the cost was R250 and that included 14% Vat (tax) so before tax I paid around U$17.90, which is fine by me, so why do the Yanmar agents not stock them I ask?
Bad service?
The starter motor is now at a well known auto electritians for a full service, brushes etc, before being refitted and back into use.
Friday, March 10, 2017
Yanmar GM10 diesel engine refuses to crank over and start
Captain Notty,
Re the Yanmar GM10 on my genset not cranking:
The big hammer idea is quite common it seems?
http://www.cruisersforum.com/
I will also check the panel out and open up the in line fuse, its not as is my engine has many hours on it, about 450 I guess and nice and clean and dry.
Athol, is this the forum you were talking about?
Folks, I wish engine fault fixes were always as easy as this one, my thanks to
www.crusisersforum.com
for hosting and posting the many stories on the problem with Yanmar engine starting.
www.crusisersforum.com
for hosting and posting the many stories on the problem with Yanmar engine starting.
I used a soft faced copper/leather hammer, it says 1 on it, one Kg I guess?
With the ignition key in the ON position and the start button pressed IN , the soft face of the hammer was knocked onto the side of the solenoid of the 12v starter motor, the engine soon started to crank and I was able to run the engine up to full temperature for the first time in some months.
Switching the engine off, a restart in the normal manner was possible, the hammer remains on the boat for now!
Note, 24 hours later and the hammer was required again, its time to remove the starter and service the solenoid I think.
Then the next three days and the engine cranked and started on the button each time so maybe not?
Note, 24 hours later and the hammer was required again, its time to remove the starter and service the solenoid I think.
Then the next three days and the engine cranked and started on the button each time so maybe not?
Regards,
Roy
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