Robin Engine Blows Main Seal

Piedmont3 · Jun 2, 2005

My PT-425 Has the Robin Engine, I received it 01/10/05. It currently has 27.4 hours on the meter. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I was digging a post hole this weekend when My 9 year old daughter screemed, "DAAAAAD"! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif She was standing about 15 feet directly behind the tractor. I immediately shut down the PTO set the brake and jumped off the tractor. She was pointing at the back of the tractor. I looked and oil was spewing out of the fan on the back of the motor. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
I jumped back on the tractor and headed for the trailer, raining oil all over the yard all the way to the trailer.
Got on the trailer and shut it off. Maybe 45 or 60 seconds from discovery to parked. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
I took it to the Robin Mechanic this morning and he said it looked like the main seal. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
My Question.
This should be covered under the warranty right?

FOURTEEN · Jun 2, 2005

Not your Power Trac warranty.

Robin should provide an engine warranty, unless it has expired, or they determine that the failure was your fault. The Robin Mechanic should be able to tell you. If not, call Power Trac for info.

Good luck! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Piedmont3 · Jun 2, 2005

I am sorry I was too vague, I meant the Robin engine warranty. With only 27.4 hours on the engine, and less than 6 months old, it has to be covered under the warranty, doesn't it? The Robin manual says the first scheduled maintenance is an oil and filter change at 20 hours. Which I did. Then at every 50 hours after that. I checked the oil before I started it. It had oil in it about 3/4 of the way to the top mark on the dip stick. The same as when I originally picked it up. It hadn't used any oil.

FOURTEEN · Jun 2, 2005

( I meant the Robin engine warranty. it has to be covered under the warranty, doesn't it? )

 I would think, and hope, so!! Call Robin, or a Robin Service Center, and ask!

Gravy · Jun 2, 2005

You should be covered.

If I recall correctly, the engine has a 2 year warranty. I think JackRobin (Jack Gawecki, Robin America's tech rep) mentioned something about an expected service life of thousands of hours. He can be contacted through the Robin website, if needed.

Gravy

Piedmont3 · Jun 3, 2005

The mechanic I took it to is a robin service center.
He said it would probably be covered under warranty.
He is contacting Robin to make sure.

BobRip · Jun 3, 2005

Congradulate your daughter on being so observant and letting you know of the problem. She probably saved the engine. It sure would be nice if PT hooked the oil pressure switch (which is on my 422 engine) to a light or something. It's not hard to add one.

Bob Rip

FOURTEEN · Jun 5, 2005

( It sure would be nice if PT hooked the oil pressure switch (which is on my 422 engine) to a light or something.
Bob Rip )

 KOHLER uses an 'Oil Sentry' which shuts down the engine if oil pressure drops below a certain level!! 

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Piedmont3 · Jun 6, 2005

I thanked her already.
She is a very observant young lady.
She was standing where I told her to, so she would be safe from any debris that may have come from the post hole digger, and she hadn't moved, she just screamed and pointed. She has worked with me enough to know when things aren't going like they should.