kernowsvenski said:

Thanks for the responses guys.

I'm basing my claim on the fact that I made the garage aware of the problem (in detail, in writing) within the warranty period, and they then had fair opportunity to investigate and repair. They denied there was a problem and left me to my own devices. I'm confident that four injectors failing after 70k-ish miles is not a 'fair wear and tear' issue.Bosch and Delph expect their injectors to last for the lifetime of the engine. They are not friction surfaces, rubber belts, hoses, bearings etc. It's just a case of can I prove that the fault was there at the time of purchase which granted, seems difficult now.

However, the facts indisputable facts are,

Bought the car with 71k miles on it.
Noticed an issue after about 3 weeks of ownership, and reported problems in detail to the dealer after 8 weeks and 2k miles of ownership. (is 2000 miles a particularly long time?)
Car was booked in and dealer Dealer had car for a week, did nothing, said they couldn't find see fault (despite me detailing in writing what it might have been).
Warranty Expired a week later.
After six months and two weeks of ownership, with 75k on the clock, I had to utilize the services of a local specialist to fix a problem I'd made the dealer aware of.

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EeEk said:

Not a chance, that may well be their expectations but in the real world with cheap ****e city diesel they will never last the life of the engine.

We change injector under manufacturers warranty all the time....but one at a time. Warranty wont pay for more than one as they will only fail one at a time

I dont think you have a snowballs chance of winning this....

If I was the selling I could come up with a good few reasons for smoke and some more about how you ruined the injectors....must have put cooking oil / pertol in the tank....you cant prove you didnt.

You should have went back to the selling garage/got trading standards involved. Even after the warranty was out the fact you reported it before would have meant youd have the full backing of trading standards behind you.

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kernowsvenski said:

Just a couple of points, I'm not claiming under warranty now. It's under the sale of goods act, and i'm not commenting on the actual life of the components, but manufacturers expectations. On the selling thing, if you were selling, how would you be able to prove that I'd ruined the injectors with chip fat or cheap fuel, especially since I haven't? That's just the kind of fobbing off talk that should be challenged. In addition, smoke is not a standard feature of a vehicle running as it should. However, I suppose that is the flip side of the burden of proof but surely it's not the same as me trying to prove a real fault exists.

As an aside, I have the details of the warranty. It's a standard job. Cover is limited, so much small print that it's worthless. Everything is exempt etc.

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