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3 hrs on new xp engine . siezed

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hopperwagonbob

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hello, new to the world of pwc and it aint going good. bought a 98 xp from seadoo dealer with 104 hrs. they said it has anew rebuilt engine from some company just installed ready to go. well not. first day about 15 min. in plugged fuel filter. old gas. ok dealer says now its ready. next day wont start. dealer says bad plugs. ok next day ran 2 hrs great but would start hard when hot. and rav valve leeking. dealer rebuilt carbs and cleaned rav valve. next day 500 feet seized up. less than 3 hrs on engine and there is warrenty but they are going yo tear it apart to make sure it was not my fault. my question is what could I have done? what are they looking for? It was all there gas and full of their oil and I never swamped it in the 3 hrs I rode it . thanks.
 
hello, new to the world of pwc and it aint going good. bought a 98 xp from seadoo dealer with 104 hrs. they said it has anew rebuilt engine from some company just installed ready to go. well not. first day about 15 min. in plugged fuel filter. old gas. ok dealer says now its ready. next day wont start. dealer says bad plugs. ok next day ran 2 hrs great but would start hard when hot. and rav valve leeking. dealer rebuilt carbs and cleaned rav valve. next day 500 feet seized up. less than 3 hrs on engine and there is warrenty but they are going yo tear it apart to make sure it was not my fault. my question is what could I have done? what are they looking for? It was all there gas and full of their oil and I never swamped it in the 3 hrs I rode it . thanks.

Wow!! Sorry to hear about your this. Although you bought from a dealer which gave you a warranty so that is HUGE!! Let them rip it apart ... there would be nothing you could've done. I'm thinking if you had gas and oil in it ... the dealer will be footing the bill on this one.
 
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