Perkins Parts Price Increase

[marc2012]

Am looking at a new(to me) boat & need an engine.Original perkins 4-107 so will go back with 107/108 since mounes in boat the same.Contactrd foley engins do not wast your time with thhes people rude & not accomodating.Went to TAD where girl very helpful and she informed there will be an aprox 50% increase in perkins parts after 1 jan.Will offer genuine parts as well as after market.If anticipate need might consider ordering now.

[johnar]

Most people are changing over to Yamar because they use less fuel and are smaller in size for the HP needed.

Just something to look into.

Best of luck.

Dutch

[avazquez]

Too bad because the Perkins runs great, looks like a real engine, and lasts forever.

[johnar]

I have a Perkins 4-108 myself and it runs great

[avazquez]

Originally Posted by johnar

I have a Perkins 4-108 myself and it runs great

Mine too. I've looked at the Yanmar and even though it has a great reputation. It looks kind of delicate. Not as industrial looking as the Perkins.

[Chief Engineer]

Those delicate Yanmars power a lot of water taxis.

I used to do the maintenance on a fleet of them in Maryland.

Out of the eight or so they had only one had a catastrophic failure.

The major problem was the operators and they way they shifted gears ahead astern.

[avazquez]

Originally Posted by Chief Engineer

Those delicate Yanmars power a lot of water taxis.

I used to do the maintenance on a fleet of them in Maryland.

Out of the eight or so they had only one had a catastrophic failure.

The major problem was the operators and they way they shifted gears ahead astern.

I don't doubt it. As I said they have a great reputation and if the need arises I would probably go with Yanmar. Its just that old diesel engines do seem to be overbuilt when compared to newer engines.

[beneteau-500]

try this www.parts4engines.com I recently carried out a full engine overhauled on my perkins 4.236 engine, the parts cost me a total of £635 pounds and the greek engineer who did the rebuild charged me a total of 2000 euros in labour costs these parts are genuine perkins parts and if in the USA go to Maxiforce who supply and manufacture perkins parts