BRIGGS & STRATTON 3/LC ENGINE OWNER WARRANTY POLICY | May 2008 |
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LIMITED WARRANTY
Briggs & Stratton Corporation will repair or replace, free of charge, any part(s) of the engine that is defective in material or workmanship or both. Transportation charges on product submitted for repair or replacement under this warranty must be borne by purchaser. This warranty is effective for and is subject to the time periods and conditions stated below. For warranty service, find the nearest Authorized Briggs & Stratton 3/LC Service Dealer in our dealer locator map at BRIGGSandSTRATTON.COM, or by calling
There is no other expressed warranty. Implied warranties, including those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited to one year from purchase, or to the extent permitted by law and all implied warranties are excluded. Liability for incidental or consequential damages are excluded to the extent exclusion is permitted by law. Some states or countries do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, and some states or cou tries do ot allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation and exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state and country to country.
OUR PRODUCT
Warranty Period | Vanguardt 3/LC | Major Parts Warranty * | Par s & Labor * |
Consumer and Commercial Use | 2 years | 3 years | 2 years |
* Note the following special warranty periods: For purposes of this warranty policy, Parts & Labor coverage is 2 years. Major parts only coverage is extended through the third year of operation. Major Parts Warranty (M.P.W.) covers but is not limited to or exclusive to cylinder block, cylinder head, crankshaft, camshaft, gears, pistons, rods, flywheel, flywheel housing, oil pump, fan, pulleys, mechanical governor, intake manifol , and oil pan. M.P.W. does not cover and is not limited to piston rings, replaceable bearings, water pump, any electrical component, valve train components, accessory parts, seals, gaskets, carburetors, exhaust manifold, hoses, all fuel system components, injectors, injector pump, turbocharger, muffler, any filters, ra iator, thermostat, spark plugs, glow plugs, and fuel transfer pumps. The warranty period begins on the date of purchase by the first retail consumer or commercial end user and c ntinues for the period of time stated in the table above.
No warranty registration is necessary to obtain warranty on Briggs & Stratto products. Save y ur p f f purchase receipt. If you do not provide proof of the initial
purchase date at the time warranty service is requested, the manufacturing date of the | oduct will be used to determine the warranty period. | |||||||||
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| About Your Warranty |
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| injector pumps, or other damage, caused by using contaminated or stale fuel. Use | |||
Briggs & Stratton welcomes warranty repair and apologizes to you for b | ing |
| clean, fresh fuel (lead free gasoline, diesel fuel) and Briggs & Stratton fuel stabilizer, | |||||||
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inconvenienced. Any Authorized Briggs & Stratton 3/LC Service Deal | may rform |
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warranty repairs. Most warranty repairs are handled routinely, but som | tim s r qu sts | 5 | Parts which are scored or broken because an engine was operated with insufficient | |||||||
for warranty service may not be appropriate. For example, warranty would not apply if |
| or contaminated lubricating oil, or an incorrect grade of lubricating oil (Check oil level | ||||||||
engine damage occurred because of misuse, lack of routine maintenance, shipping, |
| daily or after every 8 hours of operation. Refill when necessary and change oil and | ||||||||
handling, warehousing or improper installation. Simila ly, wa anty is void if the serial |
| oil filter at recommended intervals). OIL GARD may not shut down running engine. | ||||||||
number of the engine has been removed or the engine has been altered or modified. |
| Engine damage may occur if oil level is not properly maintained. Read Operator’s | ||||||||
If a customer differs with the decision of the Service Deale , an investigation will be made |
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to determine whether the warranty applies. Ask the Se vice Dealer to submit all | 6 | Repair or adjustment of associated parts or assemblies such as clutches, | ||||||||
supporting facts to his Distributor or the Fact ry | eview. If the Distributor or the |
| transmissions, remote controls, etc., which are not manufactured by Briggs & | |||||||
Factory decides that the claim is justi ied, the cust | mer will be fully reimbursed for those |
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items that are defective. To avoid misunderstanding which might occur between the |
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customer and the Dealer, listed below are s me | the causes engine failure that the | 7 | Damage or wear to parts caused by dirt, which entered the engine because of | |||||||
warranty does not cover. |
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| improper air cleaner maintenance, | ||
Normal wear: Engines, like all mechanicalfordevices, need periodic parts service and |
| element or cartridge. At recommended intervals, clean and/or replace the filter as | ||||||||
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replacement to perf | rm well. Warran y will not cover repair when normal use has |
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exhausted the life | f a part | r an engine. Warranty would not apply if engine damage | 8 | Parts damaged by | ||||||
occurred because | f misuse, lack | f r u ine maintenance, shipping, handling, |
| which plugs, clogs radiator or air cooling access openings,or damage caused by | ||||||
warehousing or impr | per installati | n. Similarly, warranty is void if the serial number of the |
| operating the engine in a confined area without sufficient ventilation. Engine damage | ||||||
engine has been rem | ved | r the engine has been altered or modified. |
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| caused by not using accurate mix of | ||||
Improper maintenance: The life | f an engine depends upon the conditions under which |
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it operates, and the care it receives. Some applications, such as tillers, pumps and rotary | 9 Engine or equipment parts broken by excessive vibration caused by a loose engine | |
mowers, are very often used in dusty or dirty conditions, which can cause what appears | ||
mounting, loose cutter blades, unbalanced blades or loose or unbalanced impellers, | ||
to be premature wear. Such wear, when caused by dirt, dust, spark plug cleaning grit, or | ||
improper attachment of equipment to engine crankshaft, | ||
other abrasive material that has entered the engine because of improper maintenance, is | ||
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This warranty covers engine related defective material and/or workmanship only, and not replacement or refund of the equipment to which the engine may be mounted. Nor does the warranty extend to repairs required because of:
1 Engines that are not properly applied to equipment. It is strongly recommended that the factory be contacted prior to applying a B&S 3/LC engine to equipment that did not originally use a B&S 3/LC engine.
2 Problems caused by parts that are not original Briggs & Stratton parts.
3 Equipment controls or installations that prevent starting, cause unsatisfactory engine performance, or shorten engine life. (Contact equipment manufacturer.)
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