"Hi there,
As the initiator
"Hi there,
As the initiator of this posting, I eventually bought a Lomatec L4D18MA? (Nissan block / 35HP) from a reseller in China, so called Mr. Wang Jianyou. Unfortunately, the service from him or his company appear to be very bad.
The engine was deliverd with the air filter placed on the top of the engine, while on the pictures sent to me before the purchase, showed the air filter placed on the side.
I had to change this, since the engine cover would have to be 30 cm higher then expected. I had to find a solution for this roblem myself.
I have asked the guy in China (manufacturer) to send me the appropriate exhaust pipe, in order to modify this, but did not receive any help or cooperation at all from him or his company.
The waterpump inmediatelly, started to leak while starting the engine for the first time. I agree that the water pump is bad. I exchanged some e-mails with James White from (Marine Diesel Traders)? in Australia.
Allthough they did not sell the engine to me, James was were very helpfull in provinding the details for the replacement of the waterpump, which seems to be a copy of a Johnson waterpump.
I am using the engine on a lifeboat, which was transformed into a launch. The engine sounds ok, however it is not very compact like other engines of the same power, like Volvo Penta, Vetus or Yanmar.
If size is not really a matter, then it maybe a good engine, given the price. I will post more, as soon as I have obtained more experience with this engine.
I am attaching a photo to this message (which a also sent to the reseller in China), which shows my concerns about the engine.
Frank / The Netherlands
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