Friend of mine's Honda CV-R 2.2 diesel has just blown up and need a new engine - it's just outside warranty. Only done 34,000 miles. Friend reports: 'Garage tells me there was a fault in the oil pump, which meant oil wasn't circulating properly, which meant the engine seized and in the process the head gasket (?) and pistons have been damaged and to replace all the individual parts would be more expensive than to replace the whole.'
Is this worth taking up with Honda, especially as the irony is that these are said to be so reliable and also recent meaning that there are few recon engines around...?
E.