Identification of Fabrication Related Defect on the Fiat Ducato Vehicle

The article deals with the case of damage to the Fiat Ducato engine and technical expert& #039, s procedure to determine the cause of its failure. The failure occurred in a way that the camshaft and motion adjustments hydraulic system of the second cylinder intake valve were damaged. The result of technical analysis was the fact that the failure of engine occurred as a result of incorrect assembly in the production. The vehicle has been transported to an authorized service center and after the engine has been removed it has been examined by a technical expert. The article describes procedure of a technical expert and, in conclusion, his findings are presented. In order to find out the cause, the vehicle was inspected by a technical expert in the service station and diagnostic and consequently dismantling works were carried out according to his instructions. The procedure of evaluating the specific properties on the individual parts with their display and the resulting evaluation is described.