RE: DLE-111 first start... warranty used, but things are looking good.
Its not to say he wont get a new engine.
But if its a simple fix and no catastrophic damage has occurred. Then its more beneficial to fix the damaged or defective parts than the replace it out right. I'm not going to send him an engine back lesser than standard thats just wrong.
But he will be taken care of. The important thing is he gets what he paid for and that is a working great engine and the warranty helps to ensure that.