8 Worst US Engines You Should Avoid

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“1982 Cadillac Deville Sedan 4.1L V8” by Rishi Rozay
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[@Partellobenz]

For all of you asking to make one for British motors, It would take years to upload that long of a video.

[@rickwilliamsjr.4003]

no video needed...just say all of them.

[@markwilliams2620]

And 40 quarts of Castrol.

[@markwilliams2620]

@Podge True. I dealt with a '75 Midget. No comparison.

[@TheoSloat]

And how could you make the video leak oil and lose half it's cylinders when it rains?

[@atx-cvpi_99]

Or Italian engines.

[@fxst100able]

I've been running the Ford Triton motors for years, I love them they are dependable and have good power. Never had any troubles with spark plugs on my engines because when replacing them they were properly torqued into position. People had lots of trouble with the spark plugs blowing out of the heads because they did not torque them properly. Even if the plugs stripped the threads it is an easy fix and do not have to remove heads to do so.

[@19jacobob93]

Those Oldsmobile Diesels are one of my favourite sounding engines of all time though!

[@WizzeeeR]

Seeing the beauty and the sound of this engine, it makes me want to rebuild and make this engine more reliable

[@Diesel257]

You can use the block with gasoline heads and boost it to the moon.

[@der_pinguin44]

They can be converted to gasoline. Some old school gassers would bore the crap out of them and get big block cubic inches out of a small block engine. Here's an example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoOlmHVjibV4mac

[@merkur8777]

To keep it balanced and speaking as a U.S. "foreign car" mechanic, I can say that the European and Asians have built their share of garden slugs.......

[@0852657luis]

He never said they didn't.... Like at all :/

[@_l-_-l_]

@@0852657luis Americans generally don't take any form of criticism well, even if it is just broadly cast products of their country, they generally see it as a personal insult for some reason, it's basically the reason people say Americans can't take banter. You can go through the comments and not one of them is a self-deprecating stories about keeping one of these shit heaps alive, I bet you if they made a list about British engines there would be a number of stories of people keeping a triumph stag shit heap barely running for years.

[@iluvcamaros1912]

@@_l-_-l_ Internet comments aren't a place where any country is going to look their best. There are plenty of GM, Ford, and MOPAR fans in real life who are brutally honest about the best and worst of each.

[@_l-_-l_]

@@iluvcamaros1912 yea, just not the ones from america.

[@nickrustyson8124]

@@iluvcamaros1912 Hell the ones on online will tell you all about the worst cars their favorite company made.

[@bigmike8847]

As an American, I can say that the worst engines made are those relating to cost cutting as Visio says. When proper time and development is put into an engine than a proper product is made. Overall American engineers know what they are doing (most of the time) but when bureaucrats are cutting their budgets and rushing things to production, failures occur. Such is the case with just about every country's designs

[@TheMeanBean322]

Big Mike Cost cutting, oh and the 70s and 80s happened. Remember the Mustang 2? Ahh good times.

[@robertthomas2942]

Jeep 4low Dude, I put 259K on a 4.3 in a 95 1500 work truck. One alternator and two water pumps. ONE clutch! Lots of highway miles, and towed light too. Truck rusted out from NE road salt, but the engine was fine. 4.3 is a great engine. 6000 miles oil change interval with Mobil1.

[@georgiosparliaros8746]

CJ Chatham American engineers χαχαχαχαχα

[@aguerra1381]

Big Mike I had 7 Chrysler products with the 2.2 and NEVER had problems with any of them. One was my daily driver for 16 years. Low revs, plenty of power, great on gas and very easy to work on. Everything within easy reach.

[@jesseboombatts]

Yep the 80's had crap engines and cars... but i'd take a caddy with an 8-6-4 over an 80s Peugot, LeCar , Renault or the Soviet Lada! Those countries had NO emissions laws in the 80's and their cars still made less than 80 HP....

[@jamesislandfishing6767]

I wish they still made the ford 300 inline 6. That is one of the best engines made by ford.

[@1978garfield]

Yes it was. Onan, who was later bought by Cummins used them in generators. A remarkable reliable engine with lots of torque that should have never been discontinued.

[@lawrenceparker695]

I owned two they are better with lower gearing my 1990 half ton 4x 4 had over drive real tall gearing on a flat hiway going 100 k I could floor it with no increase in speed and first gear again way to tall. but with lower gearing they are great.

[@zethloveless7238]

I miss my dad's 89 f150 with the 300-6

[@georgee.williams1449]

The American Motors 258 inline 6 was a great engine, it would run for years and last. Unfortunately the AMC bodies were like Chrysler's. After 10 years and 120k miles the doors would fail and the hood hinges would break. If the cars had snap on bodies that could be replaced a 258 would have been good for 400k miles. (guesstimate.)

[@llb.3245]

James Island Fishing .oh yes what a motor I still have and drive my dad's 1982 Ford f150.its been thru hell and though the body is in very bad shape this truck starts a goes I hate to have to get rid of it miles on it really don't know how many times the odometer had turned over.

[@pete5243]

Chevy vega was the one we would put 350 ci into

[@scottcupp8129]

Had a cousin that stuck a 327 in to his

[@thomashopkins2509]

My Vega was a 73? Wagon with a 6 cyl and 5 spd trans. The problem I had was a weak firewall that ripped over time causieng the clutch to not work. Car was tan with a burgundy/bronze stripe across the nose that followed the body line and ended at the louvered 1/4 panels

[@JeffreyMillswa6cej]

I had heard the frame would bend with a V8 in it causing the need to buy many windshields as they would crack when you hit the gas.

[@jwelchon2416]

Your right. These were all pretty wretched. The Ford Triton engines are actually pretty good, except for the spark plug issue. Which is a big issue if a plug snaps off in the head. Police departments around the country have used them for years.

[@Omegadoomship]

I think a lot of the American cars started to go downhill after the fuel crisis following 1973. Before that, most of the engines were quite reliable and had plenty of power for their time. But when the fuel crisis shocked the country, the car manufacturers had to scramble to make more economical cars to fit the increasingly stringent market. That's a pretty big transition from putting the biggest V8 into muscle cars and competing for the most horsepower, since fuel prices were still pretty low. It surely didn't help that import cars already had good fuel economy and were extremely reliable. That being said, the Americans had to play catch up with the imports such as Toyota and Honda. Imports were also offering a more affordable price. That being said, American car manufactures started to cut corners with their designs to keep costs down while still gaining the most profit. This ended up being the beginning to the decline of domestic cars and the rise of more and more imports, as many American cars started to show reliability issues as well as poor performance. After the 1990s, the engines started to get a little better but by this point it was too late. Toyota, Honda, and many others have already gained a foothold in the car market and starting dominating. GM, Ford, and Dodge have definitely improved on their products since then, but they are still outnumbered by imports. It is a real shame. I have always been a die hard American and I like the domestic cars and imports respectively. But how the world would be different if the fuel crises never happened.

[@dimedriver]

You're also forgetting about emissions controls. Most imports were already playing with EFI in some models. This gave them a big leg up on the domestics. Carburators even modified were a bad idea for smog control.

[@Omegadoomship]

Your absolutely right. The more stringent emissions regulations made it tough for car manufactures to meet those requirements. Fuel injection on domestic cars.was a thing back in the late 60s and early 70s, but it was very primitive and not fully mastered. Therefore, it was easier to just slap on a carburetor and call it good. The imports have already gotten a foothold on EFI, while the domestics were lagging behind. There are many contributing factors why the American cars just started to go downhill, such as trying to compete with the already lower cost of imports and cutting corners to do so. They used to be king of the roads in the United States and Canada before the imports took over.

[@64arguz]

Kyle Bittle smartest comment in here !!!

[@erikcortez1611]

In all fairness: till gasoline quality was improved; FI engines as a group weren't any better than at least NON computer controlled carb'ed motors.

[@georgee.williams1449]

I refused to buy a foreign car. In 1981 I needed a new car. Because of the recent Iran oil crisis I bought a Buick Skylark with the 2800 V6. The car was absolutely worthless. In 1988 I went and paid the legal fees of 150 dollars to get the lien taken off so I could sell it. I got $60 dollars for it. With all the options,and a,17 % interest loan (Thanks Jimmy Carter,) I had paid $12000. The legal fees were because I lost my job and couldn't keep up the payments -- because I couldn't get to work. Every month, I faced the choice of either paying the car note, or paying the mechanic to fix it. I was not able to buy a brand new car again until 2014, I bought a Toyota, and I will never buy an American car ever,again. Because of the Buick, I ended up driving a succession of junk for almost 20 years. I am patriotic but I have to get to work.

[@MrLukealbanese]

I'm English, I speak English and I can understand this Lithuanian guy speaking English with no problem. He certainly speaks English a lot better than I speak Lithuanian.

[@simpl5049]

Lol hes not Lithuanian bro.

[@MrLukealbanese]

@@simpl5049 ok, one of the other Baltic States. Possibly Latvia? I'm sure I heard him say that sometime.

[@simpl5049]

@@MrLukealbanese I'm Lithuanian, hes not from the Baltics. Hes slovakian.

[@MrLukealbanese]

@@simpl5049 fair enough, I stand corrected. Still say his English is OK though.

[@simpl5049]

I agree.

[@lelandlewis7207]

The biggest issue with the Vega was the silica impregnated cylinders. The engineers used a special honing process that raised the silica above the aluminium surface and then cast iron plated the pistons to protect them from the aluminium of the cylinders. The problem was, once the cast scratched, the piston and cylinder galled, scoring both. Under warranty, GM would bore the cylinder(s) that were scored and install new pistons only in those cylinders and just put new rings in the other cylinder(s). Once out of warranty, GM would recommend that the block be fully sleeved with cast iron sleeves and aluminium pistons be used, all at the owner's expense. Once that was done, there were no more issues with cylinders. One big issue they had was the early electric fan setup that didn't engage until almost 220 and a very small radiator. One summer, I had to have the heater going full blast in 90-degree weather to keep it from overheating in traffic. After sleeving the block, putting a bypass switch on the fan and a larger radiator, I had no more issues of any kind and took it an multiple 1500 mile trips in summer heat. They did have some head gasket issues, but I remember doing more cylinder repairs than head or block surface repairs. The Quad 4 was another engine with head gasket issues. For the years they were used, I could have made a good living just doing head gaskets on them, with about 25% of the Quads coming through the shop I worked in being blown head gaskets. It got to the point that people who were in the know about cars wouldn't by a Quad. At the dealer auctions they were going for a steal.

[@gorillacookies3451]

The Triton engine spark plug ejection issue is easily remedied . I have 407,457 miles on my 98 F150 4.6 triton without any problems whatsoever other then the spark plug issue happening at 78,xxx miles. It cost me under 50 bucks and a couple hours.

[@KlodFather]

Mine is in a van so I was not as keen on trying to do it. I turned off the EGR and raised the burn temp in the cylinders. This prevents carbon from forming in the cylinders and burns off what is there. I have had to change the coil packs because they are known problems. almost 200k and doing good. Oil changes and reg maint.

[@jondoe6618]

funny how u showed the triton and not the northstar.

[@sylvesterprudhomme3643]

I used to have a Cadillac with a. Northstar engine mechanic would even touch it

[@Dreadhead91]

That's what I was lookin for

[@mayhemmike1789]

I'm a GM guy & even I have to agree... northstars were garbage.

[@pchanson42]

Once a northstar has the block studded for the head bolt issue, it's a 300,000 mile engine. I have a 1999 4.6L LD8 version from a Deville tore down right now for normserts and ARP head stud upgrade. It has 109,000 miles on it and the crosshatches from the original factory hone look brand new. I will be swapping it into a 1999 Olds Aurora. The N* heads breathe better than unported chevy small block 2.02 fuelie heads. Although the valvetrain is a bit complicated with its 3 timing chains, 4 camshafts and 8 sprockets, it's pretty rock solid. Notice I said CHAINS. The Aurora version (4.0) northstar with close to a stock bottom end won the indy 500 5 years in a row starting in 1997. It was naturally aspirated (meaning no turbo or super charger), produced 650 - 750HP and spun @ 10,500 RPM's. Google "Aurora indy"

[@felixfinck4701]

That’s what I was looking for

[@seang.4533]

I have to disagree with the cost cutting thing for the most part. A lot of the reason for us here in the U.S. having made shit engines has to do with idiots in control of emissions standards going about things all wrong. They thought lowering an engines compression ratio made it more efficient......it does the exact opposite

[@CanadaBud23]

I was just saying that in another comment. EPA: "Implement this or we shut you down - Haha we're smart we good at fuel economy!" Auto manufacturers are like: Well that pretty much undoes everything we worked for, stick it on and get it out, to late to fix all that. Couple years later it's the same thing. Manufacturers: "Finally it works pretty good - Hit the green light we good to go!" EPA: "stick this on it'll work better! - Fuck, were saving the world! Manufacturers: "Fuck me...."

[@Patchuchan]

Well the Vega engine being crap was largely due to cut cutting in that the high silicon aluminum bock was supposedly lower cost than using traditional cast iron cylinder liners.

[@watchman-pu7tp]

The government knew lowering compression hurt efficiency and mileage. They only cared about emissions, which lower compression ratios did reduce. Their answer to better mileage was to just go with smaller engines, which meant even lower horsepower. Those were sad days. Chrysler 440's went from a maximum of 390HP for the 6-pack, down to around 200HP in the last year, 1978. That's from 54.2 to 27.8HP per liter. My 06 Exige has a 1.8L pushing 276HP, (non-stock supercharged), at the wheels, which comes out to a calculated 313 at the crank, (which is how the horsepower was rated back in the 70's). That gives 173.9HP per liter, or 6.3 times as much horsepower per liter as the low compression 440. It's amazing how technology has improved engines.

[@lelandlewis7207]

I don't think the government mandated lower compression, they simply required lower emissions; the manufacturers lowered the ratio so they could comply with those emission standards because they didn't have the technology at the time to handle it any other way. They came up with open-chamber heads, which are worse for power, and really, not that great for emissions, but got them within standards. We see that as technology improved, emissions went down, compression and efficiency came up and so did power. I remember when a 400 HP SB required 12:1, a big camshaft, a big 4 bbl carb, a single-plane intake, headers, big valves, big ports, and high revs having to run avgas or 110 octane. Now you have "stock" engines idling like sewing machines, getting great mileage, running on pump gas, hitting 400HP almost without effort and with factory warranty. None of this would have happened, or at least not as quickly, if manufacturers didn't have someone laying out targets for them to hit. As long as they could sell a gas-guzzling, exhaust belching cars for profit and not have to make improvements, manufacturers would just rake in the profits, and, the poster is correct, many of the short-comings are due to putting profit over quality; that is why the European and Japanese had such an advantage over North American manufacturers for many years, they want quality to sell their cars.

[@lelandlewis7207]

@@Patchuchan, GM was actually doing it in their racing engines too, they thought it was a good way to decrease internal friction and easily improve mileage and HP. As with many things with American manufacturers, they didn't do enough testing and the whole concept failed miserable due to the piston coating failing. If they had used a solid cast iron piston, it probably would have worked, but the piston would have been too heavy. A good example of the concept working is shown in today's hypereutectic pistons. The process is reversed, where the piston has a high silicon content and the cylinder is cast iron.

[@markschofield9361]

You missed the Chrysler 3.1 H.O. installed in the 300M and Intrepid. Spun crank bearings all day long...POS.

[@DieselKoks]

Chrysler 2.7 in 300c is also shit

[@vikinggeneral1909]

2.7 did great in Russia and Europe. It likes quality lubricants and changed regularly.

[@chrisj197438]

Viking General It was the epa regulations here in America. They put a converter next to the oil pan and it would cook the oil causing the sludge leading to destruction. In other countries it wasn’t an issue.

[@danielrodriguez248]

It was so bad it didn't even qualifiy to be in this video

[@SuperDeck9]

In the Ford Triton series the spark plugs shoot out normally was common in the early years mostly in the 03 and 04 CVPI and early years 5.4 around 05 these issues was less common and even with that being said there are actually tools to pretty much fixed these problem. Either way the Triton motors are actually some of the most durable motors I have the pleasure to have

[@WhoThisGuy515]

The Triton V8 wasn't really that big of an issue when you look at how many are out there and how many actually had the problem. The biggest issue was people pulling the plugs out when the engine is warm and the aluminum was softer. Make sure the engine is dead cold maybe a small amount of penetration oil and pull them out. Then actually use a torque wrench when putting them back in with anti seize and you won't have an issue.

[@soaringvulture]

Well, you should be able to change the spark plugs without having to go through a Druid ritual. No other engines have an issue here. One should design aluminum heads with enough thread in the spark plug holes, not to mention specifying plugs with enough thread to get to the bottom of them.

[@BrownBomber92181]

The early model Triton's had the problem with spitting out the plugs, mainly the 97-98's & esrly 99's on the V-10. Then the Pi heads came out, they had more threads in the heads and they flowed much better. The 3 valve Triton's r the ones that had the problem with the ceramic plugs breaking while trying to remove them.

[@ty2010]

@@BrownBomber92181 I really haven't noticed that much difference between them and Chryslers, leave them in for 100k and they'll weld themselves in unless you have an oil leak, and the Chryslers tended to leak more.

[@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930]

Amen,you are correct sir.

[@JacobTheGunNut]

Sigc

[@jbdank2012]

I have owned and worked on this whole list, and you sir are correct.

[@VisioRacer]

Appreciate it! I did my best browsing all those forums and webs to choose the worst.

[@bobzippyify]

I call bullshit. I got a 5.4 triton from 97 and I've never had the spark plug problem. Only changed a cam phaser

[@rod928s4]

It's not bullshit...look up the Ford factory service bulletins sometime...many,many trucks have spark plug holes in the hoods!!

[@Shakshuka69]

bobzippyify You must have a remarkable exception then. My Triton V10 shit every spark plug one by one, about 2 weeks between each plug, and I almost rolled it off a cliff. Otherwise, it's been an unstoppable beast. Still have it, and it's 180k running strong.

[@patrickturner1575]

I have never heard or majority of the 2.2 liter I4's problems. From what I've seen of the Allpar forum's, many owners haven't either.

[@mikebtrfld1705]

My 2000 F-150 has the 5.4 Triton. What a great running truck.

[@codyparker679]

Under rated engine. I've seen many go over 300k with maintenance and I have good to say besides those timing chains

[@ladamyre1]

I'm a retired ASE Master Tech and worked for GM dealerships in the 1980's and 90's and can vouch for his choices of very bad GM engines. All of the problems he cited were common knowledge among experienced GM technicians.

[@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930]

I was an ASE certified tech at Ford during that same time period and we were aware of the bad GM engines as well as some pitifully bad ones we had as well. The main one that comes to mind is the 1.8 liter and early 1.9 liter Escort engines,they were worthless after about 65,000 miles. I've seen them fill the air filter up with so much oil to the point that it would dump over into the carburetor throat and just choke the engine to death. The early model 6.9 diesel head gasket failures. Yeah all the Big three have put out some really badly designed engines,but they've also made some great ones too. I still prefer American iron over foreign stuff.

[@savagetuner2404]

@@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930 I'm here to tell yall both off. Every american car was trash in the 90s if you didn't spend 40k on it. Before then there was no problem and after there was no problem. But every american 90s car was absolute garbage.

[@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930]

@@savagetuner2404 Sorry bud,but you are dead wrong about every American brand car in the 90s being garbage. The P71 series Crown Victoria of the 90s is still being used by many Police depts. all over the nation. And the Ford mustangs of that era are still sought after today . And by the way,several Japanese and European cars of that era were way worse than their American counterparts.

[@antiangelofmusic]

@@savagetuner2404 wrong

[@savagetuner2404]

Anti Angelofmusic that’s not an argument.

[@MrErikw26]

The 4.6, 5.4, and 6.8 were good engines, plug issues aside, I've seen plenty of them come through my shop with 350,000+ miles on them.

[@dasarge84]

the plug issues were the only major trubble with the triten engines though they did have some coil killing problems for a while but like you ive seen loads of the ford tritens and many are very reliable but the 04-08 engines tend to have cam phaser problems as well as timing chain tentioner/gide problems the after market has released a number to fixes for the issues but if i were to go with an 04-08 ford with a V8 ide choose the 4.6 over the 5.4 due to the ever going issue with the 5.4Ls horrid plug design they are a great engine but the plugs are the biggest and non fixed problem for the 04-08 5.4s the 6.8L is a very great engine dispite the plug problem thats since been delt with oddly when paired with the rite exhaust they make a ford truck sound something like some exotic car lol they are very capeable engines but the plug issues really hurt the rep of the triten engines

[@TheGarbageman22]

I've kinda considered the plug issue to be the fault of an unchecked engineer who was trying to save money and had a chart somewhere saying that 3 threads where enough to hold a steel plug in an aluminum head🙄 the sad thing is anybody who's brain operates in the real world would know that that isn't a good idea

[@emmareporter4324]

+Da Sarge ya the v10 sounds like a lambo i think u can upgrade the motor it to make it rev higher to sound exactly like 1

[@bradleyscofarm6151]

MrErikw26 the first gen 2v v10s were good, second gen 3v v10s were as bad as the Vegas in my opinion, anything that costs 8k a year to keep on the road ain't worth it

[@immortallyinsane3945]

I have 260,000 on mine no issues great engine

[@dermetzger]

I usually agree with most of your findings on engines for lists like this, but say what you want about the problems of the 1st gen N/A Mopar 2.2, but the turbo versions of that engine were damn good power plants, especially the Turbo II and III. Most of the problems that Ive heard from that platform are the result of people not using the synthetic oil and premium gas that they were supposed to or not knowing how to work on the VNT turbo of the Turbo IV. Properly maintained, those engine are not only reliable but highly tunable, able to push cars into the 11-12s quarter mile brackets.

[@DBCisco]

My '92 Z28 and '80 Vette outlived my '77 BMW, '98 Mazda, '02 KIA and both are still running. Your point ?

[@nickbaker666]

Corvettes are lame man I had 3 of them and they all were nightmares never again.....

[@lonewolf-oc9vr]

His point is he only want to be on you tube

[@lonewolf-oc9vr]

@@nickbaker666 why?to fast for you

[@nickbaker666]

@@lonewolf-oc9vr 😂

[@jonytube]

...my dude. This was a compilation on shitty US made engines. He did the same with Japanese and European counterparts AFAIK. Chill.

[@starxlr7863]

I can easily agree with this list entirely. The only exception I would have would be the Ford Triton engines as I know are some excellent built V8's. The removal of the spark plugs would be a problem on any aluminum engine head and block and must be treated with extra caution and care. With the Cadillac's which is what I know very well, these engines listed are also my least favorite. It was imperative for Cadillac to develop the 4.6L Northstar 32 Valve V8 that solved a lot of issues of the HT series engines and remained Cadillac's longest produced high performance V8 engine. But proper maintenance is the biggest culprit to any engine. My grandfather specialized in Cadillac's going back to the late 1940's. He worked on all the early Cadillac's to include the V8, V10, V12 and the V16 as well as the later Cadillac's of the 60's and 70's. And the one thing that all those Cadillac's required was proper servicing of the cooling systems. Unfortunately, cooling systems is the one system that is most overlooked.

[@VirorFox]

Now we just need the worst from Asia and Europe.

[@ericcaves2359]

He's not going to do that though, because he doesn't like American automobiles.

[@mayhemmike1789]

The vid would be 12 hrs long!

[@smiggityu5220]

Vincente Dearmore - worse from Europe ? That would be anything Dodge oriented.....AKA FIAT. RAM .

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

@Phillip Aubin Nah, french engines are actually pretty bullet-proof for the most part it's the transmissions and electronics that kill them, Opel is owned by GM, so there's that, any Merc from the 90s onward is garbage, any BMW from any year is garbage and TDI engines are way too popular to ever die over here.

[@enriquesegura6844]

@@smiggityu5220 I couldn’t agree more, FCA is really only appealing to people who don’t know a thing or two about reliability in vehicles.

[@JohnDoe-ml8ru]

Youre way off with the Mopar 2.2/2.5L engines. Those little engines were great and would run forever if taken care of. I drove a dodge with the 2.2 turbo, awesome little 4 banger. The transmission let me down, but that 2.2 kept on going.

[@garyslama4092]

Once they worked out the head gasket issues they were pretty good.....damn sure sold enough of them. These engines plus the Caravan and K platform cars saved Chrysler at the time. Not to mention all the work the repair shops got for repairing and maintaining them. I know l worked on a ton. Whole shop would be full of just these sometimes. Lol.

[@Dr.Westside]

I had a Plymouth with a 2.2 damn thing ran for 56 miles with no oil and only lost a crank bearing. That was after it was driven for 300,000 miles. The engine wasn't a turd but the CVS joints broke every other month like clockwork.

[@28913dave]

John Doe dodge datona 88 year model?????

[@tskraj3190]

The 2.5s were better engines. I did have a 2.2 that cracked the head but the head cracks were more notorious on the Turbo 2.2s. The transmissions on them were okay as long as you didn't abuse them, like reving the engine in neutral ans throwing it into drive so you could squeal the tires. If you did this you would definitely lose reverse because it would shove the hot drive gear ban into the reverse ban and they would weld together.

[@tskraj3190]

@Mike Sienicki No, the 2.2s did have head issues but that was fixed in the late eighties.

[@BigRobChicagoPL]

The best Cadillac Fleetwood was the 1986 because they switched to an OLDS 306. I drove one a few years with the only problem being that the power antenna got stuck. Good cars for good miles.

[@winstonelston5743]

Studebaker's V8s were seriously overbuilt, 18 bolts holding down each head, helical gear-drive cam, and McCulloch or Paxton supercharger options and you've got a lot of performance potential, and the Avanti set more than two dozen Bonneville speed records.

[@tauncfester3022]

As rare as hen's teeth and expensive for parts and maintenance a daily driver. Note this is about more modern cars.

[@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930]

Also some of the later Studebaker engines were actually Packard engines which were also overbuilt for the time.

[@SouthshoreVice]

Triton engines are bad? Then why did fleet managers and medium-duty truck/bus/RV makers throw a fit when Ford considered getting rid of them?

[@jimmyers8939]

cause ford lovers don't know any better, DUH..

[@chuckstanley4744]

Is your screen name from the sega genesis great videogame greatest heavyweights. Probably one of my all-time favorite boxing games ever. Still play it to this day. Oscar Ogg is one of the computer players.

[@douglasdobson8110]

I agree I've had two vehicles with Tritons, both had great power and acceleration and both were nearing 200K miles still running like brand new. One of Ford's better engines in my opinion

[@mayhemmike1789]

Cause they were dirt cheap junk

[@tskraj3190]

They weren't bad, They were terrible. Ford got cheap in 1997 and wanted to increase production by taking shortcuts on building their engines. The spark plug port threads were just the beginning. The HEI system would mismanage the voltage output to the plugs giving some too much and others not enough and because the ports had less threads or sometimes were overly ported, the spark plugs would literally spit out of the engine. Ford did not fix this until 2008, but that was not the only problem they had. Jaguar had designed and manufactured the Triton's engine cooling system which had several design flaws causing air bubbles in the system that were almost impossible to burp out.

[@coreyschmidt1647]

Why the bashing of the mod motors? They're great engines when properly maintained, and that means changing the spark plugs properly. You can't pull them from a warm head, it needs to be stone cold and you put antiseize on the new plugs before installation. I've been driving my 5.4 expedition for over 250,000 miles with no problems.

[@alexv.100]

Corey Schmidt i totally agree, but most ppl don't take care of sh*t nowadays

[@dennisleporte2327]

Much of what you say I believe to be true. Many people don't know how to take care of their engines/ or new types of engines. Part of the problem with Corvair, nobody knew how to drive it in 60'/61'. OR maintain it. Plus I don't care what you have for a engine, if you beat the crap out of it , it'll die any early death.

[@alexv.100]

Dennis LePorte i always beat the crap out of mine, but i do proper maintenance always haha

[@4thstooge75]

This uninformed clown really knows nothing about engines. He reads about stuff on the internet and produces these "click bait" videos. from his home in India or Pakistan.

[@jameslandon4126]

ooh, my brake lines rusted out, time to scrap the whole vehicle!! What kind of a moron are you?

[@twisted2291]

The later Dodge 2.2 became a very good engine when they went to fuel injection and cross drilled the cylinder head. The Turbo 2.2 and 2.5 where some strong runners once the two main problems where fixed.

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

Unfortunately it took thousands of failures to bring those revisions.

[@ianmattoon9514]

I drove an excursion with a Triton 6.8l V10 and that was super reliable and it's still going with over 250k miles on it

[@torquemonster290]

was it the 3 valves per cylinder model? i heard those were the most durable ones.

[@sewalk927]

The 30-valve 6.8L Triton in my 2010 F250 is still a beast at 199,654 miles, as of today. It is still very smooth and powerful, if a bit thirsty.

[@shwt121]

Cool beans, baby 😁😂🤣

[@thegreenerthemeaner]

I know of 2 of them that went over 400,000 without a whimper. The bodies however......

[@windkutter1]

The 3v fords had problems I would never recommend on but I’ve had several customers come in with 2v version with 400+ miles and one navigator 4v with 350k+ miles love those engines

[@TheIrishPhantom]

Ahh the one wheel peeling V6 Charger... even my pickup truck eats those for breakfast.

[@JohnDoe-ml8ru]

I owned a charger with the 345 hemi. The computer did not allow burnouts and wheel spin and was extremely laggy. If you lift the rear end up and try to step on the gas, the car would not go above 15-20mph on the speedo and you could hear nothing but backfiring as the computer tried to correct. Horrible, horrible car and setup.

[@5roundsrapid263]

This was before the Pentastar. It’s a great V6 design, used in everything from Jeeps, to minivans, to Fiats!

[@VirusofLyfe]

Mopar Magic Even a fat kid on a bmx bike would eat those for breakfast lol

[@4thstooge75]

The 2.7 is Mercedes designed junk. The 2.7, 4.7 and to a lesser extent the 3.7 Jeep motor are too. As for the guy who 's Pick up "eats these for breakfast" If the Charger has the 5.7 Hemi It will eat your truck & spit it out in time for you to eat it for lunch!

[@TheIrishPhantom]

My truck is a stipped out Tradesman single cab on wide 29" tires with 3.92 gears. What do you think happens to those Chargers?

[@willyck948]

I'm surprised not to see any comments on 2004 ram 4.7L and jeep 3.7L engines here👀 that are know for chain, rocker, and head gasket issues between 120,000-200,000 miles

[@phil955]

My grandfather had an Oldsmobile Cutlass with the LF9. Weirdly enough, it never suffered from the regular problems but just simply never started unless you put a bit of gas in the air filter first.

[@thatcarguysam3816]

Ford 4.6 Triton was a great engine and especially in the Crown Victoria.

[@bigshow196]

no...the 4.6 modular v8 was a good motor. the triton series are the 5.4...mainly the ones with 3 valves per cyl. hence the triton name.

[@alexpearce1656]

You are right but 5.4 tritons were shit

[@thatcarguysam3816]

Yeah the 5.4 was junk.

[@emmareporter4324]

+ThatCarGuy Samuel Mustang Terminator too Twin Cam supercharged goodness that had a crazy strong block

[@Twormed]

amazing how little people know 4.6 5.4 and the 6.8 are all modular motors, triton is the truck versions name....

[@MrWoodii]

Surprised to see the Ford Triton on here. I know the V10s are bad, but the 4.6 and 5.4 V8s are almost indestructible.

[@brandondannys-menary3678]

MrWoodii no, not the second gens. The first gens are a pain to work on and have a couple problems but the second gens suck (timing chain problems)

[@bradleyscofarm6151]

MrWoodii we had a v10 and the truck went through 3 engines in years, safe to say it was a traded for a ram shortly after

[@michaelbowman7558]

4 cylinder Vegas, besides being notorious rust buckets, had a rubber timing belt instead of a timing chain. Periodically, the cogs on the timing would jump, putting the engine seriously out of tune and necessitating a trip via tow truck to the dealer. Presumably, the belt was to reduce weight as part of GM's perpetual effort to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. Thanks loads, Congress!

[@motorhead6763]

MrWoodii this guy is clueless

[@mattwinters7768]

5.4 3V doesn't have much power due to restrictive exhaust, but they have yet to fail us! We have three. One of which has 195,XXX miles on it with the original plugs!! Never, and I mean NEVER had a single problem with the engine. All that's wrong with it is the engine computer, which no longer works properly. The other two are still pretty fresh, low mileage engines, but still no problems, except for a very slight tick on cylinder one.

[@hightower6645]

I must've lucked out with GM because I had a Buick Century with a 3.1 liter V6 and it was a pretty good car. But you can't beat Toyota. I now have a 2.5 liter 4 cyl. Camry and it's the best car I ever owned.

[@pianofry1138]

GM isn't bad when they put time and money into their engines. In the 70s and 80s a lot of new designs didn't get that.

[@williamcharles9480]

I drove one of the Olds diesel powered Chevrolet station wagons (that was a rental, thank God), into the parking lot of a local grocery store. A group of old men were sitting nearby. As I walked by they cautioned me about all of the noise that the engine was making and that I was negligent in the car's maintenance. That Diesel did sound as if it was ready to come apart even though it was new. It couldn't even get out of its own way at full throttle. GM has had a bad reputation of trying to out-think the industry with a good number of poor engine designs, (there are exceptions like the Chevy small block V8), and then there's Chrysler's cost saving use of the Mitsubishi 4 cylinder in their line of "K" cars and minivans which resulted in a nightmare for the owners and a goldmine for the repair folks. The Cadillac owners of the 4-6-8 engines would get the electronics disabled and the people who owned the Olds diesel cars changed out the engines for gasoline V8s. The 1980s up through the early 2000s were a technological nightmare for the auto industry as they tried to figure out ways to gain fuel economy and lower emissions through the use of electronics. Being one who's been in the industry for over 50 years, I still prefer to have a car that I can service and repair at home. Anyone have a 67 Mustang or a 69 Chevelle?

[@davidalexander828]

GM took a 350 and converted it to diesel they didn't strengthen the block. they used the almost the same metal has they did in the heads as they were using to male the gasoline verison heads. 50K those diesels were shot

[@cowboyzr2]

While the designs share cylinder bore/stroke dimensions, the notion that the 350 Oldsmobile diesel is a converted 350 gas V-8 is completely false. The 350 olds diesel was a completely different block (much higher nickel content) Could be safely bored .125 thousandths overbore without sonic testing , Heads, intake, complete engine were not the same.. It shared the bolt circles to attach the accessories,transmissions but that's about it. After 1980 the main journals were 3" BB ones. Also roller cam, and lifters were installed. The GM genius's never installed a factory fuel and water separator in any GM diesel equipped car till 1984, They Installed weak head fasteners nor prepped the public on how to care for a diesel. By then the damage was done. Water and oil don't mix so many who filled up at other than truck stops (huge amounts of diesel fuel sales) were almost guaranteed water in the fuel. Which spelled disaster because most people did not have a clue and drove them just like gas powered cars. Poor R&D, and public awareness killed GM not this engine. I know a few that have hit 200-300k. Not bad for the worst engine GM ever produced FYI Most racing builders use the DX block to build a big cube bullet race engine so if anything the diesel is converted to a Gas engine.

[@paullarzazs9601]

William Charles - I don't have the amount of experience as you --- only 35 years --- but I share your sentiments. My ride is a 1973 Chevy K-10.

[@williamcharles9480]

SmallBlockChev, I agree with your statements, You know of what you write. The deal about poor R&D was an epidemic for the car manufacturers in the 1980s and 90s. The diesel fuel containing water is almost a given no matter where it comes from, although you're correct that some high volume diesel retailers, (truck stops) seem to be able to provide a better quality fuel with less water content. They had better, word gets around quick with truckers. During the mid to late 1980s, the company that I worked for bought two of the Olds diesel, V8 powered Chevy pick-ups for service vehicles that would log thousands of miles monthly running all across the country. Both trucks suffered lower end failures, in multiple engines, changed out through warranty. These trucks would be loaded to the gills with heavy spare parts for baling machines, (big, non-mobile units), so they were pushing them pretty hard. Knowing the guys that drove those trucks, their foot was always to the floor and the required service and oil changes, which are a critical must, as you imply with diesels, probably wasn't carried out. They probably didn't drain the fuel water separator as often as they should, either. Who knows? As for getting by with the warranty, the people who owned this company weren't angels and falsifying documents wasn't a big deal for them. Ethics wasn't in their vocabulary. I left the company before I found out what the end story was but, like you said, they probably neglected the trucks by not giving a damned. It wasn't their truck to begin with.

[@williamcharles9480]

paul lazazas, Nice 4x4 truck to have. The hot rodders and resto guys are starting to gain interest in this generation of Chevy trucks and the aftermarket is starting to put out new stuff for them. After all, that body style had a 14 year run, they ought to. We had a 76 Chevy C10 Scottsdale Fleetside that had a factory 4 barrel 350 that ran sweet as sugar. Only problem was that the rust was having a field day, it was everywhere. That 350 would haul ass, though.

[@StrongEnough78]

Another major problem with the Cadillac HT4100 that you failed to mention was the aluminum block with cast iron heads.

[@stevefranklin8052]

StrongEnough78 I have an 83 Eldorado, beautiful car in and out. has the dreaded ht 4100, but this one has been trouble free. about 165.000 on it now. I believe my excellent maintenance has been key, oil changes every 3000 miles, and coolant changes every other year and THE COOLANT TABS Allways ADDED. what ruined these engines I think was when the cars got older and were resold, a lot of these new owners did not follow the coolant requirement regimen, and just drove them with poor to no maintenance, and without those coolant TABS being replaced the engines eventually failed.

[@leesherman100]

These things would eat intake gaskets 24/7. Just the sight of a milkshake these days makes me nauseous.

[@starxlr7863]

Sadly yes. That was very prevalent with the HT series engine to also include the 4.5L and 4.9L engines. The Cadillac Allante engines are not the same as they were built much different than the rest of the line up. They were special engines that didn't experience the same problems as often anyways. I'm not saying problems weren't there but the engines themselves were much better built.

[@starxlr7863]

@@stevefranklin8052 Correct. Proper maintenance does go a long way. It was the same thing on the older Cadillac's going back to the 50's starting with the 331 cu in engine. The cooling system is very important to maintain but its one of those things that gets overlooked very easily. I've owned two different HT4100 Cadillac's, but sadly one of them had an internal problem that had to get rebuilt.

[@marcmo7138]

He said in the video it was a aluminum block with cast iron heads. I know because it caught me off guard.

[@lindawimpari8386]

biggest pos is the Chrysler 2.7 he only talks bout the oil sludge..but it has a internal waterpump which is a really stupid set up..$1000 to replace..😞

[@Cobra_427]

I think that's what he meant by the coolant leak issue, if that waterpump breaks it mixes coolant with the oil and makes the oil sludge worse, I'd know because that's how my Charger spun a rod bearing and got rod knock the first day after I bought it, another $5,000 for the engine same price as the car, swapping an LS3 into it later, Hemi has too many computers it would be fiddly as fuck, I would've done it then and there but I didn't have the money for the R/T drivetrain to go with it

[@arthurcrunden6107]

Linda Wimpari and they were notorious for catching on fire

[@Cobra_427]

@@arthurcrunden6107 they were? shit time to find a Hemi

[@arthurcrunden6107]

Shelby427 had 3 friends of mine who had them all 3 cars caught on fire same way

[@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930]

The 4.7s have some serious issues too.

[@carsmasher]

I worked on cars professionally for 31 years and the GM 2.2 was and still is a good engine. I had one myself that went 218,000 before the main bearing went out. I dropped a used 2.2 in the Sunfire with 91,000 on it and 7 years later it is still running. I've seen that happen with many 2.2 engines.

[@tylerfranx4286]

I agree. The 2.2 is crude and unremarkable but it’s good for 200k with normal maintenance. Pre Dexcool there weren’t really cooling system/head gasket problems anyway. Extremely cheap to maintain too.

[@wetslippyhands2473]

As I have a 03 expedition with a 4.6 with 150,000 miles that I use to tow my cars everyday. And I do mechanic work at home and I have never had that spark plug problem. Most reliable engine i've ever had TBH. When I went to buy my t-bird I drove the expe a 350mile round trip with a bad coil and it was still able to hit 70-75 towing my car. (At some points)

[@johnrobinson357]

Mopar LA series 90 degree V-8. Great engine. Had one in a mid 80's dodge diplomat. 152K on the clock did timing chain water pump radiator alternator steering pump all at once. put 100k on it, never failed once.

[@4thstooge75]

These engines were great once you stripped the "Lean Burn" crap off them. I had a 1984 Chrysler 5th Ave. Ran like crap. I removed the Lean Burn system & wow It would burn rubber!

[@savagetuner2404]

@@Shadows-RC Now I know NOT to get edelbrock lol

[@backburner2128]

The Ford 5.4 Triton is NOT something to avoid. Yes some could eject plugs but its not a hard fix. THESE ENGINES WILL LAST UNTIL THE TRUCK ROTS OUT... I know this from experience.

[@madmod]

The Random Guy 9/10 it's the guy who pulls a plug to look at it and doesn't torque it back properly. I've never had the plug blowout on any of my 4.6s and have yet to see one that couldn't be fixed for super super cheap.

[@thefordmaniac]

Cars and Guitars exactly.

[@jmurphy1973]

The Triton really is / was a damn solid piece. I had a '00 5.4 with 160k miles on it when I traded it and I had zero issues with it. Changed plugs at 100k and had no problems. I'd buy one tomorrow if I had the need for one.

[@twig614sm]

I had 3 trucks with the triton in 2 had trouble with egr valves getting full of carbon and cutting out on idle fixed them and sold them quick one I have for 2 years and honesty I think in that whole time it only worked for 2 months without a problem

[@backburner2128]

Also an uncommon problem and simple fix...

[@KsKaylor]

I can attest to the Ford 6.8 3v v10. We've had 5 of our 6 2015 Ford F59 step van fleet trucks prematurely blow their engines with 70-80k miles. The only one left has somehow made it to 100k miles. Should've just stuck to the Cummins diesels but step van fleets don't want to pay for them anymore.

[@derriklee287]

I've had 8 f150 with the tritons and I love em, I think you're a fool for putting them in the list.

[@KlodFather]

They do have the problem but I don't have problems with my 4,6 liter. Its a good runner and I WILL NEVER change the spark plugs. I unplugged the EGR valve to raise the burn temp in the cylinders and let the check engine light burn out. Problem solved. Its hot enough to burn out all the carbon now. I can tell you I save gas with the EGR disabled.

[@skitsandgiggles8483]

All I’m saying is I’ve never heard a triton that wasn’t ticking like a tap dancing class

[@gizmothewytchdoktor1049]

i really need to dd one more turd to the list: the northstar v8.

[@akio2589]

All Northstars had a problem with head gasket failure, regardless of the generation. The problem was that the head bolts used too fine thread and too small a bolt for the application. It's fairly easy to fix, however, as aftermarket kits fix it with using a bigger, coarser thread bolt which permanently fixes the problem. The Northstar also had an issue with oil leaks. The entire bottom half of the block was used as a girdle to support the crank, so the block is split in two pieces. GM sealed the split from the factory with silicon. Not really much to fix this one except pull the engine and reseal it. It wasn't an issue that could be resolved with the engine in the car. Barring those two issues, however, the Northstar was efficient and powerful. It's not really a bad engine, it just has some shitty shortcomings. Fix those issues though, and it's damn near bulletproof. It doesn't sound too bad with a good exhaust either.

[@Oddman1980]

What, you don't think putting the starter under the intake manifold is a good idea?

[@meifert2]

Northstars are garbage. You think that 15 years of development wouldn't have so many issues

[@akio2589]

+ Oddman1980 Toyota also does that. + meifert2 They can't be that bad... There's a company out in CA (I think..?) That used them as a powerplant for their 1000+hp sandrails.

[@meifert2]

akio2589 no. They use LS and Windsor V8s

[@carpetcleaningprofessor]

You missed Possibly the most Problematic motor ever produced the Ford powerstroke 6.0 /6.4 Designed by internatonal They are considered a nightmare

[@doc.voltold4232]

iamtimyeater what with them?

[@carpetcleaningprofessor]

Doc. Volt The laundry list is too long for me to write out Just Google Ford 6.0 some but not all of the biggest problems being Injectors head gaskets egr. You can solve all those problems by spending $10000 And it still won't run right There is entire websites And Businesses devoted to A dress the issues this motor has In fact you're better off of the Triton V10 over 6.0 There are hours and hours and hours of KZbin videos devoted to that motor

[@ricardoaldrete892]

Ford didn’t design that engine, it was designed and manufactured by international navistar. Ford gave them one more chance with the 6.4 powerstroke but ultimately it failed worse than the 6.0. That’s the reason ford is the only company to build in house their own Diesel engine the 6.7 which is great. I’m not knocking on dodge or gm but the outsource their engines, dodge from Cummings, and gm from Isuzu. Btw the 6.0 is a monster engine is you put in 5k of work into it with the bulletproof kit and tuning, will last well over 500k miles

[@carpetcleaningprofessor]

Ricardo Aldrete Yep after spending 60 grand on truck All you need to do is spend 5 grand in it might run OK

[@ricardoaldrete892]

iamtimyeater the truck didn’t break down till maybe after 150k with the emissions problems it had. But like I said you can spend 5k and make it last 500k and that’s Will towing and hauling 10k pounds. If the truck breaks down are you going to spend 5k to fix it or 75k for a new truck regardless of manufacture

[@andymacdonald821]

Ford 4.6 & 5.4 sohc V8s are amazing engines. They'll go 500,000 miles without touching the spark plugs. If you put anti-seize compound on the plug threads when they're still low km you'll never have a problem. When installed in trucks shield the exhaust manifolds from road-splash to prevent manifold problems.

[@Bigrich0g]

I have a 85 Seville with the 4100 I had it 10 years no problems with the motor just ecm and the I replaced the column she Runs was my daily she did 113 on the freeway has 340,00k I was the lucky one lol change oil every 3k with Lucas additive Walmart oil she likes

[@johnnypeeks4351]

The triton fords are great engines.. spark plug problems in the early one but fixed in 04..these are 300,000 mile plus engines.. cant believe the 4.7 dodge v8 isnt on here

[@dyer2cycle]

I agree the tritons are good engines....but I have an '05 Durango 4.7 v8 with 300,000+ miles on it, no problems. Just use synthetic oil and the correct weight...just like the tritons, they are good if you know what you are doing with them.

[@watchman-pu7tp]

Yes, the 4.7L was as bad as the 5.2L was good. Nobody wants a 99-03 Grand Cherokee with the 4.7L. They want the 4.0L six. The 5.2L is bulletproof. The one in my 96 has 362,000 mile on the original engine, and other than an oil pump, timing set, and lifters, the internals are all original. I wouldn't have a 4.7L, though. Total POS.

[@dyer2cycle]

My p.o.s 4.7 just passed 305,000, no real problems except a couple of electronic sensors replaced. Oh, and it uses a quart of oil between changes ( I change my oil every 4,000 miles). No smoke, though. I do agree I prefer the 4.0L, though, if for no other reason than because it is a Straight Six. I love the straight six, and it chafes me that you can't really get one in anything domestic anymore. They should have left the 4.0 in the Wrangler, and it was a bad day when Ford discontinued the 4.9 (300). Chevy had a good modern straight six in the Trailblazer, but they killed it off when they replaced the Trailblazer with whatever front-wheel-drive sh*t they replaced it with. A straight six won't fit in a transverse-engine front scratcher.

[@muznick]

My 4.7 Durango is a hair's breadth from 200k and runs like a champ.

[@BrownBomber92181]

My dad had an 04 Ram with thr 4.7, it sounded mean when u start it up, but then I drove it and couldn't believe how weak it was. It was so underpowered it wasn't even funny

[@joesimon8786]

The GM 122 was not a crap engine, It is slow as a turtle but it was reliable as shit and see them all the time with well over 200,000 miles on the clock running strong in cavaliers with barely any body left to them from all the rust, p.s. how did the North Star not make the list

[@fwddodge22]

i had one in my S10 that i bought brand new. ran it to 345,000 miles other than oil changes and normal maintenance the only parts on it i had to replace was the water pump, alternator and radiator.

[@SteveHolsten]

GM corrected all the issues with the Olds 350 Diesel with the Goodwrench 350DX. They made it bulletproof but the buyers were burned out on it by then. I wish I had 500 of these DX diesel engines in a warehouse!

[@charleslalonde2324]

My father worked at cadilac , he told me when the plans were sent to the toolmakers the foreman of the toolroom who had built all the tooling for cadilac since 1949 looked at the blueprints and said it wont work, he was told to build it anyway as the car was behind schedule

[@thegirthquake8574]

No reference to the awful Northstar V8 from GM?

[@mostlyirishcarguy8955]

Dark Steppa yes

[@Kalvinjj]

Poor Northrstar... On paper such an advanced engine and then it just... well... seems like it doesn't work. Wonder what's with GM and twin cams??

[@CT_Taylor]

Why stop at the V8? The V6 is crap, too.

[@akio2589]

All Northstars had a problem with head gasket failure, regardless of the generation. The problem was that the head bolts used too fine thread and too small a bolt for the application. It's fairly easy to fix, however, as aftermarket kits fix it with using a bigger, coarser thread bolt which permanently fixes the problem. The Northstar also had an issue with oil leaks. The entire bottom half of the block was used as a girdle to support the crank, so the block is split in two pieces. GM sealed the split from the factory with silicon. Not really much to fix this one except pull the engine and reseal it. It wasn't an issue that could be resolved with the engine in the car. Barring those two issues, however, the Northstar was efficient and powerful. It's not really a bad engine, it just has some shitty shortcomings. Fix those issues though, and it's damn near bulletproof. It doesn't sound too bad with a good exhaust either.

[@akio2589]

+Dark Steppa The Northstars came in a 4.0, 4.4, and, most commonly, the 4.6L. All the other engines you listed aren't Northstar engines.

[@maciejberezecki1845]

Fuel Crisis, let's fix it with 5,7 liter V8 diesel xD

[@Jakes93yj]

considering most diesels are actually pretty fuel efficient... a 6.2L detroit in the old square body chevy pickups could easily get 25mpg+

[@wes276]

Diesel engines are actually better on fuel than a petrol engine of the same size. The problem is the American ones from back then were just really bad.

[@Robyko10]

Maciej Bereżecki Exactly what I was thinking of 😂😂

[@TheShamiester]

Ehhh close enough

[@maciejberezecki1845]

I mean i should consider technology used i diesel engines 30 years ago was'nt that sophisticated. My diesel Ford manages about 48 mpg but it's from 2010

[@thebluelunarmonkey]

Late 90s Chevy 3.1L for FWD. Another cost cutting mistake - the two lower intake manifold gaskets was made of hard plastic - when it would leak, coolant and oil would mix together - which can ruin crank bearings. Absolutely no indication of this damage occurring except oily sludge in the radiator. Aftermarket gaskets were far superior - if you caught the issue before your engine was ruined.

[@cougarfarmer]

The Oldsmobile Diesel block is hell of a block to build a gas powered engine it has been stroked to 440 for the street and 454 for the strip. Vega's of made from compressed rust! The 5.4 Triton in my truck has never giving me trouble. I guess buy a truck made after 1997 through 2003. It is not uncommoned to see trucks running strong with over 500,000 miles!

[@HomebrewSubaru]

QUAD4's have been known to break my wallet. Built a few, blew up a few. This list could have been three times as long LOL! I worked on a lot of this junk, that 4100 was a complete mess.

[@HomebrewSubaru]

patsfast1980 What engine did you think it was? There is no Quad listed, nor any of the cars they came in.

[@chada75]

Homebrew Subaru The Northstar is a bigger joke.

[@HomebrewSubaru]

I've found NorthStar's to be pretty decent engines, expensive as can be to service and repair though. The transmissions weren't cheap either.

[@bandccoresohio]

Homebrew Subaru oh yea 4100 caddy motora were a joke!

[@malkay8]

I had the HT4100 motor in my 87 Cadi Sedan Deville. It ran decent when it was running good but then the block casting is so thin that the block ended up cracking at one of the water jackets and leaked the coolant out and then proceeded to overheat and ended up either cracking the head or blew the head gaskets. I tried to get an engine replacement for it because the rest of the car was in great condition but I was only able to locate 1 engine but the guy refused to sell it because of the notorious problems that the engine had and he didn't want me coming back to him saying that he sold me a POS engine, so I scrapped a just about perfectly good car. It was pretty sad. The head bolts are also about 2 feet long because they ran down the side of the motor block instead of in the engine block. It was GM's effort to reduce engine weight is what I was told.

[@planetwisconsin9901]

Now do one on crap European engines. Be a long list.

[@charliedee9276]

Just the French and Italian engines would be a hour long video. And while it's not Europe, add the English turds in there and your talking an epic mini series of junk powerplants.

[@charliedee9276]

Unpopular to who? Buzzard toothed Brits? Who gives a fuck, you must be a relative of The Prince of Darkness himself, Lucas. Trash on us Yanks but use one the liberal Yank buzzwords, how fuckin original.

[@dimitriliakos81]

Lmao not true

[@nthgth]

List of the good ones would be easier to compile

[@paulpalmtree9295]

Not Applicable Yes you’re spot on, I could not agree with you any more. I am English, and it’s true to say that the European car engines for the most part are rubbish, I have lost count, as to how many cars I have owned since 1979 but all where clapped out before 80 thousand miles. Apart from my 1989 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham 5.0 V8 and my 1980 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow ll 6.750 V8. Manchester, England.

[@105C09]

The VW air cooled engine should rate high here. Heads had to be rebuilt every 30K-40K miles and the magnesium alloy block could not be relied on for a rebuild as mag alloy gets brittle with heat and age. Fuel economy and performance was poor too.

[@justenough730]

William Gratchic I so much agree

[@rareblues78daddy]

Plus the whole "randomly turning into a raging fireball, burning your whole Bug to the ground" thing.

[@grizzlygrizzle]

Never heard of such a thing before. They were usually good for 80-100k, which isn't much, but not 30-40k.

[@theunconventionaldeal3879]

I work on VW air cooled engines all the time, they are one of the best engines ever made, probably why they are still on the road after over 70 years.

[@darrenmillion1432]

@@theunconventionaldeal3879 Yes I agree some of these people are talking out the side of there necks

[@sethbope3869]

The V8 6 4 was a great Engine if you disconnected the computer.

[@cmte.brazinazzo2061]

But then it becomes a Gas Guzzinling neast.

[@puffkendrick6850]

I had the carb version of that series engine which gave me very few issues if any.

[@the-dullahan]

Or if you just never fried your computer to begin with.

[@the-dullahan]

@@cmte.brazinazzo2061 "guzzinling"??? "neast"???

[@theq4602]

This is why Americans like big bulky gas gullzing OHV pushrod V8s. It's what most of us think of as reliable. That's why we cherish our V8s.

[@enriqueortiz5440]

I wouldn't mind a 4 cyl in an american car, but they absolutely suck when it comes to reliablity, primarily the ones from GM and Chrysler.

[@Dcc357]

Actually OHV engines are physically small because they have no over head cams. They just have huge combustion chambers to make up for only having 2 valves per cylinder.

[@muznick]

We like V-8s because of the low end torque and awesome rumble. Easy power without having to rev the shit out of it.

[@jdrok5026]

@@enriqueortiz5440 gm makes some really reliable 4 cylinders.

[@melrose9252]

jdr ok When?

[@SpionHefeGamingHD]

Make a list with the worst german engines pls

[@arbnorh.910]

all chain from VAG engines are very bad

[@derxKai]

BMW M40 (Camlobes & Valveguide wear), M41 & M51 (Dieselpump fails), M54 (Bad Oilcontrolrings), M57 (Intakeflaps tear apart) N42 (Valvetronic fails), N47 (Timingchain jumps), S65 & S85 (Bad Conrods & Bearings) VW/Audi VR5 (Bad allround Design), VR6, EA827 execpt ABF & KR (Many Oilleaks, bad Crankcase-ventilation etc etc..), EA888 (Timingchain jumps) Porsche Boxer from 997&996 (Many complete Enginefailures)

[@daoxy2007]

2.0tdi PD code BKP liked to eat its own oil pump.

[@leirex_1]

b-but... german engineering is flawless...

[@arbnorh.910]

audi 3.2tsi sooooo bad 50tkm trash

[@SteveO.1997]

Surprised the north star isn’t on here

[@901steammachine2]

The ford 4.6, 5.4 and 6.8 are great engines. I've seen lots of them make it past 300,000 miles. They have a bad rep because people go 100,000 miles with zero maintenance. Let's see your audi 4.2 do that.

[@repnatl]

Not only are the triton engines known for throwing plugs its one of the few engines I have to use a piece of rubber hose on the end of the plug just to line it up and get it started vs others I can use the spark plug socket to start them. Every v6 and v8 ford of this era will do that. I use blue Loctite on the plugs and typically have the owners replace all the coils at the same time as they usually fail after new plugs. No issues after that besides the plastic intakes failing. The Dodge 2.7 omg was a total pos and they continued for way too long. Water pump replacement involves a timing chain job too as it is chain driven and is incredibly expensive. They aren't long term engines either they have such a high failure rate all the way up to 2010 in the 300, magnum charger lineup. Not to mention the water outlet housing is prone to cracking and leaking. You really should have included the Northstar engine lineup. Anybody that knows these engines hates them when they need work. Prone to head gasket failure and crazy expensive oil leaks def avoid them. Sure they have amazing power and decent mpg but long term not so great.

[@maverickdallas1004]

Chris Atkinson ...Gas mileage isn't everything. A fuel-thirsty but bulletproof engine will cost you far less over the long haul.

[@repnatl]

maverickdallas100 I was talking about the northstar as being fuel efficient but a total pile overall. Of course a built engine would be better lol

[@maverickdallas1004]

Chris Atkinson ...Just changing a starter is a nightmare on the Northstars. You won't find it in its usual place. The starter is buried in the engine's "valley" under the intake manifold! It is a very labor-intensive, time-consuming and costly job! Not my idea of fun!

[@FM4AMGV]

adding loctite to spark plugs is asking for porcelain in the bore...

[@mandelaeffect3521]

Okay the ford modular engines were not bad engines. They are the most reliable. My crown Vic made it past 200k and I sold it. Yes spark plug popped out but fixed it with helicoils and no more problems ever

[@jdrok5026]

They are not the most reliable. And the modular line has a lot of problems.

[@lelandlewis7207]

@@jdrok5026, most of the modular issues are due to lack of owner maintenance or the incorrect oil allowing sludge buildup to block small passages in the block, other than the spark plug issue, which appears to be a poor plug design issue..

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

No, your car is NOT realiable if it spits out a spark plug, this is a major repair, providing no other damage was incurred.

[@tristanc5937]

@@jdrok5026 4.6 2v is the most reliable one. 3 value bad, 2 value good

[@tristanc5937]

@@NeverTalkToCops1 the 2v didnt have that problem

[@jayb9687]

the '94-'95 3.8 liter ford V6's were notorious for blowing head gaskets. they had aluminum heads and a cast iron block.

[@icanseeyou2004]

I had a 122 in a Sonoma . Was great but the headgasket failed to to it already being replaced with the fwd headgasket witch had the thermostat housing on the other end of the head. Being a machinist I grabbed a scrapyard head and portmatched and polished it before putting that head on. I then turbod the poor thing running 4lb of boost at first than bumped it up to 7 but maxxed about 5 above 5000rpm . It was a fun little truck that always fired up for me without question . Without the turbo is was pretty slow but made decent torque . With a 4.11:1 final drive it was quick to respond so it felt fun .

[@TwilightTheShooter]

Ok but, the 4 valve modular engines were pretty bad ass

[@jameswade2002]

Public Enemy #1 30" wide at the valve covers and most were over 600lbs. It's not about features like OHC and multivalve heads when they are all making 400hp and averaging over 20mpg. Mod motors were huge and so are the Coyotes.

[@SuperMechguy]

Crazy how far we've come Now we got 700hp+ hellcat engines

[@cvpik2469]

I'm curious though how these engines, especially the small displacement high output EcoBoost Ford ones will hold up when they are 5-6-7 or even 10 years old. A lot of 70's and 80's cars are still around due to their simplicity. I'm not sure that will be the case with today's Hellcats, SHOs, Raptors etc., which is a shame, because the average person can only get a hold of one used.

[@SuperMechguy]

Kris V that applies almost to all forced induction engines

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

anything under boost can make 700 hp. do it n/a.

[@SuperMechguy]

Frigglebiscuit just comparing it to the shit engines we had before. Yea I know practically anything thats boosted can hit 700

[@hi-fidude6670]

The early 60s Ford "cammer" V8 had close to 700 hp from a 7 liter. Naturally aspirated. Ford Werent fooling around at the time.

[@RB-re5es]

I had one of the 4100 engines and had to put GM issued pellets in the rad to stop coolant leaks.

[@sabrehawk-427]

well said your one of smart ones

[@7272nighthawk]

we had a 91 cavalier with the 2.2 mated to a five speed stick and that was a great running car the engine had a ton of get up and go it was a pushrod style in line 4 that had power around 110 to 120 hp considering most basic option cars came with around 75 to 90 hp and GT versions pumping a whopping 115 to 130 hp this engine was not bad at all never had to fix much off anything on mine ex girl drove past 310k miles with a stretched timing chain before it finally gave up the ghost

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I can’t believe he found running examples of the olds 350 diesels that still run for this video! Same with that Vega engine, what junk.

[@brianstallsmith6969]

ive got the v6 version in a olds ciera doing just fine with 225k on it...does leak quite a bit of oil though...

[@kevinhoffman8214]

I had one of those 350 diesels , the replacement was fine

[@MrTheHillfolk]

kevin hoffman Those diesels seem like if they make it thru break in to say 20k, they will live for a while. but it still won’t usually have the diesel reliability that lets most of em make it to 150-200k

[@fastnasty6627]

Vega's problem was head gasket tech was not good enough for a good seal between cast and aluminium and the radiator only holds a gallon of water way under cooled.They had it lined out by 1976 but it was too late damage was done. The earlier models also suffered from air pockets during the rustproof dipping process that left untreated metal exposed to rust quickly. They were in a hurry to release the car and screwed up. The first year didn't even have a glove box. I've restored 2 one kammback and one hatch. I still have a dealer brochure for the 76 vega.

[@fastnasty6627]

By the way to give an example of how they run power wise i had a 71 vega stock F 60 13 on back with american racing daisy wheels automatic trans. and outrun a new at the time 91 isuzu pickup 2.3 5 speed beat him by 2 car lengths. Would do one hell of a power brake burnout.

[@simoneternelli6399]

The V6 charger at the end of the video looks like is saying "please kill me it hurts to live"

[@5roundsrapid263]

Simone Ternelli Their newer V6, the Pentastar, is fantastic, though. 300hp even in the minivans!

[@simoneternelli6399]

5Rounds Rapid minivans are always cool. Especially while doing donuts

[@antoniovillanueva308]

Those 2.7s were physically HUGE engines.

[@JwantthatA]

Yea, not to mention it's ugly as shit.

[@mortensen1961]

190 horsepower in a 4,000 pound car, I can understand its pain. . .

[@kevinhoffman8214]

my 1998 triton has 280,000 and never spit a sparkplug or had the valvecover off , research those plug failures , a lot happen right after someone tunes it , dirt in the hole ??

[@rodferguson3515]

The Oldsmobile designed quad 4 was GM 's First high volume 4 valve per cylinder engine (2.3 ) liters . In the 1975-76 model year the rare and limited edition , Corvette priced Cosworth Vega had a lotus designed 2.2 Liter 122 cu in 4 valve per cylinder head engine . Both of those engines were definitely better than the regular Iron Duke Pontiac engine and Chevy's disastrous 140 cu in unit...

[@sundstrom193]

I'm from America, and I can agree that the engines from the 70s and 80s are garbage, and a nightmare to work on. However, most engines made before that were great, and the new ones are really impressive. Just look at the new Corvette Z06, or the Dodge demon.

[@stephen9869]

I'm a Brit, and tend to agree with you. Have a nice Christmas buddy!

[@masterofThardus]

Don't even need to focus on performance engines. Ford's Ecoboost 4 cylinders are crap on gas, but great on reliability and power. Same with the EcoBoost sixes and the Coyote V8. And can't forget the good old LS. Sure it's a stone-age pushrod engine, but how many cars with over 6 liters of displacement can claim to average 21mpg combined?

[@mostlyirishcarguy8955]

Flame Beats the 3800 disagrees

[@wingnutthecat]

I'd even argue against the poor fuel economy claim on the Ecoboost, my wife's Ecoboost Mustang sees mid 30's regularly. Maybe the mild mods help a little but it seemed good in the very short time it was stock too.

[@jaketinx]

ohc on any of the american cars,just wondering.

[@TheWardog1369]

If Ford would had put a threaded insert into the Triton V8s they would had been known as perfect engines. It's. Pretty sad. Then the 3v are a different story.

[@charles1964]

The Olds 350 @2:40 had many issues, not the least of which was being mated to the lightweight THD-200 Trans, but I bought an absolutely Loaded 1982 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham in '86 for $550 bucks because the original owner got scared off the Diesel. That car was a Cadillac (back when that meant something) in everything but name. In the few years I drove it before some drunk slammed into it while parked at the curb, I never had a bit of trouble with Bonne. I pugged in the block heater in the winter; I paused to let the glow plugs do their thing B4 cranking her over; I always kept the tank near full, which wasn't a problem with Diesel being under a dollar at that time. I was aware of it's faults and took steps to maintain it...I still miss that Bonneville

[@LordMekanicus]

Simply turning up the fuel rate makes the olds 350 diesel perform surprisingly well. Had one that would break the tires loose going uphill at 50. And a simple swap to Olds 403 arp studs fixes the head gasket problem.

[@saucetheprophet6208]

RCR would be like the modular and windsor v8 lol (edit) and the northstar v8 that shit was garbage

[@Grimm-Gaming]

cheo craig i used to drive sevilles went through 3 in 2years from the damn northstar engines great ride n pretty peppy till they blew up tho haha

[@CaptianHicterDeckmen]

early ones where they fixed* a fair few issues in the later ones they weren't any less of a pain in the ass to work on tho *terms and conditions may apply

[@user-db6ve7np2o]

cheo craig don't forget the Vulcan v6

[@saucetheprophet6208]

Γιώργος Κρικρης ohh goddd not the vulcan v6

[@yungfishe]

Northstar sucked hard. Hate that motor.

[@SuperGoldwingman]

2 Best engines I've had, Chevy 305 and GM 3.8

[@davidtimms3201]

The 3800 (231 ci V6) was one of the best engines ever made.

[@cozzoli39]

I've had both the Triton 4.6 and a Mopar 2.2 and I never had a problem with either one. I currently have a 2005 f150 with a 4.6 two valve and 160k miles, zero problems. I think the 3 valve motors have the most issues.

[@0utc4st1985]

The Olds diesels weren't just unreliable in their initial production runs, they were obscenely underpowered. The V8 maxed out at about 100 HP, which isn't much of an engine considering the 4,000+ pound land yachts they were putting them in. On the other hand they did live up to their high fuel efficiency promise, according to the MotorWeek Retro Review of an 1982 Olds 98 Regency Diesel it did get over 30 MPG on the highway, and you can find that review on KZbin to see for yourself.

[@tomswinburn1778]

The 4.6 in cop cars proved virtually indestructible. The cars were the number one choice for police departments and taxi companies, two of the TOUGHEST environments ever foisted on a piece of iron. Reason? COST of operation. So tell us again genius. As much sense as trying to beat up on old school small block Chevys.

[@chrislemaster2695]

Those were the Panther Platform started in 1979 and ended in 2011.

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

Ford police car mythology, it never ends. The following statement kills ALL arguments about this car: Do you see a LOT of these cars on the road?

[@hunterbrooks7193]

NeverTalkToCops1 I see crown Vic’s all the time honestly, all cheap and have too many miles to even be reliable, but I do see a lot of them

[@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930]

@CC Ryder We just crushed those junky Chevys down here in the South. Their engines would blow the gaskets out from under the heads on a long high speed chase. The 4.6 Ford was nearly impossible to kill. And our local officers certainly tried.

[@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930]

@@NeverTalkToCops1 Yes,I do our local law enforcement agencies are still using them religiously. Some of them now have over 500,000 miles on them and are still running strong.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

You forgot GM Quad 4 and the 301 turbo TransAm. Everybody has made shit engines, do the French next. I'll start...the standard LeCar.

[@Pierrot9315]

It was one of the only imported in the us but sadly not the best. French car nowadays are great, sometimes weird designed but well engineered

[@dasarge84]

a lot of the GM quad 4 engines weren't all that bad though under powered the quad 4 2.4L was the one well known for trouble while the 2.2 push rod based quad 4 engine (used in the corsica and caveleer/sunfire) is a much more reliable unit though early on had head gasket problems due to the coolent eating the gaskets resulting in GM switching over to dex-cool (that early on in its life gained the nickname dex kill as it was prone to developing sludge blocking cooling passages blowing out head gaskets (GM 3100 3.1L and 3400 3.4L V6 being two such well known problem cases) on this list as well should have included the GM 3100 multi-port/3400 SFI V6s these engines are prone to bending push rods, valve train lack of lubrication problems, heads, head gaskets, spark plug fowling, coil pack trubbles, being under powered in many vehicles they were put in (2000-2005 chevy impala, venurer/transport minivans) the engines are also known for rod barring problems and require regular maintanence scheduals to be adheared too strictly or there will be an expencive repair bill

[@l.k5244]

upside downdog TBH if you want a casual car today (like midsize sedan) French cars are better than the American ones.

[@Pierrot9315]

Layth Alkhaer not midsize sedans, altough the talisman , Citroën ds5 and c6 (not in production anymore) are quite great (but undermotorised ). The french (and part of the germans) really nail it on hatches, small cars gti and hot hatches, like the 308 gti, the megane rs, the 208 gti and the last gen clio rs. But it will also slide to little performance cars like the new alpine a 110 or the Peugeot rcz r.

[@chada75]

The problem with the Quad 4 was it was setup to run on Premium Gas. Most of the ones I seen blown up where people running Regular Gas in them and overheating the Piston. As for the 301, Total shit!

[@ChuckFinley-gd4yv]

The 4.6 engines dont have problems with spark plug holes until very high mileage. Also you can put new spark plug holes in if you really want too.

[@glennredwine289]

ONE THING THE 4.6 has a problem with is the plastic intake manifold been thru 2 of them on my '97 grand marquis. piece of shit on an otherwise good engine.

[@MrLmm001]

I had several chrysler 2.2 engines. Did not have the problems listed. Replaced 1 distributor which was easy. Replaced 1 starter which was hard. The engines were fast and fuel efficient with the carburetor. I had a brand new 1986 dodge charger, with the 2.2 and a 5spd transmission. Had a 87 horizon 2.2 with automatic transmission. Only got rid of because of rust. Had a few others. The 2.2 TURBOS are now collectors items.

[@SUPERMOPAR91]

VisioRacer the ford triton are strong engines. Operator neglect causes the sparkplug failure. The 2200 is a cheap engine that worked. They did not have great performance demands in mind. The mopar 2.2 is a Volkswagen design from the 1970s. Blame the germans, not us. The Dodge 2.7 was a mitsubishi design, not us. Blame the Japanese.

[@traxxasrcfun]

notice barely any ford poducts... and the one they mentioned can't be too bad I've had 2 trucks with triton both ran strong with over 250k miles

[@Shade_tree_garage01]

I can make a list of the worst ford motors right now 302 and 351 Cleveland’s prone to cracking the block down the middle 360 prone to guzzle down oil and eat head gaskets Any 4 cylinder they made And the 427 in 1969 which was complete shit

[@southernredneck790]

That's cause they usually catch fire and burn to ground

[@jdrok5026]

Ford has many bad engines just not as many as gm or mopar. Who um liked to experiment more. Gm has like a million engine families.

[@jdrok5026]

Like go into a gm wiki engine list the list is fucking massive.

[@1400IntruderVS]

Toyota four cylinders were also prone to oil sludge. Because of their poor crank case ventilation they also are notorious for oil leaks. I think there are many more engines that belong on this list but then you would have to include many of the Japanese and European engines from the 1950's through the earlier 1990's. Everyone knows about the 5.4 Triton V8 spark plug issues because Ford sold so many of the damn things but that same issue was present on many manufacturer's engines that had aluminum threaded spark plug holes. Especially when they had high mileage service intervals. The 5.4 Triton is also easily remedied with helicoils and will easily perform under extreme conditions for well of 300000 miles once properly done. As you may know, it never actually hurt F-series truck sales.

[@melrose9252]

1400IntruderVS If you don’t change the oil regularly.

[@Celatrec]

I'm really curious of how the V8-6-4 (L61) would sound while driving. Because we all know the difference of sound between those 3 styles, yet it's all in one. Really cool concept.

[@SuperMustanggt88]

Tritons are great engines i have 200,000 on mine and still runs great with no issues ever

[@Super-225]

That's why I like old Mopar V8's, Slant Sixes, and for any modern cars, I will only drive Toyota. I've been a mechanic for over 20 years. I know the better and least headache cars. Both Fords and GM products are Trash, coming from experience because they are always the ones consistantly in the shops. Sorry if I ruffled any feathers. 😉 However I will give ford credit for a few of their older engines, the 300 L6, 302 V8, 351, 390, and 460 V8's These were rather indestructible! To the Chevy 350 fans, sorry but they werent a great design. Biggest mistake was the close placement and bad sequencing of exhaust valves in the heads causing cracks between combustion chambers, this was very common. Heads often have to be replaced because of this.

[@williamstuart6279]

You can't beat the slant six 225...mated to a manual three-on-the-tree transmission...it was a fine car. I also thought the 318...while not the fastest...would run forever.

[@Super-225]

The 318's were absolutely a great engine. Just about completely indestructible. Thats why they were used for so many years (nearly a half century) and they were still dependable up to the last year they were produced. 👍

[@b1kfd]

I agree with most of this list, but the Triton doesn't belong on it. I've seen many of them go over 300k miles.

[@billb1411]

I owned a 1977 Vega. In1976 GM the went to hydraulic lifers and the engine ran great. Only problem was timing belt failed at 85k on mine , and made it to 135k when it was wrecked in a accident. I own a Ford Triton V 10. 1990 to 2004 the engines tended to blow out Spark plugs Then the they changed the head in 2005 and up the spark plugs would get stuck in head and snap off. My 2000 V10 has 205k mile only problem exhausted studs rot off

[@chrome4ks]

I owned one of those Chevy Vegas. I called it "The Toad" because it was green and always "towed" to the mechanic for engine repair.

[@lonewolf-oc9vr]

It just depend how you drive it,if you drive it like an old lady you have nothing but problemes,but if you drive it like you stole it,no probleme.i drove mine for 8 years