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Originally Posted By: Excel my buddys Silverado 5.3 engine has over 540K on it oil was always changed with cheap store brand oil its whole life . So much for giving your engine the best No engine work ? What was it's maintenance schedule ?

Originally Posted By: Cujet 2009, F150, 4x4, 5.4L Supercrew w/tow package, 95,000 miles. Not one, that's right, not one fault, failure, issue or glitch. The other 2 F150's, a 1998 w/4.6L has 300K miles has had it's share of minor issues No plug launches yet out of either of those modulars ?

Originally Posted By: dareo 2000 540 Sportwagon ... That awesome V8 was worth it! Friend now owns it and has had no further issues. His BMWs never break somehow. I recently sold my 94 BMW 530i w/3.0L DOHC V8 M60. Same block V8 as your 540i, only mine was the tiny 3.0L. Made only (2)...

Originally Posted By: JennyHemi Hmm, I hadn't thought of the gas - I always use 92, and always get from the same station That could be an issue. Using to High of an octane gas leads to carbon build up. Higher octane gas burns slower than Lower octane gasoline. Does your car's engine...

Originally Posted By: SR5 One thing I learnt in the Army was, it's all about the team, not the person. When you start, you do everything so you can gain experience and get good at it. Once you are good at your job, they promote you, and your new job is to teach other people how to do it, not do...

So the consensus here would be gasoline engines can "usually" obtain around 200k miles and on borrowed time after that ?

Originally Posted By: MC5W20 Over the years I have heard several people claim mileage's of 600,000 to 800,000 without engine rebuilds. I have never seen the odometer on any of these claims. I've never heard of this either on gasoline car/pickup engines. However, that type mileage is not...

I've also read somewhere that the 4.3 rod bearing journal diameter is SMALLER than that of V8s. Also, here's an interesting article on the 4.3s rod bearing failure issue. http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/4-3l-v6-rod-bearings-124422.html Quote: As for 4.3 bearing damage. I was told by a bearing...

Originally Posted By: chevyboy14 What are common issues with the 4.3 that I should be aware of? Thanks guys. SPUN ROD BEARINGS are extremely common on 4.3s over 125k miles. SERIOUSLY! I've had (2)4.3s go bad after 125k. One spun a bearing and started knocking, the other simply froze up as I...

Originally Posted By: chevyboy14 Ive heard of that with the 4.3 but never seen it. Mine had 207,000 and is fine I've had (2) 4.3s that went South early. One spun a bearing at 129k. And another 4.3 that froze up (locked up rod/crank bearing(s)) at 125k. I was simply backing up out of my driveway...

Originally Posted By: chevyboy14 The engine itself can last over 1 million miles. On the otherside of the coin is engines that seem to self-destruct early. I know many 4.3 GM engines that tend to get spun connecting rod bearings after they reach around 125,000. Ford also had issues with their...

Nowadays we are routinely seeing cars go 150,000 - 200,000+ miles. Given proper routine maintainence (oil type, changes etc..), how far can car gasoline engines (bearings, rings, cylinder walls, valves etc...) go before giving up the ghost ?

Nowadays we are routinely seeing cars go 150,000 - 200,000+ miles. Given proper routine maintainence, how far can car gasoline engines (bearings, rings, cylinder walls, valves etc...) and trannys (clutch packs, synchros, gears) go before giving up the ghost ?

Originally Posted By: calvin1 I'm on bimmerforums too but I bring all my oil questions/info here. Cool. I just saw that I registered here in Oct 2005! I need to get out here more often! Lol!

Originally Posted By: calvin1 It didn't tick after I changed the oil. I don't think it was the GC that was causing the lifter tick Cool. Thanks for the fast reply and info. BTW, what is "GC" ? Are you on www.bimmerforums.com ? Great website. The forums are broken down to specific models. Very...