And people complain about complexity of euro cars.
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A special place in hell for the Atlas engine.
Seems like it’s designed to be pulled to be worked on.
look at the state of that engine in 42k miles.....
Guy complains about his engine, yet has hardly ever changed the oil. Doubt it's had more than 3 oil changes in those 42k miles with all that varnish. That's what you get with 10-15K oil changes. Like the old ad said, pay a little now with frequent oil changes or pay a lot more later due to increased engine wear.
But the manual says, "25,000 miles or when the oil looks like a tar & sand mix".
People like to complain about Euro cars, but the truth is most modern cars have adopted similar technology and complexity that used to only be found on Euro cars.
Cost of manufacturing is a priority over ease of service, a customer expense. If you can put it all together on the assembly line and install it in the vehicle engine bay, why worry about servicing costs after it is sold and you have made your money as the manufacturer? And more future earnings for the dealership service center too...an added bonus.
Recalling my Ford Taurus SHO. Yamaha engine, six-cylinder multi-valve. Great car. Regarded it as a BMW chaser at the time. After about nine years the water pump gasket failed. To replace the gasket/water pump required the engine to be pulled. Big $$$ to repair. Ended up donating it. Simply not worth it. A sad day!
Recalling my Ford Taurus SHO. Yamaha engine, six-cylinder multi-valve. Great car. Regarded it as a BMW chaser at the time. After about nine years the water pump gasket failed. To replace the gasket/water pump required the engine to be pulled. Big $$$ to repair. Ended up donating it. Simply not worth it. A sad day!
Pretty sure the oil life monitor on that one will request an oil change at 7,500 miles MAX. That's using a Dexos oil, and who knows if that's what was used.
Which gasket was it? The water pump on the SHO only pays 3.5 hours... they're not hard at all to do and definitely don't require the engine to come out.
It's not his engine
Is that Pablo Picasso's car?
2.9L Atlas 4 cylinder, GM also had 5 & 6 cylinder versions......Not my favorite family of engines to work on.
My reaction was to laugh at your post, simply because the engineering is so asinine, the only other option is to cry.
I know the buck stops with GM as they must have approved the design, but did I hear right that the Atlas family of engines were from Isuzu?
The I6 never seemed that bad but my experience was short lived.
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