Great Engines

[HTSS_TR]

Originally Posted By: CougarRed
What are some great engines that either:

1. Are known to last forerver with easy maintenance? and/or
2. Have consistently great UOAs with low wear?

I think the Toyota/Lexus UZ V8 family qualifies. Others?

Yeah, Lexus V8 engines are almost lasted forever.

 

[DevilsRule]

No engine will last forever.

 

[mechtech2]

2.0Ford Zetec.










can't be killed.

 

[Silk]

BMC A and B blocks.

Holden 7 bearing.

 

[jkhawaii]

ecotec 2.4 and 2.2's do well, other then the occasional leaky intake valve.

 

[Fleetmon]

Any of the Detroit Diesel 71 series....yeah, they did tend to leak oit but they never rusted either!

Stories also abound about the 110 series was discontinued because it lasted forver but in reality it was discontinued because of the 92 series.

 

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Right now Im teaching drivers education in a Grand Prix my company gave me that just flipped 300,000 miles on the GM 3800 engine. Runs GREAT still!!

I cast a vote for GM's 3800.

 

[GenSan]

Toyota 1VD-FTV 4.5L V8 Twin-turbo diesel
261 HP @ 3400rpm / 479lb-ft @ 1600 rpm

 

[hypervish]

The 1MZ-FE will last forever (i.e. if maintained), I know of plenty above 350k miles which are still smooth and don't consume a measurable amount of oil.

 

[demarpaint]

Ford 300/4.9L I6, IMO one of the best engines ever made.

 

[jdawg89]

chevy 250/292 i6
Ford 300 i6
Dodge slant 6
Small/big block chevy
Ford 302
Dodge 318&360
Ford 351 w&c

 

[addyguy]

1980's 'Asian' I-4's:

Toyota 1.5/1.6/2.0 (Tercel and Corolla);
Honda 1.8/2.0/2.2 (Accord);
Nissan 1.6/2.0 (Sentra).

Just try to kill any of these....

 

[Jarlaxle]

The engine in my sister's 80-something Accord died. It locked up, seized solid with no warning. No idea why.

 

[S_Walmer]

Volvo's T5 engines.

 

[The Critic]

Nissan VQ35.

Just keep adding oil. Great engine.

 

[afoulk]

Originally Posted By: 67lemans
International Harvester SV. 304, 345, 392. These were designed for medium duty trucks. It's not uncommon to find original running IH SV's for a Scout. Good luck finding body parts.
Dodge Slant 6.
Ford 300 6.


I love, love, love old IH's. When I was a kid, my mom had a old Scout II with the 345 and torqflite auto. It was orange with the brown, plaid interior. I would love to own one like it someday. I had a 72 3/4ton pickup my senior year in highschool. It was an old farm truck with a chevy bed on the back, no power anything, 304, 4spd with the low first gear and drum brakes all the way around. wish it would have been 4wd, I probably would have kept it and tryed to fix it up. I loved it though and will own one again someday.

 

[SS1970chrysler]

Chrysler B engines have always been winners for me. 361/383/400

 

[Clevy]

Fords:300 inline 6,302/351,4.6/5.4,the sohc 429.
Chev:327,350,396,427,454,inline 6er(I forget displacement),then we get into the metric marvels like the legendary 3.8(once the intake manifold gasket was corrected)4.3,2.8,even the 2.2 was durable as heck. My girl had a cavalier with over 350k when it was totalled. Still started first turn.
Chrysler:slant 6,318,2.2 liter,5.7 hemi. Most other Chrysler engines were hit and miss. I've seen a 340 in a duster that the rings were shot at 40000 miles. I have no experience with their big blocks.
The 2.2 Mitsubishi engine that was in some chryslers were pretty tough too.

 

[Tdbo]

Ford 3.0 vulcan

 

[ls1mike]

Any LSx based motor.