What car & engine lasts the longest?

[JohnBrowning]

The Toyota cars that used any of the I6 engines especialy if non-turbo charged. Early Trucks with the 20R,22R,22REC engines!

Chrysler vechiles with the Slant Six!

Volvo Red Block engines!

Early BMW with any of the I6 engines.

Diesel Mercedes!

Dodge Trucks with the Cummins engine!

In modern times it is looking like all of Toyota's V8 are going to be around forever!

Old Roll Royces tend to last forever as well!

[ March 23, 2005, 02:10 PM: Message edited by: JohnBrowning ]

 

[Thomas Pyrek]

I spent a few minutes doing some research on that fellow, Irv. Currently the car has 2.3 million miles on it.

However... http://www.cabinnaise.com/vpage/irv.htm

At the bottom of the page it states that he had a rebuild at 680,000.


Still pretty freaking amazing though.

 

[dustyjoe1]

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the only real problem that the 22r engine has is with the plastic timing chain guides. they have a tendency to break and allow the timing chain to wear a hole into the timing cover's water passage allowing coolant to enter the oil.

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You know you can purchase an aftermarket retrofit kit that has the steel timing chain guides from the 20r modified to fit the 22r. If you still have that truck, its cheap insurance. Changing out the broken plastic guides every 140k or so is not difficult, but it is time consuming.

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Supposed bad engine but why last so long?

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Maybe it came out blueprinted by accident. Statistically, they have to get one right every once in a while, even at gm

I can't talk, I had a fiat 1.5 that was still running perfectly at 220k miles. Unfortunately the excellent electrics caught fire...the engine never died until the the wiring was completely fried...fact couldn't turn the thing off. Something about those viking funerals I guess

[ March 23, 2005, 03:22 PM: Message edited by: dustyjoe1 ]

 

[andyd]

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Originally posted by TC:
Not sure about cars (older Volvos were supposedly quite durable), but as for historical engines, the old 1960's Chrysler Slant Six 225 engine was virtually indestructible.

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heh heh I managed to to destroy 2 of them. 1 succumbed to burnt valves. The other to a blown head gasket.

 

[serious II]

No question in my mind : for the money, the GM L36 (3800) is the "engine that will not die." Old fashioned? (Iron block /Over Head Valves) You bet. But it takes a lickin and keeps on tickin, with plenty of torque up front. (I guess that this is one reason why alot of law enforcement organizations are going with the Impala LS as their cruiser/interceptor of choice).

 

[LarryL]

You might ask what weather and driving habits are best for a vehicle. I think a Volvo P1800 has got the prize at 2M miles.

My 'any car' in San Diego is going to outlast 'best car' in Snow Flake, North Dakota. Maintenance schedules can only do so much, then is location and driver.