Longest lasting engine/Car

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Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Pretty much any Honda engine.
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I would agree, never have heard of a problematic engine from Honda. Correct me if I am wrong.
 
GM 6.0 silverado/243,000 with just one replacement coolant pump,and one starter motor.

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"I would agree, never have heard of a problematic engine from Honda. Correct me if I am wrong."

Lots of engines that burn oil, kind of common as a matter of fact. One of the reasons that we got rid of ours.

Use seems to be different too, but it's just a perception. When we traveled on vaction our Taurus would have 5 to 6 people, full trunk and car carrier, but at campgrounds I didn't recall ever seeing something a Camry or Accord being used like that.
 
Nissan VG30 series engines last if the timing belts are replaced on time, but many VG33E engines just don't last at all. My dad has several friends with Xterras that had no bearings left after 90,000 miles.

When a VG30 is in a Hardbody pickup or early Pathfinder, there is a vehicle that can take quite a beating and keep going. However, the Maximas that received that engine were a royal pain.
 
I think some really good, high potential mileage engines exist, but their owners just might not run them that high. many cars get junked for reasons other than engine problems, so you never find out how long it would have run.
to add another, the nissan 3.0 V6, I don't know the engine family name, used in the mid '90s P/U. my brother has 243K on his.EDIT: the artificialist and I were posting the same thought at the same time! it's the VG30, nice engine.
I expect the GM ECOTEC to prove to be a long lasting engine as well (except for the early saturn L series ones w/ the timing chain recall).
 
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Ford 3.0 Vulcan V6
Chevy 350 (pre-Dexcool)
There was a diesal Nissan pickup in the mid 80s that was a company truck for the shop my dad worked for (standard cab 2wd Long bed, 5spd). It was dangerously slow but the truck rusted out around the engine..
My dad also had a gas Nissan pickup of the same vintage when I was a kid that was relegated to parking lot duty (pulling tires from the warehouse at the shop) with very short trips. It leaked oil and coolant like crazy towards the end of its life (at least 200K if not more) but it always started up and ran. They finally go rid of it after I went to college.
 
Some ones not considered:

Nissan 2.4L 4-cylinder - in the trucks, at least, they don't seem to die.

Chevrolet 2.2 OHV 4-cylinder - in everything from Cavaliers to S-10 trucks, they seem to last a fairly long time.
 
IIRC hotrod mag. did a worst 10 engines of all time and the 2.2 pushrod gm was on there. I have one and was irked by that, should it have been left off?
 
Originally Posted By: StormRider
Ford 3.0 Vulcan V6
Chevy 350 (pre-Dexcool)
There was a diesal Nissan pickup in the mid 80s that was a company truck for the shop my dad worked for (standard cab 2wd Long bed, 5spd). It was dangerously slow but the truck rusted out around the engine..
My dad also had a gas Nissan pickup of the same vintage when I was a kid that was relegated to parking lot duty (pulling tires from the warehouse at the shop) with very short trips. It leaked oil and coolant like crazy towards the end of its life (at least 200K if not more) but it always started up and ran. They finally go rid of it after I went to college.

During the 1980s, the gasoline 4 cylinder in Nissan trucks got the Z24 series engine. I tried my best to help a guy with his 1985 pickup, because it had tons of vacuum lines for all the low-tech smog equipment. It wouldn't run right, and at 200K, I couldn't be sure if the smog junk was failing him, or if the engine was out of life.

Later, Nissan trucks got a KA24E or KA24DE engine, those were tough as well.
 
Have to agree with the older Mercedes diesels! My dad, mom, and me all used to drive one. They are tanks.
 
Originally Posted By: mcrn
Have to agree with the older Mercedes diesels! My dad, mom, and me all used to drive one. They are tanks.

Many people I work with tell me that 300K on a Benz diesel is easy to do, and at 450,000 miles, many still don't need a rebuild.
 
I give my wote for the VOLVO PV544 and the VOLVO Amazon (122) with the B18-engine(4 cylinders ) even if I have never even concidered buying a Volvo-car.
 
Originally Posted By: jldcol
IIRC hotrod mag. did a worst 10 engines of all time and the 2.2 pushrod gm was on there. I have one and was irked by that, should it have been left off?


Of COURSE 'Hot Rod' Magazine voted the 2.2 one of the worst engines - they are underpowered, coarse, and noisy under acceleration.

But we aren't talking about what is the best 'performance engine', we're talking about what is the longest lasting engine - and the 2.2 last pretty good as long as it is not flogged badly.

I like HR magazine, but they are seriously a bunch of old-school, California-hippy speed buffs....not exactly 'in touch' with the real world.
 
I nominate my 1991 Lexus LS400 with 228K. I'm still on the OEM engine and tranny and it's still a daily driver.
 
I have heard that many SAAB turbo engines were tough and the cars they were installed in were tough as well.

However, I hardly even see a SAAB where I live, so I don't know how good they really are.
 
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